2024 Category 3- Evolution and Classification

An organism that LACK a NUCLEUS (NO NUCLEUS)

• Eukaryote

• Prokaryote

• Heterotroph

• Autotroph

What two levels make up a scientific name?

• genus and order

• genus and species

• domain and kingdom

• family and genus

What level comes after order?

• genus

• kingdom

• family

• species

The 4 eukaryote kingdoms are Animals, Plants, Fungi, and

• Bacteria

• Archaea

• Humans

• Protists

Natural selection could not occur without...

• genetic variation in species
• stable environments
• competition for unlimited resources
• gradual warming of the Earth

Which is not classified as a living thing?

• bacteria 
• giant kelp
• slime mold
• virus

Use the cladogram to determine which of the following organisms is most closely related to the dog?

• cat
• frog
• fish
• fly

Refer to the illustration.  The similarity of these structures is one from of evidence that the organisms...

• share a common ancestor
• all grow at different rates
• evolved instantaneously
• live for a long time

Any inherited trait that gives an organism an advantage in its environment is called ___.

• a mutation
• an adaptation
• evolution
• natural selection

Which of the following means "genetic change over time"

• natural selection
• speciation
• evolution
• fitness