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Life part 2

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which list of characteristics describes organisms classified as animals?

a)

Unicellular, prokaryotic, autotrophic

b)

Multicellular, eukaryotic, heterotrophic

c)

Unicellular, eukaryotic, heterotrophic

d)

Multicellular, eukaryotic, autotrophic

2.

Which of the following would be considered the strongest evidence that two species are related to one another?

a)

Same extinction pattern

b)

Similar genes

c)

Shared taxonomy

d)

Common structures

3.

What are the four kingdoms that belong in to the Domain Eukarya?

a)

Animalia, Protista, Bacteria, Fungi

b)

Archaea, Protista, Bacteria, Fungi

c)

Plantae, Protista, Archaea, Fungi

d)

Animalia, Protista, Fungi, Plantae

4.

Which terms best describes heterotrophs?

a)

Plants, producers

b)

Plants, consumers

c)

Animals, producers

d)

Animals, Consumers

5.

What is Natural Selection?

a)

The process by which humans breed a species for certain traits

b)

The process in which inherited traits of a population change over many generations

c)

The process by which Charles Darwin noted the differences in finches while visiting the Galápagos Islands

d)

The process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce

6.
The gradual change in species over time is...
a)
Evolution
b)
Nucleotide 
c)
Adaptation
d)
Natural Selection
7.
According to this cladogram, primates are most closely related to -
a)
Amphibians
b)
Rodents and rabbits
c)
Crocodiles
d)
Birds
8.

According to natural selection, organisms more suited to their environment are better able to

a)

Sleep

b)

Survive

c)

Perish

d)

Migrate

9.

 Which of these combinations identifies the appropriate labels in the order as shown in the diagram (1,2,3)?

a)

Chromosome, Gene, DNA

b)

Chromosome, DNA, Gene

c)

DNA, Chromosome, Gene

d)

DNA, Gene, Chromosome

10.
Which of the following is heterozygous
a)
FF
b)
tt
c)
Gg
d)
RR
11.
Which of the following is homozygous recessive?
a)
rr
b)
AA
c)
TT
d)
Ff
12.
B = brown fur  b = white fur
In the punnett square, what is the probability for white fur? 
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
13.
What does a filled in square represent?
a)
Not affected Female
b)
Not affected Male
c)
Affected Male
d)
Affected Female
14.
What does an open circle represent?
a)
Not Affected Male
b)
Not Affected Female
c)
Affected Male
d)
Affected Female
15.
In the second generation-how many people are carriers of the trait?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
5
d)
6
16.

for growth and repair

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

17.

forms gametes

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

18.
Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?
a)
Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
b)
Because they come from dominant alleles.
c)
Because they come from recessive alleles.
d)
Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.