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Semester 2 Review

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Darwin studied....

Select all that apply

a)

finch beaks

b)

variations in species

c)

fossils on the Galapagos Islands

d)

all of the above

2.

Darwin studied....

Select all that apply

a)

finch beaks

b)

variations in species

c)

fossils on the Galapagos Islands

d)

all of the above

3.

Vocab check:

The theory that organisms have slowly changed over time...

a)

fossil record

b)

relative dating

c)

evolution

d)

adaptation

4.

Vocab Check:

Relative dating means...

a)

dating a relative

b)

comparing two fossils and determining which is older

c)

Using carbon to identify the exact age of a fossil

d)

none of the above

5.

True or False? In Natural selection an animal chooses to adapt in a single generation, and survives.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

The following evidence supports the theory of evolution: Check all that apply.

a)

similar body structures in organisms

b)

Similar DNA in organisms

c)

population trends

d)

ancient fossils revealing adaptations of organisms

e)

natural selection

7.

Who was the Scientist most famous for his study of natural selection and evolution?

a)

Theodor Schwann

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Rudolf Virchow

8.

What is the process in which populations CHANGE over time?

a)

evolution

b)

species

c)

variation

d)

competition

9.

How do we measure the age of a fossil in years?

a)

variation

b)

absolute dating

c)

selection

d)

mutation

10.

What do you call similar structures that related species have inherited from a common ancestor?

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Analogous Structure

c)

Vestigial Structure

d)

Homologous Structure

11.

What do we call structures that no longer perform their original function?

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Analogous Structure

c)

Vestigial Structure

d)

Homologous Structure

12.

What do you call a characteristic that allows an organism to survive in an environment?

a)

variation

b)

adaptation

c)

selection

d)

overproduction

13.

Hibernation is an example of which type of adaptation?

a)

Behavioral Adaptation

b)

Physical Adaptation

14.

Beak shape, camouflage, and webbed feet are all examples of which type of adaptation?

a)

Behavioral Adaptation

b)

Physical Adaptation

15.

Select ALL that show evidence of evolution.

a)

DNA

b)

mutations

c)

fossils

d)

skeletal structures

16.

Select ALL of the steps to forming a new species.

a)

variation

b)

adaptation

c)

division

d)

separation

17.

What do you call different structures with a similar function but NO common ancestor?

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Analogous Structure

c)

Vestigial Structure

d)

Homologous Structure

18.
a)

Stabilizing Selection

b)

Directional Selection

c)

Disruptive Selection

19.
a)

Stabilizing Selection

b)

Directional Selection

c)

Disruptive Selection

20.
a)

Directional Selection

b)

Stabilizing Selection

c)

Disruptive Selection

21.
a)

Stabilizing Selection

b)

Directional Selection

c)

Disruptive Selection

22.
a)

Directional Selection

b)

Stabilizing Selection

c)

Disruptive Selection

23.
a)

Directional Selection

b)

Stabilizing Selection

c)

Disruptive Selection

24.
a)

Stabilizing Selection

b)

Directional Selection

c)

Disruptive Selection

25.
a)

Stabilizing Selection

b)

Directional Selection

c)

Disruptive Selection

26.
a)

Stabilizing Selection

b)

Disruptive Selection

c)

Directional Selection

27.
a)

Stabilizing Selection

b)

Directional Selection

c)

Disruptive Selection

28.
a)

Directional Selection

b)

Disruptive Selection

c)

Stabilizing Selection

29.
a)

Stabilizing Selection

b)

Directional Selection

c)

Disruptive Selection

30.
a)

Directional Selection

b)

Stabilizing Selection

c)

Disruptive Selection

31.
a)

Directional Selection

b)

Disruptive Selection

c)

Stabilizing Selection

32.
a)

Directional Selection

b)

Stabilizing Selection

c)

Disruptive Selection

33.

