Evolution and Classification Review

Which phylum below is known to house organisms such as fish, reptiles, amphibians, and birds?

• Cnidaria
• Chordata
• Echinodermata
• Mollusca

According to the phylogenetic tree below, which two species are most closely related to one another by evolution?

• Bottlenose Dolphin and Walrus
• Walrus and Manatee
• Killer Whale and Bottlenose Dolphin
• Killer Whale and Manatee

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In order for natural selection to occur, all of the following must exist EXCEPT...

• Adaptation (one version of a trait is more favorable than another, improving odds of survival)
• Descent with modification (species change as the environment changes)
• Overproduction of offspring (having more offspring than you know will survive)
• Resource partitioning (species sharing a resource to avoid competition)
• Variation (mutations lead to natural variation in traits within the population)

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While the fossil record is incomplete due to some marine organisms not leaving behind fossilized remains in the form of shells or bones, how can fossils be used as evidence for evolution?

• Fossils help point scientists towards what our common ancestors may have looked like
• Fossils help document species that previously existed, which helps scientists to better study the evolutionary history of many species
• Fossils have given scientists an idea of how fish with fins evolved to become hands in amphibians, reptiles, and mammals
• All of the answers shown

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A change in allele frequency in a population of organisms over time is the definition of...

• Plate tectonics
• Evolution
• Binomial nomenclature
• Oceanography

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Structures that have the same evolutionary origins but can be used for different purposes by different organisms that possess them are called...

• Embryos
• Vestigial Structures
• Homologous Structures
• Analogous Structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following shows the correct order of the eight levels of classification from broadest to most specific?

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

What do we call the science of naming and grouping species?

• Taxonomy
• Evolution
• Phylogeny
• Ecology

The scientific name of an organism consists of its...

• Phylum and Class
• Genus and Species
• Family and Genus
• Kingdom and Species

Which of the following scientific names for the loggerhead sea turtle is written correctly?

• I only
• II & III
• I & IV
• All are written correctly