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Classification, Evolution and Natural Selection
Classification, Evolution and Natural Selection
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Biology #classification basics and #evolution #naturalselection
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Which structures have no function/purpose within the body?
vestigial
homologous
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Darwin studied finches where?
Galapagos islands
Caribbean
Hawaii islands
Virgin islands
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What two kingdoms are unicellular?
Fungi & Monera
Plantae & Fungi
Monera & Protista
Monera & Plantae
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The two kingdoms Linnaeus is responsible for naming are
animalia & protista
plantae & protista
plantae & animalia
plantae & fungi
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The kingdom considered to be "decomposers"
Plantae
Fungi
Monera
Animalia
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The 5 kingdoms are
Animalia, Fungi, Monera, Planet, Protista
Monera, Plantae, Animalia, Protista, Fungi
Fungi, Plantae, Monera, Animalia, Prototype
Plantae, Monera, Animalia, Protista, Fiji
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The science of classifying organisms and assigning them names
biology
chemistry
taxonomy
embriology
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How many taxonomic levels did we learn about?
4
5
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6
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From biggest to smallest, what is the order of the taxonomic levels?
Phylum, Class, Order, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Family
Kingdom, Family, Phylum, Class, Order, Genus, Species
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Kingdom, Class, Order, Family, Phylum, Genus, Species
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Who first hypothesized evolution?
Carl Linnaeus
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Robert Hooke
Charles Darwin
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Another phrase for natural selection is
struggle for existence
survival of the fittest
speciation
breeding
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Tracks, footprints, impressions, remnants or bones of animals or plants.
fossils
carbon dating
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The prokaryotic kingdom is
Monera
Plantae
Protista
Animalia
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Charles Darwin studied _________ of tortoises on the Galapagos islands.
shells
necks
eating habits
coloration
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What organism do humans have 98.6% of their DNA sequence in common with?
chimpanzees
fruit flies
whales
apes
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Members of each species would have to compete for food, living space, and other necessities
struggle for life
struggle for existence
adaptive struggle
competitive struggle
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In the binomial nomenclature, we use what two taxonomic levels to identify a species?
kingdom, species
genus, species
class, order
kingdom, phylum
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The two-word naming system developed by Linnaeus is called
genus species
binomial nomenclature
kingdom classification
taxonomic naming
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Who is best known for his contributions to classifying organisms?
Carl Linnaeus
Charles Darwin
Alexander Hamilton
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
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The Origin of Species was written by
Carl Linnaeus
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Charles Darwin
Albert Einstein
