Question 4(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)
(02.04 MC)
What does the theory of evolution tell us about how organisms adapt to their environment over time?
Natural selection occurs before changes in the environment.
A population changes in response to a change in the environment.
Environmental changes can be predicted based on changes in a population.
Natural selection leads to the survival of the population with the most complex traits.
Question 5(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)
(02.04 MC)
Turtle X has a hard, sharp beak with a short neck; and Turtle Y has no beak and has a very long neck. What is the correct typical diet for the two turtles?
Turtle X and Turtle Y break nuts and dig for food on the ground.
Turtle X and Turtle Y reach for food higher up on bushes and trees.
Turtle X reaches for food higher up on bushes and trees; and Turtle Y breaks nuts and digs for food on the ground.
Turtle X breaks nuts and digs for food on the ground; and Turtle Y reaches for food higher up on bushes and trees.
Question 6(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)
(02.01 MC)
Which of these is an example of mutualism?
Cattle egret eats the exposed insects as the cattle graze
Honeybee pollinates a flower while gathering nectar
Tick gains nourishment by sucking blood from a dog
Two bucks fight to gain territory and to gain a mate
Question 7(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)
(02.01 LC)
Which of these is an interaction in which the host is harmed?
Competition
Mutualism
Predation
Parasitism
Question 8(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)
(02.04 MC)
Which description justifies why the theory of evolution is a theory and not a law?
Explains how organisms change in response to the environment
Predicts which organism is best suited to the environment
Supported by a small amount of empirical evidence
With more evidence it will become a law
Question 9(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)
(02.02 MC)
Which factors are most likely to limit population growth in the Atacama desert?
High moisture and lack of sunlight
High moisture and excessive sunlight
High temperature and low precipitation
High temperature and high precipitation
Question 10(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)
(02.04 MC)
A scientist is designing an investigation to study the impact of the neck length of tortoises on survival rates in the Galapagos islands. What is most likely the outcome variable (dependent variable) in this investigation?
Neck length
Survival rate
Number of predators
Galapagos island environment
Question 11(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)
(02.03 LC)
Which physical feature is evidence that supports the evolution of Earth due to volcanic eruptions?
Bryce Canyon
Great Blue Hole, Belize
Hawaiian Islands
Wave Rock, Australia
Question 12(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)
(02.04 MC)
The poison dart frog can have bright green, red, blue, or yellow skin that secretes a poisonous substance when it feels threatened. Which type of adaptation does this describe?
Mimicry
Warning coloration
Camouflage
Chemical defense
Question 13(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)
(02.02 MC)
A scientist is designing an investigation to study the impact of fungal disease on the population of mountain yellow-legged frog in a recreational nature park. What is most likely the outcome variable (dependent variable) for the study?
Frog population
Fish population
Disease-controlled habitat
Native habitat in natural setting
Question 14(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)
(02.03 LC)
A scientist studied four pieces of fossil evidence that show the evolution of the modern-day man. These date back to 2 million years, 1 million years, 0.5 million years, and 0.25 million years ago. Which fossil is the least similar to the modern-day man?
0.25 million years
0.5 million years
1 million years
2 million years
Question 15(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)
(02.02 LC)
Which of these serves as a reference for comparison during a scientific investigation?
Outcome variable (dependent variable)
Test variable (independent variable)
Control group
Hypothesis
Question 16(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)
(02.03 LC)
How has the discovery of 5,300-year-old Ötzi, the Iceman, helped scientists in their knowledge?
Ötzi, the Iceman, was as old as previously thought.
Ötzi, the Iceman, existed at a time when the climate was warm.
Precise knowledge about his food and clothing is available.
Humans from that period are exactly same as modern humans.
Question 17(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)
(02.03 MC)
While visiting the Grand Canyon, you observe the exposed layers of rock on the valley. What natural process most likely caused the valley to form?
Deposition
Chemical weathering
Oxidation
Erosion
Question 18(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)
(02.01 LC)
What type of relationship exists between two organisms if both of them benefit from the relationship?
Commensalism
Competition
Mutualism
Parasitism
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