Final Exam Review Quiz Ch. 1-3

Which of the following is NOT a common feature shared by all life forms?

• Made of a common set of chemical compounds

• Made up of cells

• Exist in populations that do not evolve over time

• Use a universal genetic code to build proteins

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What is the role of genetic information in living organisms?

• To provide energy for cellular processes

• To enable development, function, and reproduction

• To regulate the external environment

• To synthesize new cells from scratch

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What does cell specialization allow multicellular organisms to do?

• Decrease in size

• Become less efficient at gathering resources

• Get larger and become more efficient at gathering resources and adapting to specific environments

• Develop into single-celled organisms

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What can similar cell types develop into?

• Organ systems

• Atoms

• Tissues

• Single-celled organisms

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What do different tissue types develop into?

• Cells

• Atoms

• Organs

• Organ systems

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How are organs grouped in multicellular organisms?

• Into cells

• Into tissues

• Into atoms

• Into organ systems

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What is the hierarchy of biological organization from the simplest to the most complex?

• Atoms, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms

• Organisms, organ systems, organs, tissues, cells, atoms

• Cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, atoms, organisms

• Atoms, small molecules, large molecules, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms

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What is the term used in phylogenetic trees to describe the splits in branches?

• Node

• Branch

• Root

• Leaf

What do the splits in the branches of a phylogenetic tree represent?

• The extinction of a species

• The evolution of a new species

• A division of one lineage into two

• The time period of a species

What do the positions of the nodes on a phylogenetic tree indicate when a time scale is present?

• The genetic similarity between species

• The number of mutations accumulated

• The geographical distribution of species

• The times of the corresponding speciation events