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Book (B) Unit 1 Life over Time: Lesson 1 - 5 Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All living things share which of the following characteristics?

a)

Show emotions

b)

Reproduce

c)

Grow & Mature

d)

Respond to stimulus

2.

Gravity, light, sound, & hunger are examples of __________ to which living things respond.

a)

responses

b)

homeostasis

c)

stimuli

d)

chemical reactions

3.
Which of the following characteristics of living things best explains why humans sweat when they get hot?
a)
maintaining a stable internal enviornment
b)
growth and development
c)
using energy
d)
ability to reproduce
4.

Identify the characteristic: When a dog is too hot, he will sweat through his paws and pant to cool himself down.

a)

Reproduce

b)

Made of cells

c)

Share similar chemicals

d)

Homeostasis

5.

Identify the characteristic: A tadpole will turn in to a frog.

a)

Evolution

b)

Reproduce

c)

Grow and develop

d)

Take in and use energy

6.

The breeding of organisms for desired characteristics.

a)

natural selection

b)

variations

c)

selective breeding

d)

ancestor

7.

The Theory of Evolution was proposed by what scientist?

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Steven Hawking

d)

Isaac Newton

8.

These moths are all the same species. The differences between their wings is an example of ________________

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Genetic Variation

c)

Homeostasis

d)

Extinction

9.
Which best describes the role of mutations in natural selection?
a)
Mutations help an organism to better survive in their environment
b)
An organism may acquire a helpful mutation by interacting with the environment
c)
A mutation may result in an adaptive trait that makes an organism more likely to survive and reproduce
d)
Organisms with certain traits are more likely to win competitions for mutations
10.

Which of the following is a term for a group of similar organisms that can reproduce fertile offspring?

a)

individual

b)

population

c)

species

d)

fossil

11.
Evolution means...
a)
Change over time in a population.
b)
That everything is the same.
c)
That organisms never change.
d)
Negative traits are acquired in populations.
12.

Which is the best evidence listed for the theory of evolution

a)

fossil record

b)

climate change

c)

numerical data

d)

religious information

13.

Which statement is correct about the evidence in this picture?

a)

similar bones indicate a similar diet

b)

similar bones indicate a similar habitat

c)

similar bones indicate a common ancestor

d)

similar bones indicate evolution happened quick

14.
Which layer is the youngest
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
15.
If two organisms have similar traits of DNA they are probably
a)
share a common ancestor
b)
share a common environment
c)
share a common population
d)
speciation
16.

I was out fossil hunting and was lucky enough to find a fossil. Based on the geologic column, about how old would you expect my fossil to be?

a)

25 million years (mya)

b)

50 million years (mya)

c)

75 million years (mya)

d)

100 million years (mya)

17.

The series of time divisions that mark Earth's long history.

a)

Index fossil

b)

Fossil record

c)

Geologic column

d)

Geologic timescale

18.

Death of every member of a species

a)

Fossil

b)

Geologic time scale

c)

fossil record

d)

Extinction

19.

Determines whether a fossil formed before or after another fossil.

a)

Absolute dating

b)

Relative Dating

c)

Fossil record

20.
Organisms that make their own food are _________________________ and include things like ___________________.
a)
organized, bacteria
b)
autotrophic, plants
c)
heterotrophic, mushrooms
d)
autotrophic, mushrooms
21.

Viruses can only reproduce inside a host cell.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The order of the levels of classification is:

a)

Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, family, species

b)

Domain, class, kingdom, phylum, order, genus, family, species

c)

Domain, class, kingdom, phylum, order, genus, species, family

d)

Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

23.

Which kingdoms make up the domain Eukarya?

a)

Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia

b)

Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protista, Fungi

c)

Plantae, Animalia, Archaebacteria

d)

Eubacteria, Archaebacteria

24.
How do animals reproduce? 
a)
Sexually
b)
Asexually
c)
Both 
25.

All the animals to the right of the salamander would have the common characteristic of...

a)

Fur

b)

Claws or nails

c)

Lungs

d)

Jaws

26.

Which trait(s) do conifers have?

a)

vascular tissue only

b)

vascular tissue and seeds

c)

vascular tissue, seeds and flowers

d)

seeds only

27.
How does a virus use a host to reproduce?
a)
The virus only uses a host cell for shelter; it does not use a host cell to reproduce.
b)
The host cell only provides the virus with the food it needs to reproduce on its own.
c)
The virus can replicate its own genetic material, but it uses the host for the process of conjugation.
d)
The host cell provides the virus with resources and shelter; its proteins replicate the genetic material of the virus.
28.
A virus is made of 
a)
nucleic acid
b)
protein coat
c)
neither of these 
d)
both of these
29.
A plasmid is
a)
A type of bacteria
b)
a type of archaea
c)
A small ring of DNA
d)
A virus
30.
Transformation occurs when ________________.
a)
None of these.
b)
a virus injects DNA into the bacterium.
c)
a plasmid is transferred from one bacteria to another.
d)
bacteria take up DNA from the environment.

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