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1
A cell without a nucleus
prokaryote
animal cell
eukaryote
plant cell
2
The change in a species over time is ____
evolution
adaptation
natural selection
speciation
3
What is the genus of Phiddipus audax?
arthropoda
jumping spider
audax
phiddipus
4
When a new species evolves this is called _____
biogenesis
natural selection
speciation
extinction
5
Which organisms have lungs?
pigeon, mouse, chimp
salamander, lizard, pigeon, mouse, chimp
chimp & mouse
perch & hagfish
6
Which of the following refers to the fact that most mammals have very similar skeletal systems?
fossils
homologous structures
similar early development
Similar DNA
7
The way in which scientists group organisms in order to make studying them easier
natural selection
organisation
classification
evolution
8
What is the species of Felis catus?
house cat
mammalia
felis
catus
9
A trait that hurts an organisms chances to survive and reproduce in its environment
maladaptation
homologous structures
evolution
adaptation
10
which genus does falco peregrinus belong to?
peregrinus
animalia
falco
eukarya
11
what is the species of falco peregrinus?
falco
peregrinus
eukarya
animalia
12
Which of the following is the most specific level of classification?
kingdom
domain
species
genus
13
What is the species of Phiddipus audax?
jumping spider
phiddipus
arthropoda
audax
14
When a species completely dies out this is called _____
biogenesis
natural selection
extinction
speciation
15
Which factor says that organisms have different traits, even if from the same species?
competition
overproduction
environment
variation
16
A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment
adaptation
maladaptation
evolution
homologous structures
17
Which factor of natural selection says that more organisms are produced than can survive
variation
overproduction
competition
environment
18
A group of organisms that can mate and produce fertile offspring is a
kingdom
genus
species
domain
19
the scientific name for an organism is called the ________
binomial name
latin name
cladogram
common name
20
This diagram is called a ______
kobegram
evolution timeline
cladogram
Linnean system
21
Darwin observed that the beaks of the _____ were adapted to their food sources
ravens
iguanas
turtles
finches
22
Which organisms have feathers?
lizard, pigeon, mouse, chimp
pigeon only
all but hagfish
23
Which organism evolved last?
chimp
salamander
hagfish
pigeon
24
The preserved remains of an organism that lived in the past
fossil
bones
igneous rock
skeleton
25
What does all of the evidence for evolution suggest?
monkeys changed into humans
humans are the oldest organism
humans are best adapted for their environment
common ancestry
26
A cell with a nucleus
bacteria
eukaryote
prokaryote
archaea
27
Which of the following is the most general level of classification?
genus
kingdom
species
domain
28
What is the genus of Felis catus?
felis
catus
mammalia
house cat
29
Where did Charles Darwin make his famous observations that led to his theories on evolution?
Straight of Gibraltar
Madagascar
Hawaiian Islands
Galapagos Islands
30
Which organism evolved first?
chimp
hagfish
salamander
pigeon
31
Which of the following is NOT one of the three domains?
eukarya
animalia
bacteria
archaea
32
Which of the following is NOT a factor of natural selection?
overproduction
fossils
environment
competition
33
Which of the following refers to the fact that many organisms have similar embryonic bodies?
fossils
similar early development
homologous structures
Similar DNA
34
Which organisms have jaws?
lizard, pigeon, mouse, chimp
all but hagfish
perch only
chimp only
35
Which of the following is NOT a cause of extinction or speciation?
geographic isolation
environmental change
disease
adaptations
36
Which factor says that an organism's habitat determines which traits are adaptations?
variation
overproduction
competition
environment
37
An organism's binomial name is determined by which two levels of classification?
genus + kingdom
domain + kingdom
domain + species
genus + species
38
Which organisms have fur?
salamander, lizard, pigeon, mouse, chimp
chimp & mouse
perch & hagfish
pigeon, mouse, chimp
39
Which factor of natural selection says that organisms compete for limited resources?
overproduction
competition
environment
variation
40
Which of the following is NOT evidence that supports the Theory of Evolution?
overproduction
fossils
Similar DNA
homologous structures