Taxonomy & Evolution Review

The scientific name for an organism is made from the:

• class and family name
• genus and species name
• domain and kingdom name
• kingdom and phylum name

What is unicellular? 

• one cell 
• many cells 
• no nuclues 
• DNA 

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

What type of cell has a nucleus? 

• eukaryotic
• prokaryotic 

decomposition is an important role of

• protozoans
• algae
• plants
• fungi

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An organism that is multicellular, reproduces sexually, and makes its own food (autotrophic) is classified into which taxonomic Kingdom?

• Fungi
• Plantae
• Protista
• Animalia

If an organism has a vestigial structure, that structure likely once had a function in a(n)

• close relative
• early ancestor
• unrelated organism
• embryological stage

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The model that predicts evolution occurs at a slow, steady rate is called...

• gradualism
• punctuated equilibrium
• adaptive radiation
• convergent evolution 

A rapid change in environmental conditions leads to

• decreased rates of evolution
• gradualism
• autotrophic nutrition
• rapid speciation

If an organism has a vestigial structure, that structure likely once had a function in a(n)

• close relative
• early ancestor
• unrelated organism
• embryological stage

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Some organisms that share a common ancestor have features that have different functions, but similar structures.  These are known as

• vestigial structures
• analogous structures
• homologous structures
• fossil structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2