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evolution, classification, and ecology
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Today's classification system is based mainly on the organism's
habitat
behavior
niche
structures
2
Which kingdoms have ONLY prokaryotes?
archaebacteria & protists
protists and fungi
protists & eubacteria
eubacteria & archaebacteria
3
The omnivore in the food web is
mouse
grasshopper
frog
owl
4
An organism that feeds on but does not kill its host is a
parasite
prey
scavenger
predator
5
A group of similar organisms that can mate and produce fertile offspring is
a population
a community
natural selection
a species
6
Which kingdoms have ONLY multicellular organisms?
plants & fungi
fungi & protists
animals & fungi
animals & plants
7
A biotic factor in an aquarium is
algae
sunlight
gravel
oxygen
8
What happens FIRST if all the fish die?
Mosquito population decreases
Raccoon population decreases
Turtle population increases
Alligator population increases
9
Similar bone structure is evidence of
living in the same habitat
moving the same way
having a common ancestor
eating the same food
10
Which level in the energy pyramid has the most available energy?
producers - plants
secondary consumers - carnivores
tertiary consumers - top carnivores
primary consumers - herbivores
11
Which is an example of camouflage?
Twins look alike.
Giraffes with longer necks survive and reproduce
Everyone sings the same song
Polar bears blend into snow
12
If an organism is classified in the same order, it is also in the same
family
phylum
genus
species
13
An herbivore in the food web is
green plant
frog
grasshopper
snake
14
The study of how living things interact with one another and with their environment is
Evolution
Biology
Ecology
Genetics
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The scientific study of how living things are classified is
genetics
evolution
ecology
taxonomy
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What does the cladogram show?
Humans evolved from apes
They became extinct
They had a common ancestor
Apes evolved from humans
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Most fossils are found in
sedimentary rocks
igneous rocks
metamorphic rocks
ice rocks
18
Organisms in the same species that interact together in a certain area make up a
family
population
community
biosphere
19
Organisms that break down dead things and return their nutrients to the soil are
decomposers
consumers
recyclers
producers
20
Who observed species on the Galapagos Islands and described the process of natural selection?
Mendel
Linnaeus
Darwin
Aristotle
21
Which organisms in the cladogram have the MOST RECENT common ancestor?
sponge & mouse
tomato & fern
mouse & mushroom
fern & sponge
22
Who is the most fit guppy?
D - he mated with the most females
B - he had the most babies
A - he's the biggest
C - he's the fastest
23
What does competition mean?
B - Fighting - the biggest wins
D - Only males can compete
A - Struggle for food, water, space
C - Winning a mate
24
What is the scientific name of the bottlenose dolphin?
tursiops Truncatus
tursiops truncatus
Tursiops Truncatus
Tursiops truncatus
25
The organism that is always at the beginning of a food chain is a
producer
parasite
predator
herbivore
26
How many kingdoms of living things are there today?
7
6
5
2
27
Which classification level has the greatest variety of organisms?
phylum
order
class
family
28
Who developed a system to name all organisms called binomial nomenclature?
Hooke
Leeuwenhoek
Linnaeus
Aristotle
29
What gas does the producer give off?
carbon dioxide
oxygen
hydrogen
nitrogen
30
Which layer contains the oldest fossil?
Layer 2
Layer 4
Layer 1
Layer 3
31
The hummingbird and flower are classified as . . .
different kingdom, different species
different kingdom, same species
same kingdom, same species
same kingdom, different species
32
Which 2 classification levels make up the scientific name of an organism?
family & genus
kingdom & phylum
genus & species
class & order
33
The gradual change in a species over time is
classification
ecology
evolution
reproduction
34
The job or role of an organism in its ecosystem is its
niche
abiotic factors
community
habitat
35
An abiotic factor in the aquarium is the
gravel
bacteria
turtle
plant
36
Which classification level has the most similar organisms?
family
order
class
phylum
37
The first organisms on Earth were
multicell eukaryotes
unicell prokaryotes
multicell prokaryotes
unicell eukaryotes
38
Which bird foot is best adapted for catching and carrying mice?
Cardinal
Bald eagle
Woodpecker
Duck
39
Producing too many offspring than can possibly survive is
Selection
Variation
Competition
Overproduction
40
All the trees in a forest make up a
ecosystem
population
community
biosphere
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Which kingdoms have ONLY heterotrophs?
plants & animals
eubacteria & archaebacteria
plants and fungi
fungi & animals
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A place where an organism lives and gets the things it needs to survive is its
niche
habitat
domain
territory
