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Evolution and Taxonomy
Evolution and Taxonomy
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A dichotomous key is...
a set of traits that identify an organism
only used when you are confused
a set of paired statements to identify an organism
a set of animals
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The main points of "The Origin of Species"
Individuals compete for resources or mates
Best traits produce the most offspring
Species produce more offspring than can survive
No such things as evolution
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Natural selection means the strong survive and the weak die.
True
False
4
Who developed our current taxonomic system?
Aristotle
Newton
Linnaeus
Galileo
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__________________refers to the number of organisms that have a particular trait.
Frequency
Variants
Mutations
Allele
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Evolution is the process of
Development
Change in species over long period of time
Something
Changing energy flow
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Which of the following does not provide evidence for evolution?
Homologous structures
Fossil record
Natural selection
Selective breeding
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A dichotomous key is used to:
divide a kindgom
locate an organism
identify an organism
interbreed species
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Used to demonstrate bone evidence of evolution..
Homologous
Fossil
Vestigial
It doesn't
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What is a species?
organisms that perform a certain function in an environment
all the organisms that live and interact in an environment
the organisms that belong to the domain Eukarya
organisms that can produce fertile offspring
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Binomial Nomenclature is a ...
One name naming system
Dichotomous key
Three name naming system
Two name naming system
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Darwin developed the theory of evolution by
_______________________________
Lamarck Theory
Natural Selection
DNA
Proteins
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He proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Charles Darwin
Carolus Linnaeus
Thomas Malthus
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What kingdom is this?
Eubacteria
protist
Animal
fungi
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We can influence the _________________of a species
evolution
DNA
species
Genetics
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When writing the genus and the species, which is capatalized?
Genus
Neither
Both
Species
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kingdom Plantae is
autotrophic
roots
insect
heterotrophic
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What is the most narrow category of classifcation?
Kingdom
Species
Domain
Family
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________________ Evolution organisms not closely related evolve similar traits.
Convergent
Divergent
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____________ Structures – these are organs or parts that seem to have no function
Vestigial
Analogous
Fossils
Homologous
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Using this cladogram, which animal does not have jaws?
Pigeon
Mouse
Lizard
Hagfish
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Which of the following is a vestigial structure?
fossil cast
wisdom teeth
the bill of a finch
flower color
23
Green Algae is a protista
True
False
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Evolution is the UNIFYING THEORY OF BIOLOGY because it helps usunderstand the ___________________of life on the planet.
origin of species
Darwin
Tiglons
diversity
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___________________________ humans select variations they found useful and breed for those traits.
Selective Breeding
Natural Selection
Artificial Selection
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___________________ are models that have been tested and confirmed
Laws
Theories
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Analogous structure is....
similar function different skull
Different vertebrae
Left over from ancestor
similar function, different in structure
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True or false: Linnaeus's system has 7 levels of classifcation
true
false
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Evolution of homologous structures by adaptive radiation explains:
Similarities in structure with similarities in function
Differences in structure with similarities in function
Similarities in structure with differences in function
Differences in structure with differences in function
