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SCIENCE
BIOLOGY (2ND TRIMESTER)'

Nombre: ___________________________________________
Grupo: ______________________
Fecha: ______________________

Instrucciones

Lea atentamente y responda los siguientes ítems:

1.
One of the principles of the theory of natural selection, according to Darwin, is that
all animals adapt to the conditions of their environment.
a)
True
b)
False

2.
Darwin formulated and supported his evolutionary theory of natural selection
through his observations of animal and plant breeding.
a)
True
b)
False

3.
Which option completes the text correctly?
_________________ is observed in animals such as crocodiles or squid. It is a skill
used to resemble the environment in which animals are found, generating
_________________________ changes, which are _______________________
adaptations.
a)
Polymorphism – internal – morphological
b)
Polymorphism – external – physiological
c)
Camouflage – internal – behavioral
d)
Camouflage – external – morphological

4.
Which option exemplifies the relationship between natural selection and current
science?
a)
the adaptation of finches in the Galapagos Islands
b)
the finding of Australopithecus afarensis
c)
the domestication of the wolf to become a dog
d)
the development of artificial intelligence

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5.
The courtship of animals is an example of ______ adaptation.
a)
behavioral
b)
physiological
c)
morphological
d)
genetics

6.
A physiological process, characteristic, or trait of an individual that has changed
through natural selection to become more efficient.
a)
Phylogenetic tree
b)
Phylogeny
c)
Biological adaptation

7.
The differences between wild and domesticated animals also caught the attention
of the scientist. He observed that by choosing certain characteristics, a species
changed in just a few generations. This process of choice later became known
as:__________________
a)
Natural selection
b)
Artificial selection

8.
Type of adaptation that creates external changes in organisms, giving them the
capacity to interact with the environment. Camouflage and mimicry are examples
of this adaptation.
a)
Morphological
b)
Physiological 
c)
Behaviora

9.
Type of adaptation that creates internal changes in organisms, giving them the
capacity to optimize metabolism in the face of external problems. (Hibernation and
estivation)
a)
Morphological
b)
Physiological
c)
Behavioral

10.
Canadian ducks migrate during the winter. Is an example of:_________
a)
Morphological
b)
Physiological
c)
Behavioral

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11.
Hibernation occurs when animals  enter a period of inactivity during the intense
heat of the summer.   Estivation occurs when animals enter a period of inactivity
during the winter.
a)
True
b)
False

12.
A chameleon uses camouflage to hide from predators and prey. 
a)
Morphological adaptations
b)
Physiological adaptations
c)
Behavioral adaptations

13.
Alligators and crocodiles bury themselves in the mud during periods of intense
heat. Their metabolism
slows through estivation.
a)
Morphological adaptations
b)
Physiological adaptations
c)
Behavioral adaptations

14.
Bats hibernate during the winter. 
a)
Physiological adaptations 
b)
Morphological adaptations
c)
Behavioral adaptations

15.
They synthesize organic substances from inorganic material such as water or
carbon dioxide (CO2).
a)
Autotrophic
b)
Heterotrophic

16.
They eat meat, leaves, grasses, roots, stems, and fruit. (examples: humans, bears,
and pigs)
a)
Frugivores
b)
Hematophages
c)
Omnivores

17.
They eat blood of other living things (examples: mosquitoes, ticks, and leeches)
a)
Hematophages
b)
Omnivores
c)
Polynivores

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18.
They eat grains and seeds (example the hamsters)
a)
Granivores
b)
Frugivores
c)
Polynivores

19.
Vitamins, lipids, proteins and carbohydrates are examples of :_____________
a)
Organic nutrient
b)
Inorganic nutrient

20.
They acquire energy and nutrients in a nutritional process with four steps:
ingestion, digestion, absorption, and elimination.
a)
Autotrophic
b)
Heterotrophic

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