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Variation

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which one of the following shows discontinuous variation?
a)
Eye colour
b)
Height
c)
Strength
d)
Weight
2.
Which one of the following shows continuous variation?
a)
Blood group
b)
Height
c)
Male or female
d)
Tongue rolling
3.
Which one of the following is an environmental variation?
a)
Attached ear lobes
b)
Eye colour
c)
Male or female
d)
Short hair
4.

Which type of data would student height be categorized as?

a)

Categorical

b)

Continuous

c)

Discontinuous

d)

Normal

5.

Student eye colour could be considered what type of data

a)

Discontinuous

b)

Independent

c)

Continuous

d)

Colours

6.
Which of these is an example of inherited variation only?
a)
Eye colour 
b)
Height 
c)
Weight 
d)
Skin colour 
7.
Differences between members of the same species are called
a)
predators
b)
traits
c)
selections
d)
variations
8.
Which of the following is an example of Inherited variation?
a)
Eye colour
b)
Blood type
c)
Skin colour
d)
All of the above
9.
Which of the following is an example of discontinuous variation?
a)
Weight
b)
blood type
c)
height
d)
Hand span
10.
Which of the following is an example of continuous variation?
a)
hair colour
b)
height
c)
eye colour
d)
Gender
11.

What characteristic does "survival of the fittest" need for survival of a species.

a)

Genetic Variation

b)

Speed

c)

Beak shape

d)

Biodiversity

12.

Selective breeding is...

a)

a process to create an organism with desired traits from parents with those desired traits

b)

natural method of producing offspring with desired traits

c)

creating a new species

d)

making organisms reproduce during times of stress

13.

An example of selective breeding is

a)

a dog breeder mating 2 dogs to make more dogs

b)

a farmer grows bees to pollinate the plants on his farm

c)

a person pollinates 2 white rose plants to only create white roses

14.

One problem with selective breeding is

a)

creating a new species

b)

gene variety is lost

c)

new food sources

15.
Which is another term for selective breeding?
a)
Artificial selection
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Intelligent selection
16.

Problems with selective breeding include

a)

Better animals

b)

Increased meat production

c)

Animals can have bad health problems

d)

more diversity

17.

Which is NOT a result of selective breeding?

a)

Large seedless watermelons that consumer demand

b)

Bright oranges that are all about the same size

c)

An insect that matches the color of the environment

d)

A dog that has been bred to have short hair

18.

The purpose of selective breeding is to

a)

get bigger animals

b)

get smaller animals

c)

create animals with desirable traits

d)

create animals with bad traits

19.

Which of these is the third step in selective breeding flowers.

a)

Choose which trait is desirable

b)

Watch the seeds grow

c)

Choose plants that have the desired trait to pollinate

d)

Repeat the process only with the offspring with the desired traits.

20.

A mutation

a)

is always bad for an organism

b)

is always good for an organism

c)

is a change in an organism's DNA

d)

never changes an organism

21.

Problems with animals that are selectively bred include:

a)

Being more disease resistant

b)

Producing more meat

c)

Being more likely to suffer from genetic disease

d)

Being more genetically diverse