Biology - Freshman Foundations

A single species that has evolved into several different forms that live in different ways has undergone

• mass extinction.
• adaptive radiation.
• coevolution.
• punctuated equilibrium.

An analysis of derived characteristics is used to generate a

• family tree based on external appearance.
• family tree based on DNA structure.
• traditional classififcation.
• cladogram.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Before Linnaeus, scientific names were problematic because they were

• written only in Latin.
• written only in Greek.
• very long and difficult to standardize.
• too brief to be descriptive.

Similar genes are evidence of

• different anatomy.
• mutations.
• binomial nomenclature.
• common ancestry.

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

Which domain corresponds to the kingdom of Eubacteria?

• Fungi
• Archaea
• Eukarya
• Bacteria

Why did oceans not exist on Earth nearly 4 billion years ago?

• There was no oxygen gas in the atmosphere.
• No water molecules were present.
• Water existed as ice because Earth was very cold.
• Water remained a gas because Earth was very hot.

The three-domain system recognizes fundamental differences between two groups of

• prokaryotes.
• multicellular organisms.
• protists.
• eukaryotes.

All organisms in the kingdoms Protista, Plantae, Fungi, and Animalia are

• multicellular organisms.
• eukaryotes.
• prokaryotes.
• phototsynthesis.

During the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, the dominant land animals were

• grazing mammals.
• human ancestors.
• dinosaurs.
• amphibians.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following functions can RNA perform under certain conditions?

• helping DNA replicate
• processing messenger RNA after transcription
• catalyzing chemicals reactions
• all of the above