Category 3 pre-assessment

Which sequence correctly identifies the levels of organization in a biosphere from most complex to least complex?

• organism --> population--> community--> ecosystem

• ecosystem--> community--> population--> organism

• community--> organism--> ecosystem--> population

• population--> ecosystem--> organism--> community

Organisms that are prokaryotes are in the domains

• Eubacteria and Archaeabacteria

• Plantae and Animalia

• Eukarya and Archaeabacteria

• Fungi and Eubacteria

Kingdom Fungi includes species

• such as plants.

• that obtain food by tearing and ingesting with teeth.

• that use photosynthesis to obtain food.

• that obtain food by decomposing dead organisms and absorbing the nutrients.

Structures are similar in appearance but not in structure

• Vestigial 
• Homologous 
• Analogous Structures 
• Embryonic 

Which layer is the oldest

• B
• A
• E
• C

The opossum and kangaroo both incubate their young in a pouch. This provides evidence that they---

• are descended from a common ancestor
• Have very similar skeletal structures
• belong to the same species
• must range great distances to eat

The scientific name for an organism includes which taxa?

• class and family 
• genus and species 
• domain and kingdom 
• kingdom and phylum 

An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?

• Class Insecta
• Order Amblygygi
• Order Araneae
• Order Scorpiones

Organisms with differences/variations that are helpful will ______________________

• live longer
• become extinct
• show no change

Which species’ DNA is most similar to the DNA of the toothed whale? 

• Hippopotamus 
• Baleen Whale
• Grazing Mammals
• Camels