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EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is a process in which animals with desired characteristics are mated to

produce offspring with the desired traits.

a)

Cloning

b)

Hybridization

c)

Inbreeding

d)

Selective breeding

2.

These are ancient practices of genetic engineering except

a)

Hybridization

b)

Inbreeding

c)

Recombinant technology

d)

Selective breeding

3.

Which is not a tool in recombinant DNA technology?

a)

Enzymes

b)

Host organisms

c)

Restriction enzymes

d)

Vectors

4.

In recombinant DNA technology which is most used as a host organism?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Cells

c)

Plasmid

d)

Vectors

5.

What do you call the transgenic organism that taste of grapes but looks like

apple?

a)

Aplgrapes

b)

Aplres

c)

Grapple

d)

Legrapes

6.

What animal is used to enhance milk to produce silk stronger than steel?

a)

Cow

b)

Lion

c)

Scorpion

d)

Spider

7.

What body system does a turtle’s shell belong to?

a)

Circulatory

b)

Digestive

c)

Muscular

d)

Skeletal

8.

Which system of the body uses veins, blood, and arteries?

a)

Circulatory system

b)

Digestive system

c)

Muscular system

d)

Respiratory system

9.

The immune system is to antibodies as the endocrine system is to

a)

White blood cells

b)

Nerve cells

c)

Marrow

d)

Hormones

10.

How does the digestive system work with all other systems?

a)

The digestive system transport blood to all the other systems

b)

The digestive system puts oxygen into the body

c)

The digestive system gives the body energy and nutrients

d)

The digestive system allows the body to move

11.

This is also called migration

a)

Gene flow

b)

Genetic shuffling

c)

Genetic variation

d)

Mutation

12.

His theory involves natural selection

a)

Carolus Linnaeus

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Jean Baptiste de Lamarck

d)

Thomas Malthus

13.

Diagram that trace evolutionary relationships and connections among

organisms

a)

Evolution

b)

Family tree

c)

Lineages tree

d)

Phylogenetic tree

14.

Common ancestor shows in group _____________.

a)

Monophyletic

b)

Paraphyletic

c)

Polyphyletic

d)

Polytomy

15.

Indicates recent common ancestor but not all descendants are included

a)

Monophyletic

b)

Paraphyletic

c)

Polyphyletic

d)

Polytomy

16.

The biotic and abiotic factors that prevent the growth of a population like food,

water and space is called _____________________.

a)

Limiting factor

b)

Biotic potential

c)

Carrying capacity

d)

Environmental resistance

17.

What is the connection between biotic potential and environmental resistance?

a)

Biotic potential increases the population whereas environmental resistance

confines its growth.

b)

Biotic potential increases the population while environmental resistance

decreases its growth.

c)

Biotic potential and environmental resistance are the two factors that

increase the population growth.

d)

Biotic potential and environmental resistance are the two factors that limit

the population explosion.

18.

Salt intrusion is the movement of saline water to fresh water aquifers which

can lead to the following EXCEPT

a)

Loss of vegetation

b)

Erosion to low land area

c)

Contamination of ground water

d)

Shortage in drinking water supply

19.

Which of the following is an example of a human impact of the biosphere?

a)

Littering

b)

Air pollution

c)

Water pollution

d)

Littering, air and water pollution

20.

What part of geosphere is a thin layer of solid rock that makes up the

outermost part of the Earth?

a)

core

b)

crust

c)

mantle

d)

biosphere