Diversity of Living Things

Which of the following pairs of organisms belong to the same population?

• a dog and a cat

• a marigold and a geranium

• a human mother and her child

• a spider and a cockroach

Which of these phrases does NOT describe part of the process of evolution by natural selection

• the environment contains limited resources

• organisms produce more offspring than will survive to reproduce

• communities include populations of several species

• organisms in a population differ in their traits

Which of the following components of an ecosystem are not abiotic factors

• wind

• small rocks

• sunlight

• tree branches

Some snakes produce a powerful poison that paralyzes their prey. This poison is an example of

• resistance

• an adaption

• a reptile

• an abiotic factor

Angiosperms called roses come in a variety of shapes and colors as a result of

• natural selection

• coevolution

• different ecosystems

• artificial selection

Unicellular organisms that live in swamps and produce methane gas are

• protists

• archaea

• fungi

• bacteria

Which of the following statements about protists is NOT true?

• most of them live in water

• some of them cause diseases in humans

• they contain genetic material

• their cells have no nucleus

Which of the statements about plants is NOT true

• They make their food from oxygen and water through photosynthesis

• Land plants have cell walls that help hold their stems upright

• They have adaptations that help prevent water loss

• Plants absorb nutrients through their roots

Yeasts, Mushrooms, and Mold are members of which Kingdom?

• Fungi

• Protist

• Plantae

• Animalia

Diatoms, Amoebas, and Paramecia are members of which Kingdom?

• Fungi

• Protista

• Plantae

• Animalia