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Chapter 13 (Applied) and 14 (Fossil evidence, the origin of life

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 34mins

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Class
Date
1.

Selective breeding is...

a)

a process to create an organism with desired traits from parents with those desired traits

b)

natural method of producing offspring with desired traits

c)

creating a new species

d)

making organisms reproduce during times of stress

2.
Evidence shows that the wolf is the ancestor to all of the breeds of dogs shown below. How did this variation arise in a relatively short period of time?
a)
A.  Genetic manipulation
b)
Natural selection
c)
Random chance
d)
Selective breeding
3.
Scientists genetically engineer corn to be immune to corn diseases. This is BENEFICIAL because
a)
This causes corn to be less likely to reproduce
b)
This causes corn to be less likely to survive
c)
This causes corn to be smaller
d)
This allows increased production of corn
4.
What is a GMO?
a)
A genetically modified organism
b)
An organism with altered DNA
c)
An organism developed by scientists to have desired traits
d)
All of the above
5.

A farmer has bred his pineapple plants from the sweetest pineapples in his last harvest to get even sweeter pineapple plants next time. What is this an example of?

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Genetic Engineering

c)

Selective Breeding or artificial selection

d)

Extinction

6.

Which process is involved with genetic engineering?

a)

Allowing organisms to reproduce without human interference

b)

Humans choosing individuals with desirable traits to parent the next generation

c)

Using technology to cut DNA and insert genes to get the traits you want.

7.

Inserting a gene for bioluminescence (glowing) into fish is an example of...

a)

Genetic engineering

b)

Natural selection

c)

Artificial selection

d)

Selective breeding

8.

A positive reason(s) to genetically modify (GMOs) foods include...

a)

Produce larger fruits

b)

Make pest resistant vegetables

c)

Produce foods that grow faster

d)

All of these are positives of GMOs

9.

A concern(s) about genetically modified foods (GMOs) include..

a)

Risk to human health

b)

Loosing the original genetic line of the food source

c)

May be harmful to ecosystems

d)

All of these are valid concerns

10.

Which stage of the selective breeding process comes first?

a)

Only let individuals with the desired characteristics reproduce

b)

Select the offspring with the desired characteristics

c)

Select the individuals with the desired characteristics

d)

Repeat the process until the entire group have desired characteristics

11.

Allowing only those animal/plants with specific characteristics to breed is ___

a)

inbreeding

b)

hybridization

c)

selective breeding

d)

cloning

12.

continued breeding of organisms with similar characteristics (from same family)

a)

inbreeding

b)

hybridization

c)

selective breeding

d)

cloning

13.

This leads to disorders as close organisms often have recessive alleles that may be expressed.

a)

inbreeding

b)

hybridization

c)

selective breeding

d)

cloning

14.

Breeding a donkey and a horse to make a mule is an example of _____

a)

inbreeding

b)

hybridization

c)

selective breeding

d)

cloning

15.
What is shown here?
a)
DNA Microarrays
b)
Virus Scans
c)
Recombinant DNA
d)
DNA Fingerprints
16.
What was the first cloned animal?
a)
Dolly the Sheep
b)
Robby the Rat
c)
Milton the Mouse
d)
Beth the Goat
17.

What technique allows biologists to make many copies of a particular set of genes?

a)

Polymerase Chain Reaction

b)

Gel Electrophoresis

c)

DNA Recombination

d)

Genetic Chain Copying

18.

This laboratory procedure is known as

a)

CLONING

b)

gel electrophoresis

c)

chromatography

d)

use of a dichotomous key

19.

A student performed a gel electrophoresis experiment. The results are represented in the diagram

below. Compared to the fragments at the top of the gel, the fragments at the lower end are

a)

larger, and move slower

b)

larger, and move faster

c)

smaller, and move faster

d)

smaller, and move slower

20.
DNA fingerprinting works because
a)
Most genes are dominant
b)
All organisms contain RNA
c)
The most important genes are different among most people
d)
No two people, except identical twins, have exactly the same DNA 
21.

A technique for making millions of copies of a specific region of DNA.

a)

DNA ligase

b)

restriction enzymes

c)

gel electrophoresis

d)

polymerase chain reaction

22.

Which suspect should be charged with the crime?

a)

Suspect 1

b)

Suspect 2

c)

Suspect 3

d)

None of these suspects

23.
Who is likely the person that left the blood stain?
a)
Bob
b)
Sue
c)
John
d)
Lisa
24.
Which child has the mom listed, but a different father?
a)
Child 1
b)
Child 2
c)
Child 3
d)
Child 4
25.

Child 1 is likely...?

a)

Adopted

b)

Not the child of the Dad given.

c)

Not the child of the mom listed.

d)

The child of the mom and dad listed.

26.
DNA is recovered from a suspected dead soldier.  Which Parents are the likely parents of the soldier?
a)
Parents C and D
b)
Parents E and F
c)
Parents A and B
d)
Parents G and H
27.

A person that studies the forms of life existing in prehistoric times by investigating the fossils of plants, animals, and other organisms is known as a

a)

Investigator

b)

Paleontologist

c)

Researcher

d)

Pathologist

28.

___________ ___________ show evidence of the activity of ancient organisms, such as tracks or nests.

a)

dead fossils

b)

Mold fossils

c)

Cast fossils

d)

Trace fossils

29.

What is a fossil mold?

a)

Yesterdays food

b)

Nonrenewable resources

c)

An impression of an ancient organism.

d)

Renewable resources

30.

What is a fossil?

a)

rock was once at the bottom of the sea.

b)

An impression of an ancient organism.

c)

the past environment, where animals came from, and what they looked like.

d)

The imprint or remains of plants and animals that lived long ago.

31.

In layers of rock and their fossils, which layer contains the oldest fossils?__

a)

bottom of the sea.

b)

The ones on the bottom

c)

desert

d)

plant

32.

What can fossils tell us about past animals and life?

a)

It cannot be replaced easily

b)

The imprint or remains of plants and animals that lived long ago

c)

An impression of an ancient organism

d)

Info about the past environment, where animals came from, and what they looked like

33.

What is Spontaneous Generation?

a)

idea that organisms could come from non-living matter

b)

the law that all living things come from nonliving things

c)

living things come from living things

d)

Non living things create all non living things

34.

What was the conclusion of Francesco Redi's Experiment

a)

Decaying meat turned into flies

b)

Decaying meat does not turn into flies

c)

non-living substances turn into living substances

d)

flies come from meat

35.
Rocks are not living because
a)
they never move
b)
they aren't needed for humans
c)
they are not made of cells
d)
they don't break down
36.

Which statement describes ALL living things?

a)

They are composed of one or more cells.

b)

They must reproduce sexually.

c)

They have organ systems to carry out the processes of life.

d)

They are capable of making their own food.

37.

Who finally disproved Spontaneous Generation?

a)

Redi

b)

Needham

c)

Spallanzani

d)

Pasteur

38.

What does the theory of biogenesis state?

a)

Life arises from non-living matter

b)

Life arises from pre-existing life

c)

Life can spontaneously generate

d)

Life is eternal

39.

the oldest idea about the origin of life

a)

Spontaneous generation

b)

theory of biogenesis

40.

theory of biogenesis

a)

Living organisms can produce other living organisms

b)

Life arises from nonliving