Unit 4 Review

Where do plants get the energy for photosynthesis to take place?

• nutrients in the soil

• the sun

• chlorophyll

• bee pollination

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What part of the plant soaks up water for photosynthesis?

• roots

• petals

• leaf

• stem

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What gas  do plants give off after conducting photosynthesis that humans/animals need in order to live?

• Oxygen
• Carbon
• Nitrogen
• Hydrogen

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What are the 3 key ingredients needed for photosynthesis

• glucose, oxygen, carbon dioxide
• carbon dioxide, water, glucose
• water, soil, sunlight
• sunlight, water, carbon dioxide

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What is the name of the sugars a plant produces after photosynthesis

• Glucose
• Sugar
• ATP
• Oxygen

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What creates the green color in plants?

• chlorophyll

• clorox

• chemical

• chromosomes

The graphs below show the changes in crab color at one beach.

Which of the following is most likely to have caused the change in the distribution?

• A new predator arrived that preferred dark-tan crabs.

• A new predator arrived that preferred light-tan crabs.

• A change in beach color made medium-tan crabs the least visible to predators.

• A change in beach color made medium-tan crabs the most visible to predators.

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Which of the following best illustrates natural selection?

• An organism with favorable genetic variations will tend to survive and breed successfully.

• A population monopolizes all of the resources in its habitat, forcing other species to migrate.

• A community whose members work together utilizing all existing resources and migratory routes.

• The largest organisms in a species receive the only breeding opportunities.

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What is the most likely explanation of the data shown below?

• There has been a drought in the area that is affecting all life forms.

• The population of natural predators of the moths has gotten smaller.

• The moths are living in an environment with light trees.

• The moths are living in an environment with dark trees.

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According to Darwin’s theory of natural selection, the individuals that tend to survive are those that have

• characteristics their parents acquired by use and disuse.
• the greatest number of offspring.
• characteristics that plant and animal breeders value.
• variations best suited to the environment.

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