Evolution
The gradual change in species over time is...
A- Evolution
B- Nucleotide
C-Adaptation
-Natural Selection
A- Evolution
What are fossils?
The remans or traces of ancient life that have been preserved by natural process
Which moth would increase in population?
Dark moth on a dark colored tree or Light moth on dark colored tree?
Dark Moth
Organisms in the plant kingdom are unique because....
they produce their own food. (Autotrophs)
What step do we always start with when using dichotomous keys?
a-2
b-3
c-4
d-1
d-1
The 2 kingdoms that make up Prokaryotes are?
a-Animals and Plants
b-Protists and Fungi
c-Archea and Bacteria
Archea and Bacteria
Scientists classify organisms based on their _____.
Characteristics
What characteristic did Darwin observe about the finches on the Galapagos Islands?
a-Their feathers
b-Genotypes
c-Their beaks
d-Their body sizes
c-their beaks
What is taxonomy?
a-the name of Aristotle's classification system
b-the process used by geologists to classify rocks
c-the process of observing an organism's behavior
d-the scientific study of how living things are classified based on similarities
d-the scientific study of how living things are classified based on similarities
Binomial Nomenclature is a _____- part naming system used to classify organisms.
a-3
b-2
c-1
b-2
Cell with a nucleus, DNA is found in the nucleus of this cell.
Eukaryotic
Which of the following is an example of a vestigial structure?
a- Duck Feet
b-Tailbone on a whale
c-Legs of dog
d-skull of a bear
b-Tailbone on a whale
Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?
a-Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
b-Because they come from recessive alleles.
c-Because they come from dominant alleles.
d-Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.
a-Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
______________ is the most specific level of classification.
Species
When using a dichotomous key to identify organisms, what do we look at?
physical features
Cell with no nucleus, DNA floats freely in the cytoplasm.
Prokaryotic
The science of classifying objects.
Taxonomy
Organisms are classified into one of these six categories, based on several specific characteristics.
Kingdoms
An organism's scientific name consists of
a-its class name and family name
b-its kingdom name and phylum name
c-its genus name and its species name
d-its phylum name and its species name
c-its genus name and its species name
Is Eubacteria Prokaryotic or Eukaryotic
Prokaryotic
The second broadest taxonomic classification of organisms; Archaea-bacteria, Eubacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia
Kingdom
What is the study of organisms at the early stages of development?
A-Extinction
B-Fossil record
C-DNA studies
D-Embryology
D-Embryology
Organisms are classified into one of these three categories. This is the broadest classification of organisms.
a-Species
b-Domains
c-Phylum
d-Kingdoms
b-Domians
The 8 levels of classification, most broad to most specific.
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
The binomial (2-part naming) system of classification was developed by the Father of Taxonomy, a scientist named
Darwin
Hooke
Linnaeus
Mendel
Linnaeus