Evolution and Taxonomy Quiz

Fitness can be described as _____________.

• The physical strength of an organism.

• An organism's capacity to live, survive, and reproduce in a particular environment.

• The overall health of an organism.

• The age of an organism.

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Which of the following is an example of an Analogous structure?

• The wings of a bird vs the wings of an insect.

• The flippers of a whale vs the flippers of a dolphin.

• The arm of a human vs the wing of a bird.

• None of the above.

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Which of the following was NOT one of the main points in Darwin's theories on evolution?

• Organisms produce many offspring.

• Resources in environments are limited.

• Survival of the fittest.

• All individuals are the same.

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Which of the following is an example of a Homologous structure?

• A human arm vs the wing of a bat.

• The wings of a butterfly vs the wings of a bird.

• The wing of a penguin vs the flipper of a dolphin.

• The flippers of a whale vs the fins of a shark.

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The Law of Superposition states that

• In any undisturbed sequence of rocks deposited in layers, the youngest layer is on top and the oldest is on bottom.

• In any undisturbed sequence of rocks deposited in layers, the oldest layer is on top and the youngest is on bottom.

• In any disturbed sequence of rocks deposited in layers, the youngest layer is on top and oldest is on bottom.

• In any disturbed sequence of rocks deposited in layers, the oldest is on top and the youngest layer is on bottom.

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Which of the following supports the idea that life on Earth has continually evolved?

• Evidence from melting glaciers.

• Evidence from climate change.

• Evidence from rock layers, fossils, ice cores, and genetic data.

• Evidence from the ring layers of trees.

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A scientist has discovered a fossil that indicates a recent change in a species. The scientist's discovery provides a link between what two scientific ideas?

• The theory of evolution and cell theory.

• The theory of evolution and the Law of Superposition.

• The theory of gravity and the theory of evolution.

• The theory of the modern synthesis and the theory of evolution.

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Taxonomy is the ______________

• Study of classifying living things into different categories.

• Study of classifying animals.

• Study of classifying plants.

• Study of classifying extinct organisms into different categories.

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Consider the scientific name of the compass jellyfish, Chrysaora hysocella. Chrysaora is the ______ of this species and hysocella is the _____ of this species.

• species, genus

• kingdom, order

• family, species

• genus, species

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What is the name of the current classification system? Who is responsible for devising this system?

• Binomial Nomenclature, Carl Linnaeus

• Scientific naming, Aristotle

• Evolution, Charles Darwin

• Taxonomy, Carl Linnaeus

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