Evolution and Taxonomy Test

Which of the following organisms are LEAST closely related?

• Organisms that share a kingdom

• Organisms that share a family

• Organisms that share a genus

• Organisms that share a species

The scientific name for an organism is made from the:

• Class and family name

• Genus and species name

• Order and kingdom name

• Kingdom and phylum name

The 7 levels of classification, most general to most specific.

• Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species

• Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom

• Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

• Order, Kingdom, Species, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus

Term given to describe the 2 name naming system is:

• Dichotmous key

• Binomial nomenclature

• Basic names

• Natural selection

Which organisms are most closely related?

• Equus caballas (Horse) & Equus burchellii (Zebra)

• Cyanea artica (Jellyfish) &

  Ctenodiscus crispatus (Mud Starfish)

• Naja naja (cobra) & Glycine max (soya bean)

• Ophiocomina nigra (black brittle star) & Brassica nigra (black mustard)

Which organisms pictured on the cladogram have hair?

• Prosimians only

• Prosimians and humans

• Humans only

• Prosimians and birds

Adaptations are:

• physical or behavioral tendencies.

• physical or behavioral characteristics that help an organisms survive and reproduce.

• physical or behavioral characteristics that do not help the organism in any way.

• genetic mutations that have gone wrong.

What process is being shown in this image?

• Variation
• Natural Selection
• Selective Breeding
• Homeostasis

Change over time

• Natural Selection
• Selective Breeding
• Homeostasis
• Evolution

Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

• Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
• Because they come from dominant alleles.
• Because they come from recessive alleles.
• Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.