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Africa Storyline Summative Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In a lion cub’s karyotype, how many chromosomes are inherited from the mother lion?

a)

Half

b)

Some

c)

All

d)

None

2.

How are an individual’s chromosomes grouped when examining a karyotype?

a)

They are in singles

b)

Pairs

c)

Triplets

d)

Grouped in different ways depending on the animal

3.

Which strategy allows lions to be more successful and effective hunters, and why?

a)

Hunt smaller prey solo - they can do it faster alone, still gain enough energy from the prey

b)

Hunt larger prey in a group - they can share the energy cost of hunting, gain more energy

4.

What are the benefits of the females lions co-parenting their cubs in a pride? Select all that apply.

a)

Protection, safety in numbers

b)

All female lions’ genetic material will be passed along, since they are all related to the cubs

c)

More cubs = more help hunting later on

d)

Leaving everyone’s cubs with one female adult periodically allows more lions to hunt and be successful

5.

What are the roles of the female lions in the pride?

a)

Raising the cubs

b)

Feeding the pride

c)

Teaching the juveniles how to hunt

d)

All of the above

6.

Can a cub be raised by other lions in the pride beside their mother?

a)

Yes, parenting is shared among the lionesses.

b)

No, cubs are only raised by their birth mother.

7.

Which type of data has the best information to determine who the parents are to each cub?

a)

Observation Data

b)

Karyotyping

c)

DNA genotype 

d)

None of the above

8.

Why are chromosomes paired?

a)

One set of the chromosomes comes from the mother and the other set comes from the father.

b)

Both sets come from the mother

c)

Both sets come from the father

d)

There is only one set of chromosomes

9.

Lions always remain in the same pride in which they were born.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

You recently determined parentage in a group of lions. Use the data below to answer the questions that follow. 

Choose the ONLY allele set that must have come from the mother of cub 712?

a)

CMSE

b)

COUE

c)

CMUG

d)

COSG

11.

 

You recently determined parentage in a group of lions. Use the data below to answer the questions that follow. 

Choose the ONLY allele set that must have come from the father of cub 712?

a)

COSE

b)

COSG

c)

CMUG

d)

CMSD

12.

Based on the following dietary requirements (also found in Data Set 3) for Diceros bicornis (rhino), what type of consumer best describes this animal?

minimum protein needed = 1.64 kg 

minimum fats needed = 0.41 kg

minimum carbohydrates needed = 15.38 kg

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Omnivore

13.

Which trophic level is made up by plants?

a)

Producers

b)

Primary (1st) Consumers

c)

Secondary (2nd) Consumers

d)

Tertiary (3rd) Consumers

14.

Which trophic level is made up by herbivores? 

a)

Producers

b)

Primary (1st) Consumers

c)

Secondary (2nd) Consumers

15.

Which feeding niche makes up secondary (2nd) Consumers?

a)

Producers

b)

Herbivores

c)

Carnivores

d)

Carnivores and/or omnivores