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Unit 3 Assessment

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did Darwin Observe during his studies

a)

Overproduction: more births than could survive

b)

Genetic variation: differences within a species

c)

Struggle to Survive: competition

d)

Differential Reproduction: best adapted were more likely to reproduce

e)

all of these

2.

A feature that allows an organism to survive its environment is called what?

a)

Evolution

b)

Adaptation

c)

Trait

d)

Survivability factor

3.

Living things have two kinds of adaptations: __________________. Choose the best answer.

a)

behavioral and chemical

b)

physical makeup and structural

c)

behavioral and structural

d)

thrive and survive

4.

Click all the boxes that are adaptations.

a)

Bear hibernating

b)

Gills in fish

c)

Water in a pond

d)

The wings of a bird

e)

The temperature of the earth

5.

What is a structural adaptation?

a)

A change in behavior caused by the environment.

b)

A change in a body structure that helps the organism live.

c)

Evolution of an organism to the next level of life.

d)

De-evolution of an organism to the previous level of life.

6.

Choose the ones that are structural adaptations

a)

Hibernation in bears

b)

Claws in Ostrich

c)

Webbed feet of duck

d)

An opossum playing dead

7.
When an animal looks like another animal it is called ______________.
a)
camouflage
b)
mimicry
c)
warning coloration
d)
protective resemblance
8.
The polar bear's white fur allows it to hide in the cold arctic. This adaptation is called________________.
a)
White on white
b)
Camouflage
c)
Color matching
d)
behavioral adaptation 
9.

What physical adaptation helps skunks escape predators?

a)

chemical defense of a stinky spray

b)

ink they spray on bears

c)

an inherited trait only in some skunks

d)

mimicry

10.

There are two types of behavioral adaptations...

a)

Instinct (innate) and learned behavior

b)

Structural and behavioral

c)

Genetic and environmental

d)

Mutations and natural selection

11.

When animals go into a deep sleep during the winter, they are using which behavioral adaptation?

a)

Hibernation

b)

Mimicry

c)

Migration

d)

Camouflage

12.

Animals who travel to warmer habitats in the winter to escape the cold are using which behavioral adaptation?

a)

Mimicry

b)

Camouflage

c)

Hibernation

d)

Migration

13.

____________ an animal that depends on its environment to warm its body.

a)

Endotherm

b)

Metabolism

c)

Maintain

d)

Ectotherm

14.

_____________ is an animal that uses energy from their body to keep their body at a steady temperature.

a)

Ectotherm

b)

Cellular Respiration

c)

Endotherm

d)

Herbivore

15.

Which of the following vertebrate classes are ectothermic?

a)

Fish, Reptiles, Mammals

b)

Mammals and Birds

c)

Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles

d)

Birds and Fish

16.

Which of the following vertebrate classes are endothermic?

a)

Fish, Reptiles, Mammals

b)

Mammals and Birds

c)

Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles

d)

Birds and Fish

17.
Plants with spines and waxy leaves are well suited for life in which environment?
a)
Desert
b)
Temperate forest
c)
Grassland
d)
Tropical Rainfroest
18.
What is one reason why some plants have scents?
a)
to shed extra water off the plant
b)
to take in nutrients from the soil
c)
to attract animals to spread its pollen
d)
to conserve water during dry periods
19.
Why might some plants that grow on the shady rain forest floor have large leaves?
a)
to stay safe from predators
b)
to attract different animals
c)
to survive harsh winters with heavy snowfall
d)
to take in as much sunlight as possible
20.
Some trees shed their leaves in time for winter. Why is this adaptation useful?
a)
The trees save energy during the darker, colder months.
b)
The trees take in more sunlight through their branches.
c)
The trees attract animals to spread their seeds.
d)
The trees blend into their environment and hide.
21.
The roots absorb what for the plant? 
a)
Water and Nutrients
b)
Soil and Sun
c)
Warmth and Water
d)
Tap and Fibrous
22.
Some grasses grow in hot dry areas. Why might they grow deep roots?
a)
to protect the plant from sun damage
b)
to take in as much light as possible
c)
to spread seeds to new places
d)
to reach water down below
23.
Changes in an organisms environment that cause a response
a)
Tropism
b)
Hormone
c)
Stimuli
d)
Response
24.

Hunger, thirst, fever or vomiting are what type of stimuli?

a)

external

b)

internal

25.

Weather temperature is an example of what kind of stimuli?

a)

External stimuli

b)

Internal stimuli

26.

What is homeostasis?

a)

changes in a species over time

b)

the response of an organism to a stimulus

c)

the ability of an organism to reproduce

d)

the balance in an organism's internal environment

27.

