Reporting Category 3 Vocab

Fossils show that cyanobacteria evolved at least 3.5 billion years ago.  How did cyanobacteria change Earth's environment?

• They made it hotter.
• They added oxygen to the atmosphere.
• They added nitrogen to the soil.
• They added carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.

What does the fossil record show about the history of species of Earth?

• Species stay the same over time.
• Species evolve from one form to another.
• Modern species have no relationship to ancient species.
• No species have become extinct in the last 2 million years.

The standardized system for naming organism is known as binomial nomenclature.  What two pieces of information are used to name and identify organisms using this system?

• genus and species
• class and genus
• class and species
• domain and kingdom

Which of these processes is most likely to increase the genetic diversity that plays a role in evolution?

• binary fission
• cell division
• asexual reproduction
• sexual reproduction

This type of selection favors extreme phenotypes over average or the opposite extreme.

• directional

• disruptive

• stabilizing

• artificial

This type of selection is due to selective breeding by humans.

• directional

• disruptive

• stabilizing

• artificial

Natural selection causes changes with populations, not individuals.

• true

• false

Natural selection requires that resources are ____________.

• always available

• infinite

• there

• limited

Movement of individuals with different genes from one population to another is called ___________.

• genetic drift

• continental drift

• gene flow

• genetic variation

A eukaryotic, multicellular autotroph would be part of kingdom ______________

• animalia

• fungi

• plantae

• protista