Evolution Test Review

Question 1

The field of science that deals with classification is called?

Accepted Answer

taxonomy

Question 2

Lamarcks theory of evolution includes the idea that new organs in a species appear as result of

Accepted Answer

the actions of organisms as they use/fail to use body parts

Question 3

What are the 8 levels to the system of classification?

Accepted Answer

domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus,species

Question 4

Darwin's theory of evolution suggest that?

Accepted Answer

species change over time

Question 5

Which statement is consistent with the theory of natural selection?

Accepted Answer

They are the ones that are best adapted to survive

Question 6

For many species, there are often regional differences in their

Accepted Answer

common names

Question 7

Who developed the system of classification we use today?

Accepted Answer

Linnaeus

Question 8

When a farmer breeds only his or her best livestock, the process involved is?

Accepted Answer

artificial selection

Question 9

The cats, Panthera leo and Panthera domesticus do NOT belong to the same?

Accepted Answer

species

Question 10

Identify leaf A using the dichotomous key

Accepted Answer

Magnolia

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a basis for classification?

Accepted Answer

having similar common names

Question 12

In the scientific version of a species name, which of the terms is capitalized?

Accepted Answer

the first term only

Question 13

TorF the spotted catshark is more closely related to the elephant shark than the little skate

Accepted Answer

false

Question 14

Individuals who survive are the ones best adapted to their environment. Their survival is due

Accepted Answer

to possession of inherited adaptations that maximize fitness

Question 15

Biologists use a classification system to group organisms in part because organisms

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are very numerous and diverse

Question 16

Galapagos finches having many similar physical characteristics supports the hypothesis that

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they descended from a common ancestor

Question 17

When lions prey on a herd of antelopes, some escape and others are killed.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

survival of the fittest

Question 18

In humans, the pelvis and thigh bone are involved in walking. In whales the thigh bone is a?

Accepted Answer

vestigial structure

Question 19

According to the phylogenetic tree, is a human more closely related to a mouse or a dog?

Accepted Answer

mouse

Question 20

What is the scientific name of a grizzly bear according to the chart?

Accepted Answer

Ursus horribilis

Question 21

Birds such as the chicken,turkey, &zebra finch, are most closely related to what other organism

Accepted Answer

lizard

Question 22

An adaptation is an inherited characteristic that can be?

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physical or behavioral

Question 23

Scientists assign each kind of organism a universally accepted name in the system known as?

Accepted Answer

binomial nomenclature

Question 24

Darwin called the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its specific environment

Accepted Answer

fitness

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Evolution Test Review

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