History of life, evolution, classification

History of life, evolution, classification

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Phylogeny is...

• The study of classification of different species

• The study of the evolutionary history of a species

• The study of prehistoric life

• The study of the distribution of different species

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What is binomial nomenclature?

• system of 3 names

• system of 2 names

• the names of the kingdoms

• the levels of classification

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What two levels make up a scientific name?

• genus and order

• genus and species

• domain and kingdom

• family and genus

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The three Domains are:

• Plant, Animal, Bacteria
• Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya
• Fungi, Animal, Plant
• Invertebrates, Vertebrates, Plants

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The 4 eukaryote kingdoms are Animals, Plants, Fungi, and

• Bacteria

• Archaea

• Humans

• Protists

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The 8 levels of classification, broadest to most specific.

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

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phylogenetic trees show phylogeny, which shows evolutionary relationships among organisms. These phylogenetic trees are set in stone.

• yes

• no

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Who is most closely related to Taxidea taxus?

• Lutra lutra

• Panthera pardus

• Canis latrans

• Canis lupus

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Which group of animals on this tree are most closely related to birds?

• Saurischian dinosaurs

• Ornithischian dinosaurs

• Crocodiles

• None of these are related to birds

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The picture shows bone structures in a human and 3 animals. The similarity in structures of the bones suggests that

• the size of the bones is the same

• these species share a common ancestor

• these species developed at the same time and location

• the DNA of these species is the same

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Bird wings and butterfly wings are an example of

• Homologous structure
• Analogous structure
• Mimicry
• Camoflague

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Analogous structures show common ancestry.

• True

• False

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What is this a picture of?

• Pedigree

• Cladogram

• Family Tree

• Oak Tree

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Cladograms are constructed by grouping organisms together based on their____________ characteristics.

• shared
• different
• similar
• opposite

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cladograms and phylogenetic trees are the same thing

• true

• false

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a chickens genome has the coding for teeth

• true

• false

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how many characteristics do all 3 share (archaea, eukarya, bacteria)

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

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Deep ocean technology has discovered organisms in hydrothermal vents that do not rely on sunlight to survive. What do these organisms use as their energy source?

• chemosynthesis
• electrical charge
• hydropower
• thermal heat

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where do maggots come from?

• rotting meet

• molding food

• flies

• proteins

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Which statement best describes conditions on early Earth?

• hot with volcanic activity and electrical storms
• dry land covered with volcanic dust
• cold oceans
• dark and dusty with abundant water

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The electrical sparks mimicked?

• The Sun's energy
• Lightning
• Volcanic eruptions
• Cosmic radiation

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What are the 4 most abundant elements in living things?

• hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon
• hydrogen, helium, oxygen, carbon
• carbon, manganese, iron, hydrogen

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Which types of organisms developed first due to the early environmental conditions on Earth?

• prokaryotic and aerobic

• prokaryotic and anaerobic

• eukaryotic and aerobic

• eukaryotic and anaerobic

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the first photosynthesizers to produce oxygen are still around today

• true

• false

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what is this showing?

• endocytosis

• exocytosis

• cytokinesis

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he studied many organisms, but which is he best know for

• blue footed booby

• land tortoise

• finches

• iguanas

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blue-footed booby is a

• reptile

• mammal

• fish

• bird

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Charles Darwin was the first to come up with and publish the theory of evolution

• yes

• no

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When an organism of a species has an adaptation, it will compete for resources better, survive longer and pass that adaptation on to it's offspring. This process is called

• evolution by natural selection
• artificial selection
• inbreeding
• outbreeding

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What is it called when humans decide which traits of an organism are the most desirable and only allow those organisms with the specific, desired traits to breed.

• biological evolution
• evolution by natural selection
• artificial selection
• inbreeding

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Which layer is oldest?

• A
• W
• G
• Z

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The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?

• Fossil A and C are the same age
  
• Fossil B is older than fossil C
• Fossils A is older than fossil B
• Fossil D is older than fossil C

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An anatomical feature that no longer seams to have a purpose in the current form of an organism

• Homologous structure

• Analogous structure

• Vestigial structure

• None of the above

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which is true

• algae came from plants

• plants came from algae

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The extinction that killed the Dinosaurs was the largest mass extinction ever

• true

• false

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What is the scientific name for modern day humans?

• Homo Habilis

• Homo Sapiens

• Homo Erectus

• Homo Neanderthalensis

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what ERA do we live in currently?

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

• Paleozoic

• Proterozoic

• Archaean