Unit 7 Natural Selection, Evolution and Classification

Which domain is capable of living in extreme environments like hot springs, geysers, or very salty waters?

• Bacteria
• Archaea
• Eukarya

Which kingdoms have some organisms that can make their own food (autotrophic)?

• Plantae and Animalia
• Fungi and Plantae
• Protista and Plantae

Organisms whose cells have NO nucleus are classified as...

• Eukaryotic
• Prokaryotic
• Dead

Choose the correct way to write the scientific name for humans:

• homo sapiens
• Homosapiens
• Homo sapiens
• Homo Sapiens

The 8 levels of classification, most broad 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

A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?

• Juniper
• Pine
• Spruce
• Fir

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following organisms are MOST closely related?

• organisms that share a domain
• organisms that share a family 
• organisms that share a genus 
• organisms that share an order  

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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

• shared
• different
• similar
• opposite

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

According to this cladogram, sharks are MOST closely related to which organism? 

• Amphibians
• Ray finned fish
• Crocodiles
• Birds

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which two organisms have hair?

• Sharks & Ray Finned Fish

• Primates & Rodents

• Birds & Crocodiles

• Rabbits & Birds