WorksheetsTrial By Fire Review Topics 10 & 11
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 17mins
What do we call the gradual change of the traits of a species over long periods of time?
Species
Natural Selection
Variation
Evolution
What do we call a group of organisms that can reproduce with each other in their natural environment?
Organism
Natural Selection
Species
Ecosystem
What do we call an inherited trait that makes one individual different from another?
Uniqueness
Variation
DNA
Species
Which of the following would most likely DECREASE the ability of a species to survive?
More variation in a species.
Increased Water Supply
Increase in Food Supply
Increased Availability of Mates
Increase in Pollution
Which of the following is a source of variations in a population of organisms?
New members of a species moving into an area
DNA mutations
Changes that occur when DNA is copied
All of the above.
Scientists believe that all life on Earth _________________.
is the same.
has become less complex over time.
has a common ancestor.
has the same number of genes.
What might cause an individual organism to not reproduce and pass on its DNA?
Disease
Natural Disaster
Hunting
All of the above.
Which of the following statements BEST describes how evolution happens?
An insect with an adaptation for surviving insecticide lives to reproduce after being sprayed. Its offspring inherit the trait.
Two Great Danes have their ears cropped. They have a litter of puppies that also need to have their ears cropped.
Two excellent musicians have a baby. After years of practice, the child learns to play instruments as well as the parents.
According to the diagram, which type of mouse is MOST FIT in this environment?
Light Mouse
Dark Mouse
Both are Equally Fit
The Hawk
What type of rock usually has layers and contains fossils?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
At one point these outcrops were connected, but erosion has broken them apart. Which layer is the OLDEST?
R
A
B
C
E
If layer W is 65,000 years old and layer Y is 100,000 years old, how old is layer X?
110,000 years old
100,000 years old
75,000 years old
55,000 years old
What is the study of an organism’s early development?
gradualism
embryology
species populations
evolution
A fossil has the same number of bones in its hand as a gorilla. What type of evidence for evolution does this represent?
DNA
homologous structures
embryology
If you were studying embryology, which of the following would you do?
study a chick growing in an egg
study a group of 8th grade students
study a 5 year old elephant
study a senior citizen
Which of these would NOT be likely to influence the ability of a species of fish to survive?
places to lay eggs
number of flowers in a nearby plant
protection from predators
availability of food
The individuals of a species with less useful variations are ___________ to pass on their DNA to the next generation.
more likely
less likely
just as likely
none of the above
Similar body parts found in different species are referred to as:
vestigial structures.
embryology.
evolved structures.
homologous structures.
Which of these may have been the cause of a mass extinction in Earth’s history?
ice age
global climate change
asteroid impact
all of the above
Based only on the information given, which of the following statements is TRUE?
The tan scorpions are better adapted to their environment.
The black scorpions are better adapted to their environment.
Both the black and tan scorpions are equally well adapted to their environment.
Neither the black nor the tan scorpions are well adapted to their environment.
Four generations later, the most likely number of scorpions of each color would be:
200 tan, 400 black.
300 tan, 300 black.
1,000 tan, 8,000 black.
600 tan, 200 black.
Layer I has no visible fossils in it. Which statement is the best explanation for this observation?
Someone removed all the fossils from Layer I.
The fossils from Layer I settled down into lower layers.
A mass extinction occurred after Layer J formed.
Many organisms died while Layer I was forming.
Look closely at the fossils in Layer E. What type of environment was present while this layer was forming?
mountains
ocean
desert
forest
At one point in the formation of the layers in Figure 1, the environment changed from a water environment to a land environment. This most likely happened between the formation of:
Layers E and D
Layers D and C
Layers C and B
Layers H and G
Which layers in Figures 1 and 2 probably formed at about the same time?
Layers G and L
Layers H and M
Layers G and M
Layers A and I
What do all 4 diagrams have in common?
the sizes of the bones
the basic arrangement of the bones
the number of bones
the shape of the bones
What do the similarities in the 4 diagrams tell you about the genes of these 4 species?
Their DNA is exactly the same.
They have some genes in common.
They have no genes in common.
The bat and the whale have the same genes.
The similarities found among the 6 species suggests:
They all live in the same environment.
They look the same when fully grown.
They all evolved from a common ancestor.
They have no DNA in common.
The study of organisms such as the ones shown in the diagram is:
ecology.
entomology.
embryology.
etymology.
The pictures show different stages in the development of an organism. Which choice lists the stages from the earliest to the latest stage?
A, B, C
C, B, A
A, C, B
C, A, B
