Evolution and Classification

What are the three Domains?

• Bacteria, Protista, Fungi

• Archea, Bacteria, Eukarya

• Fungi, Archea, Eukarya

• Bacteria, Fungi, Protista

Scientists classify organisms by....

• giving each several kingdom names.

• placing them in groups with organisms with similar characteristics or traits.

• the type of brain the organism has.

• determining if the organism is helpful or hurtful.

Archeabacteria and Eubacteria are the only living things that do not have...

• a nucleus.

• a cell wall.

• cytoplasm.

• flagella.

The monarch butterfly's scientific name is Danaus plexippus. What part of this name is the species name?

• Danaus

• monarch

• plexippus

• butterfly

Animals living in extremely cold environments usually have special characteristics like thick blubber, thick fur, or other methods of conserving heat. What do these characteristics represent?

• Variations

• Adaptations

• Mutations

• Selective Breeding

The process where organisms that are better adapted to their environment will survive and reproduce more successfully than organisms less adapted is called...

• Cloning.

• Selective Breeding.

• Evolution of all species.

• Natural Selection.

A mistake in DNA during its replication process is called...

• an adaptation.

• a mutation.

• a variation.

• transcription.

What characteristics do Fungi and Plantae share?

• eukaryotes

• autotrophs

• unicellular

• no cell wall

What distinguishes Archaeabacteria and Eubacteria from the other Kingdoms?

• eukaryotes

• prokaryotes

• multicellular

• no cell wall

In which Kingdom would you classify a multicellular autotroph?

• Archaeabacteria

• Eubacteria

• Fungi

• Plantae

• Animalia