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Types of variation

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Almost all populations have some variation.
a)
true
b)
false
2.

Which is a group of organisms with similar characteristics and are able to interbreed to produce offspring

a)

Variation

b)

Species

c)

Fitness

d)

Gene

3.

Thomas broke his arm

when he fell off of

his skateboard. Are

broken bones an example

of an inherited or

environmental trait?

a)

inherited

b)

environmental

4.

Jassiah discovered a

stray puppy at

the park. The puppy had

short, brown fur.

Is the color of the puppy’s

fur an inherited

or environmental trait?

a)

environmental

b)

inherited

5.

Rachael has attached

earlobes. Her friend,

Laura, has detached

earlobes. Is having free

or attached earlobes an

example of an inherited

or environmental trait?

a)

inherited

b)

environmental

6.

Antaneisha is the only

person in her family who

is left-handed. Is

handedness an example

of an inherited or

environmental trait?

a)

environmental

b)

inherited

7.

Loren went to the salon

and got her hair bleached

blonde. Is Loren's new

hair color an inherited or

environmental trait?

a)

environmental

b)

inherited

8.

Which one of the following is an environmental variation only?

a)
Attached ear lobes
b)
Eye colour
c)
Male or female
d)

Number of piercings

9.
Which of these is an example of inherited variation only?
a)

Hair colour 

b)
Height 
c)
Weight 
d)

Gender

10.

Which of the following is an example of Inherited variation only?

a)
Eye colour
b)
Blood type
c)
Skin colour
d)

Hair length

11.

Cierra is unable to roll her

tongue no matter how

hard she tries. Is tongue

rolling an example of an

inherited or

environmental trait?

a)

environmental

b)

inherited

12.

Robin was born with a

small, dark mark on her

face. Is a birthmark an

example of an inherited

or environmental trait?

a)

environmental

b)

inherited

13.

Ramona wears colored

contacts to make her

brown eyes appear

green. Are her green

eyes an example of an

inherited or

environmental trait?

a)

inherited

b)

environmental

14.

There are 12 girls and 14

boys in Meredith’s science

class. Is gender an

inherited or

environmental trait?

a)

environmental

b)

inherited

15.

Colin rescued a dog from

the shelter that had lost a

leg in a car accident.

Is the dog’s missing leg an

inherited or

environmental trait?

a)

environmental

b)

inherited

16.

Peter hit his leg against a

table, and the next day he

saw a big bruise there.

Is a bruise an example of

an inherited or

environmental trait?

a)

inherited

b)

environmental

17.

Hector’s second toe is

longer than his first toe. Is

toe length an inherited

or environmental trait?

a)

inherited

b)

environmental

18.
Which feature of a bird is controlled only by inherited genes?
a)
diet 
b)
habitat
c)
beak shape
d)
life span
19.
Which one of the following shows discontinuous variation?
a)
Eye colour
b)
Height
c)
Strength
d)
Weight
20.
Which one of the following shows continuous variation?
a)
Blood group
b)
Height
c)
Male or female
d)
Tongue rolling
21.
What shape graph do you see for many examples of continuous variation?
a)
A straight line downwards
b)
A straight line upwards
c)
A bell-shape
d)
A flat line
22.

Which type of data would student height be categorized as?

a)

Categorical

b)

Continuous

c)

Discontinuous

d)

Normal

23.

Student eye colour could be considered what type of data

a)

Discontinuous

b)

Independent

c)

Continuous

d)

Colours

24.
Differences between members of the same species are called
a)
predators
b)
traits
c)
selections
d)
variations
25.
Which of the following is an example of discontinuous variation?
a)
Weight
b)
blood type
c)
height
d)
Hand span