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UNIT 7 Test Review

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How do changes occur in populations?

a)

Adaptation

b)

Natural Selection and Adaptation

c)

Adaptation, Natural Selection, and Selective Breeding

d)

Selective Breeding

2.

What is adaptation?

a)

a change in body structure and/or behavior that are inherited to survive in an environment

b)

organisms improve their own condition in relation to their environment.

c)

Sudden changes in an organism to help them survive in an environment

d)

an organism quickly decides to hunt in a new area

3.

What is natural selection?

a)

a short change over a short time period.

b)

the process by which organisms better suited for their environment survive and reproduce.

c)

the process of cells dividing to make new cells.

d)

A quick change in an organisms genetic code

4.

What is making deliberate ( on purpose) crosses of plants or mating of animals, so the offspring will have a desired characteristic derived from one of the parents.

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Adaptation

c)

Trait

d)

Selective Breeding

5.

What is the name of the external features(outward appearance) of an organism?

a)

mutation

b)

phenotype

c)

genotype

d)

adaptation

6.

What is binomial nomenclature?

a)

system of 3 names

b)

system of 2 names

c)

the names of the kingdoms

d)

the levels of classification

7.

Who created the 2 name system, and more classification categories?

a)

Linnaeus

b)

Edison

c)

Darwin

d)

Einstein

8.

What two levels make up a scientific name?

a)

genus and order

b)

genus and species

c)

domain and kingdom

d)

family and genus

9.

What level comes after order?

a)

genus

b)

kingdom

c)

family

d)

species

10.

What level comes before class?

a)

phylum

b)

domain

c)

order

d)

family

11.

What is the correct order of classification from most general to most specific?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

12.

What is the genus: Castor canadensis?

a)

Castor canadensis

b)

Castor

c)

canadensis

13.

What is a mutation?

a)

When an organism suited to its environment survives and reproduces

b)

When a population changes quickly

c)

A slight change in an organisms genetic code(gene)

d)

When DNA is upside down

14.

The theory of evolution by natural selection was proposed by what scientist?

a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Steven Hawking
d)

Carolus Linnaeus

15.

The differences among a species, such as different bird beaks, are called

a)

DNA

b)

variations

c)

camouflage

d)

theories

16.

Which best describes the role of mutations in natural selection?

a)

Mutations always help an organism to better survive in their environment

b)

An organism may acquire(get) a helpful mutation by interacting with the environment

c)

A mutation may result in a beneficial trait that makes an organism more likely to survive and reproduce

d)

Organisms with certain traits are more likely to win competitions for mutations

17.
The theory of evolution by natural selection means that what is changing over time?
a)
The inherited traits of a population.
b)

The learned traits of a population.

c)
Hair color and eye color
d)
Attractive features.
18.
These moths are all the same species. The differences between their wings is an example of ________________
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Variation
c)
Homeostasis
d)
Extinction
19.

What is it called when humans decide which traits of an organism are the most desirable and only allow those organisms with the specific, desired traits to breed.

a)

biological evolution

b)

evolution by natural selection

c)

selective breeding

d)

inbreeding

20.

Identify the fish

a)

Sebastes serriceps

b)

Sebastes nebulosus

c)

Naucrates ductor

d)

Seriola lalandi

21.

Use the dichotomous key to identify this white wildflower

a)

Starflower

b)

Chickweed

c)

Common Strawberry

d)

Bowman's root

22.

What is B?

a)

Bivalve

b)

Gastropoda

c)

Annelida

d)

Teuthida

23.
When an animal blends in with its background to hide from its predator or prey, that is called
a)
camouflage
b)
mimicry
c)
imprinting
d)
conditioning
24.
A wasp beetle has the same body markings as a wasp.  this helps the wasp beetle because predators think it's a wasp.  This adaptation is called...?
a)
behavior
b)
countershading
c)
camouflage
d)
mimicry
25.

Black bears hibernate during the winter months.

a)

physical adaptation

b)

behavioral adaptation

26.

Which choice shows the correct way to write the scientific name for a tiger?

a)

Panthera Tigris

b)

panthera tigris

c)

panthera Tigris

d)

Panthera tigris

27.

The _________ levels that 2 organisms share, the more similar they are to each other.

a)

fewer

b)

more

28.

What is the correct order of classification from most general to most specific?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

29.

What is the proper way to write a scientific name?

a)

Symbion pandora

b)

Symbion Pandora

c)

symbion Pandora

d)

symbion pandora

30.

Which of the following organisms is M. erminea?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

31.

Which shark is the picture of?

a)

Cow Shark

b)

Great White Shark

c)

Hammerhead Shark

d)

Saw Shark

32.

Using the scientific name, Pisum sativum, what is the species?

a)

Pisum sativum

b)

Pisum

c)

sativum

33.

Identify the fish

a)

Sebastes serriceps

b)

Sebastes nebulosus

c)

Naucrates ductor

d)

Seriola lalandi

34.

Putting organisms into groups based on characteristics is

a)

classification

b)

dichotomous key

c)

binomial nomenclature

d)

scientific naming

35.

The 8 levels of classification, most specific to most broad (general).

a)
Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species
b)

Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Domain

c)
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
d)
Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus
36.

Which category has more organisms, family or phylum?

a)
phylum
b)
family
c)
they are equal
d)
not enough information to answer
37.

Which category is higher than the others?

a)
class
b)
genus
c)
order
d)
phylum
38.
Using this dichotomous key, identify the name of the circled Fish, J.
a)
peacock flounder
b)
band-tail puffer
c)
trumpet fish
d)
spotted goat fish