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Birds live on an island that recently had a drastic change in climate. These birds get their water from eating berries. Rainfall has decreased and plants with berries and seeds have died off only leaving cacti. What might happen with this bird?
a) The birds beak would stretch so it can poke holes in the cactus to get water.
b) The birds would learn to eat insects.
c) Over time, the birds with beak shapes that allowed them to eat the cacti would survive over others.
d) The birds would learn to drink salt water
Which is true?
a) The nucleus is located in the chromosome.
b) Chromosomes are located on genes and are inside the nucleus
c) Genes are located on chromosomes and are inside the nucleus.
d) Genes are located on chromosomes but outside of the nucleus
Differences among the members of a species are called-
a) variations
b) adaptations
c) chromosomes
d) dominant genes
Which is not an example of an inherited trait?
a) eye color
b) widow's peak
c) being able to roll your tongue
d) reading
A arctic hare lives where the weather gets very cold and there is usually a lot of snow in the winter. Most arctic hares grow white coats of fur during the winter. Which best describes what would happen to hares who failed to grow white fur?
a) Nothing would happen-the hare would just hide all winter.
b) The hares who did not grow white fur in the winter would stand out and be more easily eaten by predators.
c) The hares who did not grow white fur would be more successful during the winter because they stand out among the white snow.
d) The hares that grew white fur would run out of food.
Which is a heterozygous gene pair?
a) GG
b) gg
c) Gg
d) there is no such thing
What is the only way for a recessive trait to show up in an offspring?
a) It will show up if the offspring got one recessive allele from one parent.
b) The offspring had to recieve a recessive allele for the trait from both parents.
c) The offspring would need to have one dominant allele and one recessive allele for the trait.
d) It will never show up because it is recessive.
If Green (G) is dominant to white(g) in seed color. Cross a heterozygous green plant with a homozygous white plant. What is the probability of getting a white seed?
a) 25%
b) 50%
c) 75%
d) 100%
Which is an example of Natural Selection?
a) a family of giraffes having different length necks
b) A bird leaving a habitat because there is not enough food
c) A white moth blending in with the bark of a tree.
d) A tall horse surviving longer than a short horse because it can outrun prey.
Why did the finches on the different Galapagos Islands have different beak shapes?
a) Different beak shapes allowed for bird to eat specific types of foods. The most successful on each island was most common.
b) The food changed on the island so the birds had to change their beaks so they did not die
c) So that you could tell them apart.
d) The temperature of the islands caused the birds to adapt different beak shapes over time.
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