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Natural Selection and Taxonomy
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1
Some organisms mimic other organisms to protect themselves from predators. What is the name of this adaptation?
Mutation
Variation
Camouflage
Mimicry
2
Which characteristic do those in Kingdom Fungi and Kingdom Plantae have in common?
Mobile
Multicellular
Heterotrophic
Prokaryotic
3
Individuals that are biologically fit will survive and...
produce stronger genes
produce fewer mutations
produce more offspring
produce better traits
4
Which of the following examples illustrates a temporal barrier to mating between populations?
Species of birds dances;females select the best dancers
Variety of oak trees produce pollen during different seasons
Herds of caribou figjht instead of mating
Populations of seal species live on islands too far apart
5
Lamarck's idea of evolution violated major natural selection statement which is -
some individuals are better adapted to the environment
the organisms vary in traits
the variation is inherited
more young are born than can survive
6
Which one is correct going from the most general to the specific classification?
Genus, Species, Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Class, Family
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Kingdom, Domain, Phylum, Order, Class, Family, Genus, Species
Genus, Species, Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Class, Family
7
If two organisms belong to the same phylum they must also belong to the same what?
Species
Family
Kingdom
Class
8
Frogs and toads belong to the order Anura.
Which of these lists best describes this order?
338 families; 28 genera; 4,360 species
338 families; 4,360 genera; 28 species
28 families; 4,360 genera; 338 species
28 families; 338 genera; 4,360 species
9
According to the chart below, the grey wolf is least related to the –
Red wolf
Domestic dog
Fox
Indian wolf
10
Larger squirrels carry more acorns and out-compete smaller squirrels when food is limited.
A
C
D
B
11
What is the difference between Kingdom Plantae and Kingdom Fungi?
Plants have no nucleus; Fungi has nucleus
Plants are autotrophic; Fungi heterotrophic
Plants are motile; Fungi nonmotile
Plants are nonphotosynthetic; Fungi is photosynthetic
12
Which condition is essential for natural selection to result in new species?
a static environment
a long life span
Unlimited resources
inherited variation
13
Why is it best for scientists to use the name from standardized taxonomic system?
The standardized name differentiates between common names
Communication with other scientists will be reduced
Standardized name is less descriptive of the animal that has been observed
All scientists will be using one name
14
Which organisms most likely belong to the taxonomic group for bacteria?
Organism 1 and 2
Organism 3 and 4
Organism 1 and 4
Organism 2 and 3
15
Which one is correctly written in binomial nomenclature?
Homo sapiens
Domain and kingdom
Human species
Homo Sapiens
16
What kind of isolation occurs when two populations of birds have different courtship dances?
Behavioral
Temporal
Geographic
Sexual
17
Using dichotomous key how should this animal be classified?
Platyhelminthes
Mollusca
Arthropoda
Annelid
18
What kind of isolation occurs when there is no way to get across a river?
Behavioral
Temporal
Coevolution
Geographical
19
Which organism has the highest fitness?
Sterile mule that can pull 800 pounds
Small dog that has twice as many healthy young in each litter
Dog that can't give birth
Turtle that lays 100 eggs but only small number of eggs hatch
20
Which scenario would fit the
stabilizing
distribution graph below?
Thick shelled oysters don't break; crabs break thin shells
Light and dark clams survive; yellow clams can't blend in
Longer trunk of elephant is selected for
Solid brown and solid white moth get eaten, spotted brown and white survive
21
Which of these levels indicates the closest relationship?
Genus
Order
Class
Kingdom
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Larger beak and short beak hummingbirds are able to get nectar from flowers, but medium beak birds are not selected for.
B
C
A
D
