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The science of taxonomy allows scientists to
a) identify unfamiliar organisms
b) classify and name organisms
c) refer to one specific type of organism
d) determine similar traits of organisms
Which taxanomic group conains the most species?
a) kindgom
b) family
c) domain
d) phylum
The taxanomic system that gives each organism two names is called ___.
a) classification
b) binomial nomenclature
c) dichotomous keys
d) domains
Which fo the following is not a domain?
a) Archaebacteria
b) Eubacteria
c) Eukarya
d) Protista
Which characteristic is common to animals, plants, protists and fungi?
a) ability to make their own food
b) eukaryotic cells
c) multicellular structure
d) ability to move
The term autotrophic refers to
a) an organisms ability to move
b) an organisms ability to make food
c) an organisms body structure
d) an organisms cell type
A group of species that have similar characteristics is called
a) an order
b) a family
c) a phylum
d) a genus
The spotted turtle's scientific name is Clemmys guttata. What genus does the spotted turtle belong to?
a) animalia
b) guttata
c) Clemmys
d) turtle
Which best demonstrates analogous structures in animals?
a) cat fur and dog fur
b) whale fins and human arms
c) bird wings and insect wings
d) gills in fish and lungs in mammals
Which two characteristics are shared by all humans?
a) muticellular and heterotrophic
b) unicellular and heterotrophic
c) multicellular and autotrophic
d) unicellular and heterotrophic
What is a characteristic of archaebacteria?
a) Most are disease-causing.
b) They live just about everywhere.
c) They use sun to produce food and energy.
d) They thrive in extreme environments.
What best describes natural selection?
a) genetic variation by reproduction
b) changes in environment
c) survival of the fittest
d)
Which is most likely to affect a species’s chances of survival after a sudden environmental change?
a) producing many offspring with all the same traits
b) genetic variation in offspring for many different traits
c) having common ancestors
d)
Which best describes an inherited trait that gives an organism a survival advantage in its particular environment?
a) an offspring
b) an adaptation
c) a mutation
d)
Which is the main cause of the variation in traits within a population of organisms?
a) genetic mutations
b) common ancestors
c) reduction of habitats
d) environmental conditions
A change in a species over time is
a) classification
b) natural selection
c) evolution
d) taxonomy
Which of the following is not one of Darwins 5 points of Natural Selection?
a) Populations have genetic variation due to mutations.
b) More offspring are produced that can survive.
c) Some variations are more favorable than others.
d) An individual can aquire a trait and pass it off to their offspring.
Which of the following help to support the theory of evolution?
a) fossil record
b) biological anatomy
c) genetics
d) all of the above
The scientific name for a giraffe is Giraffa camelopardalis. What two levels of classification does this name represent?
a) family and order
b) kingdom and genus
c) phylum and domain
d) genus and species
Which best explains the gaps in the evolutionary history of Earth’s life forms?
a) The soft parts of organisms are the only parts preserved as fossils.
b) Environmental changes prevented the formation of fossils.
c) Many organisms died without leaving behind fossil remains.
d) Extinct organisms did not form fossils.
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