Random movement in response to a stimulus; non directional

a)

Directed Movements

b)

Kinesis

c)

Taxis

d)

Chemotaxis

28.

A behavioral response that produces movements in a specific direction, has a destination

a)

taxis

b)

kinesis

c)

chemotaxis

d)

negative

29.

Naturally occurring physical, behavioral, and mental changes in the body that typically follow the 24-hour cycle of the sun is called:

a)

circadian rhythm

b)

sleep deficit

c)

REM sleep

d)

jet lag

30.

What type of behavior is inherited rather than learned?

a)

stimuli.

b)

homeostasis.

c)

innate.

d)

instinct.

31.

A baby chimpanzee watches its mother use a twig to dig up termites. The baby chimpanzee will try doing this to find termites to eat.

a)

Learned

b)

Innate

32.

When a response to a stimulus becomes associated with another stimulus (dog produces saliva when hears bell ring)

a)

imprinting

b)

reflexing

c)

conditioning

d)

hibernating

33.
A trainer using fish to reward a dolphin that jumps through a hoop is an example of
a)
imprinting
b)
conditioning
c)
trial and error
d)
insight
34.

Studies show what 2 factors influence an animal’s behavior?

a)

food & space

b)

genetics & experience

c)

experience & food

d)

genetics & food

35.

What is the defense of a physical space called?

a)

Taxis

b)

Mirgation

c)

Territoriality

d)

Estivation

36.

Type of cost for a behavior, check all that apply

a)

compound interest cost

b)

opportunity cost

c)

risk cost

d)

energy cost

37.

food hunting style that gives the maximum energy in food per unit of energy expending in the hunt

a)

territorial protection

b)

courtship behavior

c)

optimal foraging behavior

d)

habituation

38.

Social animals form groups to

a)

find food

b)

have protection

c)

raise young

d)

all of these reasons

39.

Living in groups______.

a)

attracts predators

b)

helps prey spot predators

c)

helps animals find food

d)

all of the above

40.

The interaction between two or more organisms for a common goal...

a)

survival

b)

altruism

c)

adaptable

d)

cooperative behavior

41.

Behavior that benefits another without benefiting the animal that does the behavior

a)

altruism

b)

courtship

c)

territoriality

d)

imprinting

42.
The term used to describe the mental activities involved in acquiring, retaining, and using knowledge is:
a)
Cognition
b)
Learning
c)
Perception
d)
Sensation
43.

A tropism is...

a)

a change in the environment

b)

plant movement in response to a stimulus

c)

something that causes a response

d)

when photosynthesis takes place

44.

Roots of a tree growing towards the water line of a house.

a)

Geotropism

b)

Phototropism

c)

Thigmotropism

d)

Hydrotropism

45.

Sunflowers turning towards the sun.

a)

Hydrotropism

b)

Phototropism

c)

Thigmotropism

d)

Geotropism

46.

What makes a tropism positive or negative?

a)

Positive = movement towards stimulus, Negative = movement away from stimulus

b)

Negative = movement towards stimulus, Positive = movement away from stimulus

c)

Who cares? It doesn't matter whether it is positive or negative

d)

Positive = when a plant is happy, Negative = when a plant is sad

47.

A plant's response to touch

a)

thigmotropism

b)

geotropism

c)

hydrotropism

d)

dormancy

48.

The growth of plants response to gravity

a)

Thigmotropism

b)

Geotropism

c)

Phototropism

d)

Hydrotropism

49.

Which results in offspring that are genetically unique and display a combination of traits from each parent?

a)

Sexual

b)

Asexual

c)

Neither

d)

Both

50.

Which type of reproduction results in offspring that are identical to the parent?

a)

Sexual

b)

Asexual

c)

Neither

d)

Both

51.

What is the cell process called that produces sex cells?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Cellular Respiration

52.

Offspring gets 50% of its DNA from each parent

a)

Sexual Reproduction

b)

Asexual Reproduction

53.

Offspring gets 100% of the DNA from one parent

a)

Sexual Reproduction

b)

Asexual Reproduction

54.

Can produce more offspring faster

a)

Sexual Reproduction

b)

Asexual Reproduction

55.

Greater genetic diversity

a)

Sexual Reproduction

b)

Asexual Reproduction

56.

Budding, Fragmentation, Binary Fission

a)

Sexual Reproduction

b)

Asexual Reproduction

57.

some plants can send out runners that sprout daughter plants, this is called:

a)

vegetative propagation

b)

budding

c)

fragmentation

d)

binary fission

58.

Advantages of sexual reproduction are

a)

selective breeding

b)

saves time

c)

saves energy

d)

genetic variation

59.
When a starfish grows a new body off a broken arm, what kind of reproduction is this?
a)
Sexual
b)
Differentiation
c)
Asexual 
d)
Specialization
60.

