Name: Mansour Alnuaimi 

Date:___________________ 
Class: 10.B  Global Context: Orientation in time
and space
Key Concept:  Systems

DIAGNOSTIC TEST – CHANGE OVER TIME

Choose the correct answer.
1. The combination of genetic information of all members of a particular population
forms a
a. Gene pool
b. Niche
c. Phenotype
d. Population

2. Mutations that improve and individual’s ability to survive and reproduce are:
a. Harmful
b. Neutral
c. Beneficial
d. Chromosomal

3. The passing of physical characteristics from parent to offspring is called

________.
a. ecessive
b. dominant
c. heredity
d. brown eyes

4. What are sources of genetic variation?

a. mutations
b. genetic shuffling
c. mutations and genetic shuffling
d. mutations and migrations

5. There are 100 rabbits and 50 of them are brown, what is the relative frequency of
brown?
a. 25%
b. 50%
c. 75%
d. 100%
6. Which is not a type of adaptation?
a. structural
b. predatory
c. physiological
d. behavioral

7. Traits that help an organism survive are called....

a. evolution
b. natural selection
c. adaptations
d. habitats

8. Differences that exist naturally among members of a population or species___?

a. mutation
b. adaptation
c. variations
d. evolution

9. Traits such as human height, are controlled by various genes and is called:
a. Single-gene trait
b. Polygenic traits
c. Recessive traits
d. Variation traits.

10. The graph is an example of:

a. Disruptive selection
b. Stabilizing selection
c. Directional selection
d. Neutral selection

11. The graph is an example of:

a. Disruptive selection
b. Stabilizing selection
c. Directional selection
d. Neutral selection

12. Changes in a small population’s allele frequencies is known as

a. Variations
b. A gene pool.
 c. Genetic drift
d. Fitness

13. Temporal Isolation occurs when two different populations:

a. Develop differently because of differences in mating behavior.
b. Develop differently because of a mountain separating the populations.
c. Develop differently because they reproduce at different times.
d. The two populations do interbreed.

14. In a population of desert plants, the timing of their blooming varies greatly. Some
bloom early in the morning, others at mid-day, and others after dark. What
environmental pressure might be an advantage for those plants that bloom after
dark?
a. There is an increase in the population of nocturnal pollinators.
b. There is a decrease in the strength of solar radiation.
c. There is an increase in herbivores that forage at night.
d. There is a decrease in water for root absorption.

15. Different versions of genes are called…

a. Alleles
b. Gametes
c. Nuclei
d. Chromosomes

16. Which statement about inheritance is correct?

a. The nucleus of a cell contains chromosomes, which carry genes.
b. The nucleus of a cell contains genes, which carry chromosomes.
c. The cytoplasm of a cell contains chromosomes, which carry genes.
d. The nucleus contains DNA that carries chromosomes.

17. Which of the following are true about natural selection?

a. It can cause an individual to become better adapted over its lifetime.
b. It always results in bigger, stronger individuals.
c. It acts on existing heritable variation.
d. It means that certain species have a programmed plan for change over
time.

18. Cheetahs have come close to extinction due to hunting, drought, and disease.
This has caused a decrease in the genetic variation in their populations.
Which of the following is a result of the limited genetic variation?
a. The cheetah populations are less likely to be able to adapt to
environmental changes.
b. Cheetahs in current populations are more resistant to new diseases.
c. Cheetahs have greater mate choice.
d. The survival rate of young cheetahs is increased.
19. A genetic mutation causes a newt to have faster reflexes. After many
generations, most of the newt population has the reflex mutation.
Which of the following most likely caused this change?
a. Other newts learned to copy the strategies of the mutated newt.
b. The newt passed on its mutated gene to other adult newts.
c. Newts with the mutation are better able to survive and reproduce than
newts without the mutation.
d. The mutation was contagious.

20.  Individuals in a population that have a variation which gives them an

advantage in their environment are more likely to ...
a. survive and reproduce.
b. die and not reproduce. 
c. move to a different environment. 
d. change their characteristics to fit the environment.