1:
"Darwin's finches" reside on the Galapagos Islands. Each species has a different type of beak, however, they can all be traced back to one common ancestor. The different beaks are an example of
Select one:
Areproductive organs
Badaptations
Cpolyploidy
Dgenes
2:
Artificial selection involves the use of robots and "test tube babies."
Select one:
True
False
3:
A small rodent lives in an area where the average temperature has been increasing drastically over a very short period of time. As a result, this species of rodent will most likely
Select one:
AEvolve to have less hair over the course of a few years
BBecome extinct if the temperature gets too high
CBecome the predominant form of life
DHave more offspring in order to increase its survival rate
4:
An earthquake causes a one hundred mile square area to be fractured into four different geographical areas. Two of the areas have a river running through it, the other two have ponds. Which of the following is a likely scenario based on the new geography?
Select one:
AOver time, the areas with the rivers will have less animals than the areas with the ponds.
BWithin a couple years, the areas with the river will have many more plants than the areas with the ponds.
CAnimals that need access to large quantities of salt water will be found in the area with the ponds.
DFlying animals will be able to cross back and forth between the two areas easily.
5:
In order for biological evolution to occur, the environment would have to change drastically.
Select one:
True
False
6:
Evolutionary adaptations commonly occur during the lifetime of an individual.
Select one:
True
False
7:
Which of the following situations accurately describes a difference between a food chain and a food web?
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AA carnivore receives 10% of the energy from it's prey in a food web.
BA carnivore eats both a rabbit and a mouse in a food web.
CA rabbit eats grass in a food chain.
DA rabbit receives 90% of the energy from the grass it eats in a food chain.
8:
Most energy enters the ecosystem:
Select one:
Athrough the process of cellular respiration.
Bthrough the process of photosynthesis.
Cby absorbing sun through the skin.
Dby reflecting off the atmosphere.
"Darwin's finches" reside on the Galapagos Islands. Each species has a different type of beak, however, they can all be traced back to one common ancestor. The different beaks are an example of
Select one:
Artificial selection involves the use of robots and "test tube babies."
Select one:
True
False
3:
A small rodent lives in an area where the average temperature has been increasing drastically over a very short period of time. As a result, this species of rodent will most likely
Select one:
An earthquake causes a one hundred mile square area to be fractured into four different geographical areas. Two of the areas have a river running through it, the other two have ponds. Which of the following is a likely scenario based on the new geography?
Select one:
In order for biological evolution to occur, the environment would have to change drastically.
Select one:
True
False
6:
Evolutionary adaptations commonly occur during the lifetime of an individual.
Select one:
True
False
7:
Which of the following situations accurately describes a difference between a food chain and a food web?
Select one:
Most energy enters the ecosystem:
Select one:
