Evolution and Classification Review

Question 1

True or False: Protista have true nuclei

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

In this cladogram, which species are tetrapods?

Accepted Answer

Amphibians, birds, prosimians, and humans

Question 3

Which of the following pieces of evidence helps us understand the evolution of life on earth?

Accepted Answer

Morphological characteristics, Embryology, The fossil record, DNA, RNA, and amino acid sequences

Question 4

Which of the following best describes punctuated equilibrium?

Accepted Answer

Relatively little change interrupted by periods of rapid change

Question 5

According to this cladogram, Angiosperms are most closely related to...

Accepted Answer

Gymnosperms

Question 6

A single celled organism with a peptidoglycan cell wall would be categorized as

Accepted Answer

Eubacteria

Question 7

True or False: Individuals don't evolve, populations do

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

What is the tiger's Binomial Nomenclature classification.

Accepted Answer

Panthera tigris

Question 9

The two names in binomial nomenclature are

Accepted Answer

Genus and species

Question 10

What is taxonomy?

Accepted Answer

naming, defining, and classifying organisms based on shared characteristics

Question 11

Antibiotic resistance is a result of the process of

Accepted Answer

Natural Selection

Question 12

Which kingdom has chitin in its cell walls?

Accepted Answer

Fungi

Question 13

This Swedish scientist developed the system of binomial nomenclature.

Accepted Answer

Linnaeus

Question 14

Using this cladogram, which animal does not have jaws?

Accepted Answer

Hagfish

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