Classification and Evolution Review

You look at an organism under a microscope. You see that it is multicellular and has chlorophyll, and you realize it is most likely a ________.

• protist

• bacteria

• plant

• animal

Organisms in the animal kingdom always:

• produce their own food

• are unicellular

• are prokaryotic

• reproduce sexually

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On Funky Monkey Island, scientist observed several new monkey species. Using the list of traits, describe one monkey type that the scientists did NOT observe.

• Blond monkey that eats plants and has a tail

• Brown monkey that eats meat and has a tail

• Brown monkey that eats meat and has no tail

• Brown monkey that eats plants and has a tail

Which is true about protists?

• They are all single-celled

• They are all prokaryotic

• They are classified by how they get their energy

• The are classified by how they reproduce

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What were you asked to do in this chart?

• Categorize these members of the animal kingdom into those you like and those you do not like.

• Categorize these members of the animal kingdom into those that have a spine and those that do not have a spine.

• Categorize these members of the animal kingdom into those that reproduce sexually and those that reproduce asexually.

• Categorize these members of the animal kingdom into those that are creepy and those that are not creepy.

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Which of these sets of organisms are grouped by similarity in structure?

• A wolf, a shark, and a snake because they are all predators.

• A grasshopper, a deer, and a mouse because they are all herbivores.

• An elephant, a zebra, and a giraffe because they all live in the savanna.

• A lion, a leopard, and cheetah because they are all types of cats and have common physical characteristics.

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What is the BEST way to categorize organisms?

• By they type of food they eat (producer, consumer, decomposer).

• By the type of environment they live in (desert, ocean, snow)

• By their names (house cat, bobcat, catfish).

• By their common physical characteristics (has a backbone, has 4 legs, has fur)

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A group of students has studied a population of rabbits that live in the arctic tundra. Due to climate change, there is less snow in some areas than the year before. The data of the rabbit population is summarized in the chart. Prior to the snow melting, which sentence best explains the percentage of brown rabbits to the percentage of white rabbits?

• The white rabbits were easier for predators to see and catch.

• The brown rabbits were able to catch more prey.

• The white rabbits were killing all the brown rabbits.

• The brown rabbits were easier for predators to see and catch.

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Which processes are directly responsible for all of these different species of frogs?

• mutations in genes, and the process of natural selection

• the number of predators, and the color of the tadpoles

• genetic engineering and cloning

• selective breeding as pets, and room temperature

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The fossil record shows us that:

• All organisms are the same throughout the fossil record.

• The environment has remained the same since the earth was formed.

• Organisms have changed over time.

• Organisms that are extinct have come back.

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