What is the LARGEST taxonomic group?
Domain
What is Evolution?
Change over time
Which animal is LEAST related to the Waterbuck?
Nylas
Aa, Bb, Cc, Hh
Why is taxonomic classification important?
To identify organisms and identify evolutionary relationships.
What is the smallest taxonomic group?
Species
What are the 4 DNA bases that ALL organisms have?
Adenine (A), Guanine (G), Cytosine (C), Thymine (T)
Which animal is most closely related to the Wildebeest
Antelope
Give an example of a homozygous recessive trait
gg, hh, tt
Between variation and adaptation, which one helps organisms survive?
Adaptation
What is the ONLY kingdom that has PROKARYOTIC cells?
Bacteria
Why did bird evolve the types of beaks they have?
Its best suited for their environment
Which organism is the most genetically different from the Nylas?
Wildebeest
Give an example of a homozygous dominant trait
TT, FF, AA
Can temperature effect how genes are expressed?
YES!
All kingdoms EXCEPT for bacteria have what type of cells?
Eukaryotic
This picture is evidence that the human, dog, whale and bird shared a what?
Common ancestor
Which to animals are most closely related?
Squirrel and Chipmunk
Give an example of a heritable trait
Any reasonable example will work such as...
1. color of fur
2. Shape of spots
3. Height
4. hair color
What are the TWO main goals of organisms (think survival and babies)
1. To avoid predators and survive
2. To have lots of offspring
What is the correct order of all 8 taxonomic groups?
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
This picture is evidence of what?
Evolution
Which group has the greatest genetic difference from Gorillas?
A. Pongo
B. M. Sylvanus
C. Hylobates
D. Pan
B. M. Sulvanus
The differences we see among organisms is because their DNA is in a different what?
A. Order of nucleotides
B. Types of sugar molecules
C. Sized phosphate groups
D. Types of nitrogenous bases
A. Order! Same bases, different order of nucleotides
Twin rabbits were born from a black mother rabbit and a black father rabbit. One baby rabbit was black and one baby rabbit was brown. What is the most likely reason for the difference in the traits of the two rabbits?
A. The inherited different chromosomes
B. The inherited different amounts of DNA
C. They inherited different nucleotide sequences
D. A mutagen altered the sequence of nucleotides in the brown rabbit
C. They inherited a different nucleotide sequence. (different DNA/genes/traits)