Biology Quiz

1st Trimester

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Date: ____________

Fill in the blanks using the terms in the box below the image

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Circle the word that matches the concept

1. The mistaken idea that life could spring from nonliving matter is called
a. Development
b. Spontaneous generation
c. Homeostasis
d. Evolution

2. The ability of microscopes to distinguish fine details is called

a. Resolution
b. Bending
c. Magnification
d. Active transport
3. What process is responsible for producing most of the Earth’s oxygen?
a. Photosynthesis
b. Replication
c. Mutation
d. Respiration
4. Where did Darwin see the finches that gave him the idea of evolution as a process?
a. Brazil
b. Galapagos
c. Europe
d. England
5. The process by which water moves across a cell membrane is called
a. Osmosis
b. Active transport
c. Diffusion
d. Resolution
6. Changes in a species over long periods of time are called
a. Relative dating
b. Evolution
c. Homologous structures

7.- Which of these is evidence of evolution in humans

a. DNA sequence
b. Body size
c. Wisdom teeth
d. Body structures

Spontaneous Generation experiment

What happened to the meat within the first days of the experiment? Explain
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What type of meat had better results in the experiment?

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What was your original hypothesis? Was it correct? Explain your answer
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Darwin’s Theory of Evolution

1.The process in which populations change over time
a)basketball
b)natural selection
c)evolution
d)mutation

2. I formed the theory of evolution by natural selection after my research of various species of finches
on the Galápagos Islands. Who am I?
a)Reginald Punnett
b)Charles Darwin
c)Mr. St. Louis
d)Gregor Mendel

3. Nature has a way of causing organisms that inherit advantageous traits to survive and reproduce
more successfully than the ones that don't. This process is known as...
a)natural selection
b)genetic variation
c)adaptation
d)overproduction

9. Present-day realities that some scientists use to support Darwin's theory of evolution?

a) Teens with phones today

b) fossils
c) common bone structures plants
d) tires and petroleum

11.Term used to describe the idea of changing from one kind of organism into another kind of
organism

a)micro-evolution
b)adaptation
c)macro-evolution
d)extinction