Cluster 5

Scientists have collected millions of fossils of different organisms, and have developed a timeline of life on Earth. What do we call this?

• Mutation

• Natural Selection

• The theory of evolution

• Fossil Record

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A physical or behavioral trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment is called a what?

• An adaptation

• A response to a stimulus

• A mutation

• Evolution

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When looking at two birds of the same species, you notice that one has darker feathers than the other one. You also notice that one has a beak that is just a little longer. These slight differences within members of the same species are called.....

• Fossils

• Extinction

• Meiosis

• Variations

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A species lives in a particular environment.  What is TRUE about the environment that the species lives in and about how the species will look over thousands of years?

• The environment will stay the same, and the traits of the species will stay the same.
• There will be changes to the environment, but the traits of the species will stay the same.
• There will be changes to the environment that could lead to changes in the traits of the species.
• There will be changes to the environment, and the traits of the species will change, but the changes in the environment could never lead to changes in the traits of species.

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Modern whales developed their traits through natural selection.  What occurs during the process of natural selection?

• Organisms choose mates from other species to create new species
• Breeders selectively cross organisms with desired traits
• Only the fittest organisms can survive and reproduce
• Organisms remain exactly the same over time.

Which two kingdoms are entirely multicellular?

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

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

• Eukaryotic
• Prokaryotic
• Dead

What can be said about all organisms that make their own food by photosynthesis

• They are all plants

• They are all vascular

• They are autorophs

• They are heterotrophs

Which classification groups provide the most specific information about an organism?

• kingdom and phylum

• kingdom and genus

• phylum and species

• genus and species

Which kingdom is autotrophic AND has a cell wall?

• Bacteria
• Fungi
• Plantae
• Protista