Biology Test #3 Spring 2023

Branch of biology that groups and names organisms based on studies of their different characteristics.

Which of the following is defined as change over time?

The "tree of life" does not contain _____.

Relative likelihood that a genotype will contribute to the gene pool of the next generation.

Which of the following is not an abiotic factor?

What derived trait separates salamanders from turtles?

Which of the following are autotrophs found at the base of a food chain?

Process where beneficial traits become more common in future generations.

Which type of natural selection favors the intermediate phenotype?

What trait is shared by four organisms on the cladogram below?

Which of the following are the adaptations an organism has that allow it to be more fit and produce more offspring?

An _____ contains all the plant and animal species that interact with each other and the abiotic factors of the area.

Which type of natural selection favors both extreme phenotypes?

Population of giraffes that only have long necks is an example of _____.

The leopard is most closely related to the _____.

Diagrams that show evolutionary relationships.

Which type of natural selection favors only one extreme phenotype?

Which level of classification contains the largest number of organisms?

Two frog species separated by a river is an example of _____.

Which of the following is NOT a Hardy-Weinberg assumption?

The evolutionary history of a species is called its _____.

Which of the following contain decomposers?

_____ describes the movement of alleles between populations.

Which of the following are the most diverse group of eukaryotes?

_____ is a group of organisms, all of the same species.

Two male crabs fighting each other for a mate is an example of _____.

To which kingdom does poison ivy belong to?

Who came up with the modern day classification system?

The image below is a cladogram.

A class is a group of similar _____.