1 living thing is called an ______________--

a)

population

b)

ecosystem

c)

organism

34.

many living and non-living things living together is called an _______________

a)

ecosystem

b)

organism

c)

community

d)

population

35.

many turtles living together is called a ______________

a)

ecosystem

b)

population

c)

coomunity

d)

organism

36.

all living things together in one area is called a ____________

a)

community

b)

population

c)

ecosystem

37.

plants are called _________ because they produce food for us.

a)

consumers

b)

producers

c)

prey

38.

humans and animals are _________ because we need to eat food for energy.

a)

producers

b)

prey

c)

consumers

d)

population

39.

an animal that hunts other animals is called a ____________

a)

prey

b)

predator

c)

producer

d)

herbivore

40.

an animal that is hunted and eaten by other animals is called ________

a)

prey

b)

predator

c)

producer

41.

an animal or person that eats only meat.

a)

herbivore

b)

omnivore

c)

carnivore

d)

producer

42.

an animal or person that eats only plants.

a)

herbivore

b)

omnivore

c)

carnivore

d)

producer

43.

an animal or person that eats both meat and plants.

a)

herbivore

b)

omnivore

c)

carnivore

d)

producer

44.
All living things get their energy from which of the following sources?
a)
food
b)
water
c)
sun
45.
Which of the following is another word for a plant?
a)
autotroph
b)
heterotroph
c)
consumer
46.
Which of the following is an organism that eats only meat?
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
c)
omnivore
47.
Which of the following terms describes an area where an organism lives?
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
area
48.
Which is represented by all of the bullfrogs living around a pond?
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
population
49.
What would most likely happen if the rabbit population was removed from the food chain grass —› rabbit —› fox?
a)
their would be more grass
b)
there would be less rabbits
c)
there would be more fox
50.
Which is an example of a parasitic relationship?
a)
a bee pollinates a flower
b)
a tapeworm takes nutrients from a dog
c)
an orchid lives in a tree but does not harm the tree
51.
In which type of relationship do both species benefit?
a)
parasitism
b)
mutualism
c)
commensalism
52.
Barnacles grow on whales.  Whales give the barnacles a place to live but the barnacles do not help or harm the whale.  Which type of relationship is this?
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitiesm
53.
An oxpecker bird eats ticks off of a zebra.  The bird gets food from eating the ticks and the zebra has harmful parasites removed.  Which type of symbiosis is this?
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
54.
The process in which plants use energy from the sun to convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and glucose.
a)
respiration 
b)
decomposition
c)
photosynthesis
d)
combustion
55.
The process in which organisms use oxygen to release the stored energy in sugar.
a)
photosynthesis
b)
respiration
c)
decomposition
d)
combustion 
56.
What do plants release in the carbon/oxygen cycle?
a)
Carbon dioxide 
b)
Oxygen 
57.
What do organisms release in the carbon/oxygen cycle?
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen 
58.
What type of succession starts with bare rock?
a)
primary succession
b)
secondary succession
59.
What type of succession starts with soil?
a)
primary succession
b)
secondary succession
60.
Which is a pioneer species?
a)
trees
b)
flowers
c)
mushrooms
d)
lichen
61.
What is the greenhouse effect?
a)
the burning of fossil fuels causes gases to mix with water in the atmosphere
b)
ground level ozone and vehicle exhaust react in the presence of sunlight
c)
certain gases such as carbon dioxide act like a blanket and keep the sun's energy close to earth
62.
Which is a cause of climate change?
a)
melting of sea ice
b)
cutting down trees
c)
severe storms 
d)
changes in plant life 
63.
Which is an effect of climate change?
a)
melting of sea ice 
b)
burning of fossil fuels
c)
cutting down trees 
d)
vehicle exhaust
64.
What is biodiversity?
a)
a population of a species 
b)
the growth of cities
c)
destruction of natural habitats
d)
a variety of organisms 
65.
What is one way to prevent climate change?
a)
avoid dumping in storm drains
b)
turn off electricity when you are not using it
c)
pick up after your pet's litter
d)
open windows 
66.

The passing on of traits and behaviors from parents to their offspring is

a)

offspring

b)

heredity

c)

DNA

d)

genes

67.

Is weak, prefers to "hide"

a)

dominant genes

b)

trait

c)

recessive genes

d)

genes

68.

Something that is developed or learned over time

a)

acquired trait

b)

learned behavior

c)

learned

d)

acquired

69.

Only takes 1 in a gene pair for a trait to show up

a)

recessive genes

b)

DNA

c)

offspring

d)

dominant genes

70.

A physical feature that you are born with

a)

acquired trait

b)

inherited trait

c)

instinct

d)

learned behavior

71.

An instinct is a natural behavior that an organism is born knowing how to do automatically.

a)

True

b)

False

72.

A behavior is

a)

passed down from from parents to offspring through genes in cells

b)

something you do

c)

an action you are taught or learn from experience

d)

something you are born with

73.

A trait is a physical feature, part of an organism's outward appearance.

a)

False

b)

True

74.

