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When two organisms can breed successfully, they are the same family.
False
True
2
True or False: A population includes a group of the same species.
False
True
3
The most recent species is located where on a cladogram?
Right
Left
Depends on the species
Middle
4
The name Iguana iguana includes which of the following levels of classification?
Domain, Kingdom
Phylum, Class
Genius, Species
Order, Family
5
Carrying capacity refers to the largest population an environment can support.
False
True
6
Which of the following is an example of symbiosis?
A mosquito biting you
A mamma cat taking care of her kittens
A friend sharing their lunch with you
A friend helping another friend with homework
7
A cladogram highlights what?
Characteristics
Relationships between organisms
Evolutionary history
Phylogenetic associations
8
The science of identifying and classifying organisms into categories is called taxonomy.
True
False
9
On a cladogram, organisms to the right share what?
Species
Time
Characteristics
Descendants
10
Organisms with similar arm structures, such as a whale’s flipper and a human arm, share a common descendant.
False
True
11
Archaea and Bacteria Kingdom have what in common?
They both are single celled with a nucleus
They both are single celled with no nucleus
They both are multicellular
They both are prokaryotes
12
Organisms that break down complex compounds and dead tissue are called what?
Predators
Producers
Decomposers
Consumers
13
Humans and stomach bacteria is an example of what type of symbiotic relationship?
Commensalism
Mutualism
Parasitism
Depends on other factors
14
Mushrooms are in the plant kingdom because they make their own food using photosynthesis.
True
False
15
How are fungi different from plants?
Plants use photosynthesis; fungi use chemosynthesis
Plants make their own food; fungi don’t
Plants are multicellular; fungi aren’t
Plants absorb their own food; fungi use photosynthesis
16
Which item would be classified as an “abiotic factor” in an ecosystem?
Ant
Rock
Bird
Fungi
17
What is the name of the field of biology involving identification and classification of organisms into categories?
Botany
Taxonomy
Cladogram
Phylogeny
18
An animal can change or adapt in its lifetime to fit into its environment.
True
False
19
Producers are not an important part of a food chain.
True
False
20
Ecosystems always change little over time.
True
False
21
Clownfish and anemones is an example of what type of symbiotic relationship?
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
Depends on other factors
22
Which factor would affect carrying capacity?
Number of prey
Number of predators
Amount of sunlight
23
Protists are classified based on what?
How they reproduce
Their cell shape
How they get their food
Where they are found
24
Predators and prey populations are usually similar in size.
False
True
25
When reading the descriptive statements in a dichotomous key, it is important to do which of the following:
Research the scientific name
Find three or more descriptive statements
Skip to the statement that is most detailed
Read the statements in order
26
If two animals are placed in the same class, what can be inferred?
They can breed successfully
They are in the same genus and species
They are from different phyla
They share similar characteristics
27
Which of the following do not belong in the kingdom Animalia?
Mucor
Worm
Spider
Jelly fish
28
What are homologous structures?
Different ancestors
Evolutionary history
Time and characteristics
Similar body parts
29
Ecology is the study of the differences between living things and their environment.
False
True
30
A dichotomous key is a tool used to classify organisms with similar characteristics.
False
True
31
Which of the following is a producer?
lizard
grasshopper
grass
Sun or hot deep ocean vent
32
Which of the following is an example of a primary consumer?
Lizard
Grass
Sun
Grasshopper
33
What is the process of classification?
Grouping
Labeling
Naming
Identifying
34
If there were too many preys in an environment, which of the following statements would be true?
The ecosystem would be fine.
There would be enough space for all organisms.
The ecosystem would collapse because of completion for food.
The prey population would decrease.
35
How is mutualism different from commensalism?
Mutualism= both benefit. Commensalism= one benefits and other harmed
Mutualism= one benefits and other is unharmed. Commensalism= both benefit
Both are examples of symbiosis
Mutualism= both benefit. Commensalism= one benefits and other is unharmed
36
A community is different from a population by having what?
Community begins with one individual
Communities have biotic and abiotic factors
Communities have one species living together
Communities have many different species living together
37
A dog and flea is an example of what type of symbiotic relationship?
Commensalism
Parasitism
Depends on other factors
Mutualism
38
Which of the following organisms would be grouped closest together in a cladogram?
Crab and lobster
Bird and fish
Octopus and spider
Horse and snake
39
Tapeworms and humans is an example of what type of symbiotic relationship?
Parasitism
Commensalism
Mutualism
Depends on other factors
40
An earthworm is in example of a decomposer.
True
False
41
What would be a hawksbill sea turtle habitat?
Where it lives
What it eats
When it migrates
Who it lives with
42
What is a dichotomous key used for?
Identifying an organism’s scientific name
Inefficiently organizing organisms
Identifying evolutionary history between organisms
Creating an organism’s scientific name
43
Animals are categorized based on physical traits and their habitat.
False
True
44
Organisms to the right of the cladogram are ancient with less, shared characteristics with organisms to the left.
False
True
45
Humans and insects are in the same Kingdom Animalia.
True
False
46
Which of the following is an example of a hawksbill interacting with an abiotic factor?
Hawksbill gets attacked by a shark
Hawksbill eats a sponge
Hawksbill mates with another hawksbill
Hawksbill digs a nest in the sand
47
Birds nesting in trees is an example of what type of symbiotic relationship?
Commensalism
Parasitism
Depends on other factors
Mutualism
48
Bees and flowers is an example of what type of symbiotic relationship?
Parasitism
Depends on other factors
Commensalism
Mutualism
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What does a dichotomous key not include?
Specific characteristics
Scientific name
Evolutionary history
Paired, descriptive statements
