Evolution Topic 9: Quizizz

What is the first part of a binomial in the scientific naming of organisms?

• Phylum

• Genus

• Class

• Kingdom

What is the second part of the binomial in the scientific naming of organism?

• Family

• Order

• Species

• Domain

What do taxonomist call a group of organisms that share an immediate common ancestor?

• Sister Taxa

• Basal Taxon

• Polyphyletic Group

• Taxon Lineage

What does a phylogenetic tree represent?

• Phenotypic Similarities

• Absolute Ages of species

• Patterns of descent

• Geographic Distribution

How can prologetic trees help investigate illegal harvesting of protected species?

• Analysis of fossil records

• Identifying extinct species

• Comparing DNA Sequences

• Studying Geographic Distribution

Match the term with the definition:

classification of organisms and determining their evolutionary relationships

• Systematics

• Phylogenetics

• Taxonomy

• Basal Taxon

To determine evolutionary relationships, scientists use all the following except:

• Fossil Records

• DNA & Amino Acid Sequence Comparison

• Homologous Structures

• Analogous Structures

• All of these

Match the definition with the term:

Diagrams that represent the evolutionary history of a group of organisms

• Phylogenetic trees

• cladograms

• Taxonomy

• Basal Taxon

• A

• B

• C

• D

What is the process called by which organisms are classified into groups based on similarities?

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Classification

• Evolution