Which statement/statements is/are true?

a)

Inherited traits are physical features that you are born with.

b)

An acquired trait is a physical feature that you get as a result of something you do or because of an experience.

c)

Inherited means to pass from offspring to parents through genes in cells.

d)

You are born with learned behaviors.

75.

A learned behavior is an action you are taught or learn from experience.

a)

True

b)

False

76.
The genotype of an organism describes the
a)
codons that make up the genes
b)
number of gene's on the chromosmes
c)
genetic make-up of a trait
d)
type of chromosomes in the nucleus
77.
Which best explains why children resemble their parents?
a)
they eat same foods
b)
they have similar DNA
c)
they speak the same language
d)
they have the same interests
78.
Which deals with the transmission of inherited traits from one generation to another?
a)
anatomy
b)
ecology
c)
genetics
d)
forensics
79.

Which term describes the different forms of a gene

a)

Chromosome

b)

Allele

c)

DNA

d)

Punnett Squares

80.

Aa, DD, Bb, yy are all examples of _______

a)

genotypes

b)

phenotypes

81.

If something is heterozygous, it is also _____

a)

purebred

b)

hybrid

c)

dominant

d)

recessive

82.

If something is homozygous, it can also be called____

a)

phenotype

b)

genotype

c)

hybrid

d)

purebred

83.

Where is the majority of DNA stored within a cell?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Cell wall

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Nucleus

84.

Which statement is true?

a)

Your DNA is identical to your siblings.

b)

Your DNA is identical to your father's.

c)

Your DNA is identical to your mother's.

d)

Your DNA is unique to you.

85.

Which of the following features is NOT inherited?

a)

Skin color

b)

Tatoo

c)

Hair texture

d)

Color blindness

86.

Both the light reactions and the Calvin cycle of photosynthesis take place in what plant cell organelle?

a)

the nucleus

b)

the ribosome

c)

the mitochondria

d)

the chloroplast

87.

What describes an important link between photosynthesis and cellular respiration?

a)

Photosynthesis produces CO2 needed for cellular respiration

b)

Cellular respiration provides ATP so that photosynthesis can happen

c)

Photosynthesis makes oxygen and glucose needed for cellular respiration

d)

Photosynthesis and cellular respiration are independent of each other

88.

Which statement best describes the relationship between glucose and ATP?

a)

ATP is made into glucose during cellular respiration

b)

Glucose is made into ATP during cellular respiration

c)

Glucose and ATP are both made during cellular respiration

d)

Glucose and ATP are both destroyed during cellular respiration

89.

Which cellular respiration process creates the most ATP?

a)

Glycolysis

b)

Kreb’s cycle

c)

Electron transport chain

d)

Fermentation

90.
Which of the following is the correct equation for PHOTOSYNTHESIS?
a)
CO2 + light + H2O --> O2 + Sugar
b)
CO2 + sugar + H2O --> O2 + light
c)
O2 + light + H2O --> CO2 + Sugar
d)
CO2 + O2 + H2O --> Light+ Sugar
91.
Where does cellular respiration occur?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Vacuole
d)
Chloroplast
92.

The process of cellular respiration...

a)

occurs only in animals.

b)

breaks down food molecules to release stored energy.

c)

must occur before plants are able to carry out photosynthesis.

d)

is performed by organisms that are incapable of photosynthesis.

93.
This process releases chemical energy from sugars and other carbon-based molecules to make ATP when oxygen is present.
a)
photosynthesis
b)
light-independent reaction
c)
cellular respiration
d)
light-dependent reaction
94.
Glucose is broken down during which process
a)
Krebs cycle
b)
Calvin cycle
c)
Glycolysis
d)
Photosynthesis
95.
This means that oxygen is not needed
a)
anaerobic 
b)
aerobic
96.
The products of photosynthesis are the...
a)
products of cellular respiration
b)
reactants of cellular respiration
c)
products of glycolysis
d)
reactants of fermentation
97.
Photosynthesis is to chloroplasts as cellular respiration is to...
a)
mitochondria
b)
cytoplasm
c)
chloroplasts
d)
nuclei
98.
What are the reactants in the equation for cellular respiration?
a)
oxygen and lactic acid
b)
carbon dioxide and water
c)
glucose and oxygen
d)
water and glucose
99.
What are the PRODUCTS for cellular respiration?
a)
oxygen and ATP (energy)
b)
water and glucose and ATP (energy)
c)
carbon dioxide and water and ATP (energy)
d)
glucose and oxygen
100.
What are the products of photosynthesis?
a)
water and carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen and glucose
c)
oxygen and carbon dioxide
d)
oxygen and water

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