What is a gamete?

a)

sex cell

b)

human cells

c)

plant cells

d)

plant and animal cells

61.

The study of heredity is called ....

a)

biology

b)

genetics

c)

chemistry

62.

The different forms or versions of a gene are called ...

a)

alleles

b)

gametes

c)

phenotypes

d)

chromosomes

63.

The trait or allele that is expressed when only one is present is called the ___________ trait.

a)

dominant

b)

recessive

64.

Which of the following represents a heterozygous genotype?

a)

Aa

b)

AA

c)

aa

d)

Ab

65.

A recessive trait would appear in the phenotype of which of these?

a)

BB

b)

bb

c)

Bb

d)

Bf

66.

Which is homozygous dominant?

a)

Rr

b)

tt

c)

PP

d)

Ww

67.
Which of Mendel's laws states that alleles are distributed to gametes independent of one another?
a)
Law of Dominance
b)
Law of Segregation
c)
Law of Independent Assortment
d)
Law of Meiosis
68.
Which of Mendel's laws states that alleles are separated during meiosis?
a)
Law of Dominance
b)
Law of Segregation
c)
Law of Independent Assortment
d)
Law of Meiosis
69.
True or False: Mendel's "Law of Dominance" states that some alleles are dominant which others are recessive.
a)
True
b)
False
70.
A phenotype is the...
a)
letter combination
b)
dominant gene
c)
recessive gene
d)
physical appearance
71.
The gene makeup of an organism for a particular trait is known as its
a)
dominance
b)
phenotype
c)
allele
d)
genotype
72.

Cells that have pairs of chromosomes are called.....

a)

diploid cells

b)

haploid cells

c)

zygotes

d)

homologous chromosomes

73.

Pairs of chromosomes having genes for the same traits are called......

a)

homologous

b)

similar

c)

opposite

d)

diploid

74.

Cell that contains half the number of chromosomes

a)

Haploid cells

b)

Somatic cells

c)

Diploid cells

d)

Prokaryotic cells

75.

What does the image demonstrate

a)

Punnet squares

b)

Crossing over

c)

Metaphase

d)

Dna replication

76.

During prophase I crossing over occurs and genetic material is exchanged between homologous chromosomes. How is this important

a)

Increases genetic variation

b)

Reduces the diploid number to the haploid number

c)

Increases the haploid number to the diploid number

d)

Reduces the probability of mutations

77.
This type of inheritance pattern shows BOTH traits in possible offspring:
a)
complete dominance
b)
incomplete dominance
c)
co-dominance
d)
Indomitable 
78.
This type of inheritance pattern is a MIXTURE of both traits, like the old theory of blending
a)
incomplete dominance
b)
co-dominance
c)
complete dominance
d)
recessive pattern
79.
When two or more genes control one single trait.
a)
Multiple Alleles
b)
Several Genes
c)
Polygenetic Traits
d)
Genotype
80.
When two or more alleles for a trait exist in a population.  Ex: Different hair colors or blood types
a)
SHAZAM!
b)
Multiple Genes
c)
Multiple Alleles
d)
Polysaccharide
81.
How many alleles (letters) does a child get from each parent for each trait?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
82.

If a homozygous black cat (BB) is crossed with a homozygous white cat (bb), what is the probability of having a cat with white fur?

a)

100%

b)

0%

c)

75%

d)

25%

83.
Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________
a)
predators to prey
b)
water to rain
c)
parents to offspring
d)
fungi to protists
84.
What are the possible genotypes for this cross?
(Click the picture to see it without the text)
a)
TT = 25% Tt= 50% tt=25%
b)
all tall
c)
TT= 75% tt = 25%
d)
Tt = 100%
85.

A child has blood type AB. Which blood types would his parents most likely have?

a)

B and O

b)

O and A

c)

A and B

d)

AB and O

86.

Why do X-linked traits like hemophilia affect males more often than females?

a)

males have only one copy of the X chromosome

b)

females have an X and a Y chromosome

c)

males have two copies of the X chromosome

d)

females are not affected by X-linked traits

87.

Genes that are located on sex chromosomes are called

a)

alleles.

b)

recessive.

c)

XY.

d)

sex-linked.

88.

In llamas, the gene for wool color is only expressed when the gene for pigment is expressed. This is an example of...

a)

incomplete dominance

b)

codominance

c)

polygenic traits

d)

epistasis

89.

A factor from an organism's surroundings that influences it in some way

a)

Environmental factor

b)

Genetic factor

c)

Limiting factor

d)

system

90.

Which of the following most relates to the nature-nurture issue?

a)

parents and peers

b)

genes and environment

c)

culture and norms

d)

DNA and chromosomes

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