WorksheetsVariation
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which type of data would student height be categorized as?
Categorical
Continuous
Discontinuous
Normal
Student eye colour could be considered what type of data
Discontinuous
Independent
Continuous
Colours
What characteristic does "survival of the fittest" need for survival of a species.
Genetic Variation
Speed
Beak shape
Biodiversity
Selective breeding is...
a process to create an organism with desired traits from parents with those desired traits
natural method of producing offspring with desired traits
creating a new species
making organisms reproduce during times of stress
An example of selective breeding is
a dog breeder mating 2 dogs to make more dogs
a farmer grows bees to pollinate the plants on his farm
a person pollinates 2 white rose plants to only create white roses
One problem with selective breeding is
creating a new species
gene variety is lost
new food sources
Problems with selective breeding include
Better animals
Increased meat production
Animals can have bad health problems
more diversity
Which is NOT a result of selective breeding?
Large seedless watermelons that consumer demand
Bright oranges that are all about the same size
An insect that matches the color of the environment
A dog that has been bred to have short hair
The purpose of selective breeding is to
get bigger animals
get smaller animals
create animals with desirable traits
create animals with bad traits
Which of these is the third step in selective breeding flowers.
Choose which trait is desirable
Watch the seeds grow
Choose plants that have the desired trait to pollinate
Repeat the process only with the offspring with the desired traits.
A mutation
is always bad for an organism
is always good for an organism
is a change in an organism's DNA
never changes an organism
Problems with animals that are selectively bred include:
Being more disease resistant
Producing more meat
Being more likely to suffer from genetic disease
Being more genetically diverse
