Biology Evolution and Classification Study Guide

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Which domain(s) include multicellular organisms? Options: Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya

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Eukarya

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According to the biological key provided, which path would you have to follow in order to identify the class of your dog?

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1, 4, 6: Mammalia

Front

According to the biological key provided, the rainbow trout you just caught is in which class? Options: Agnatha, Aves, Osteichthyes, Reptilia

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Osteichthyes

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According to the biological key provided, in order to identify a crow, which path would you follow? Options: 1, 3, 5: Aves; 1, 4, 5: Aves; 1, 4, 6: Aves; none of these paths

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1, 4, 6: Aves

Front

The science of classifying organisms is called __________.

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Taxonomy

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The largest group in the modern classification system is the __________, while the smallest, consisting of only a single kind of organism, is the __________.

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Kingdom, Species

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According to evolutionary theory, if two populations of an organism are in the process of becoming more and more dissimilar, then they are undergoing __________.

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Divergence

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According to evolutionists, sugar gliders, being marsupials, evolved much earlier than flying squirrels, though the two animals look similar and are both capable of gliding flight. Evolutionists say this is an example of __________.

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Convergent Evolution

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List the eight main levels of classification from the largest grouping to the smallest according to the Taxonomic System.

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Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

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According to the phylogenetic tree provided, what happens to time as one progresses down the tree?

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Time moves backward