1) Resources are in short supply so competition occurs between organisms.
2) Animals compete for resources like food, water, and mates.
3) A cactus has adaptations like thick waxy skin and reduced leaves which allow it to be well suited to the dry desert habitat.
1) Resources are in short supply so competition occurs between organisms.
2) Animals compete for resources like food, water, and mates.
3) A cactus has adaptations like thick waxy skin and reduced leaves which allow it to be well suited to the dry desert habitat.
1) Resources are in short supply so competition occurs between organisms.
2) Animals compete for resources like food, water, and mates.
3) A cactus has adaptations like thick waxy skin and reduced leaves which allow it to be well suited to the dry desert habitat.
1) Resources are in short supply so competition occurs between organisms.
2) Animals compete for resources like food, water, and mates.
3) A cactus has adaptations like thick waxy skin and reduced leaves which allow it to be well suited to the dry desert habitat.
[1] A Resources are plentiful B Resources are in short supply C Resources can be shared D There are no resources 2. State three resources that animals compete for. [1] ______________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Complete the blanks: [2] An organism that is well adapted, is well suited to its ________________. For example, a cactus has_____________________________________________ which is a good adaptation to the _______________________________ desert habitat.
4. Write a definition for ‘variation’.
[1]
______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Complete the table to show A scar Environmental whether the characteristics are Blood group ‘inherited’, ‘environmental’ or ‘both’. Tattoo [1] Height
6. There was an investigation
Hair colour variation in a group of children into hair colour variation in a group of children. This graph 30 Number of children
shows the results. 25
20 (a) How many children have red 15 hair?_________________________ 10 [1] 5 (b) Is this variation continuous or 0 discontinuous? Explain how you Brown Black Blonde Red know. [2] Hair colour
_______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ Year 8 Biology Mastery Quiz – Adaptation and Inheritance
(c) The variation in hair colour of this group of children is caused by inheritance. Explain how inheritance causes variation. [1] _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________
7. Link each key word to A section of DNA which codes for a specific DNA characteristic, e.g. blue eyes the correct definition with a straight Gene line. DNA is coiled and packed up tightly into this structure.
Chromosome The molecule contained in the nucleus and
determines all the characteristics of an individual.
[2] 8. (a) Complete this table: Cell type Number of chromosomes
Sperm cell
Skin cell
Egg cell
[1]
(b) Explain why an organism has a mixture of its parents’ characteristics.
[2] _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Some species are now extinct, for example the dodo. Define the word ‘extinct’ and explain one cause of extinction. [2] _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ Year 8 Biology Mastery Quiz – Adaptation and Inheritance
10. (a) Complete this flowchart showing how the giraffe evolved to have a long neck.
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(b) State the name of this process and the name of the scientist who first proposed it. [1]
The best food for giraffes was at the top of the tall trees.
Over many generations, all the giraffes had long necks.
