Practice for Bio II Final F24

Front

What class do earthworms belong to?

Back

Oligochaeta

Front

What subclass do marine worms belong to?

Back

Polychaeta

Front

What subclass do leeches belong to?

Back

Hirudinea

Front

Which characteristic of living things explains why some birds migrate?

Back

Living things respond to their environment.

Front

Why are the wings of birds and insects not considered evidence of relatedness?

Back

The wings are not homologous structures with a common ancestral origin.

Front

What is a key statement of Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection?

Back

More offspring are produced than can possibly survive.

Front

What are the units of inheritance?

Back

Genes

Front

What is the process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring?

Back

Natural selection.

Front

What is the term for the genetic makeup of an organism?

Back

Genotype.

Front

What is the observable physical or biochemical characteristics of an organism?

Back

Phenotype.