Review Game: Q1 Summative

An organism from the past that is related to all the organisms in the group

• Fossil

• Common ancestor

• Cladogram

• Descendent

The variety of life forms that exist on Earth is known as _____.

• Chromosome

• DNA

• Biodiversity

• Evolution

An evolutionary tree diagram based on shared characteristics.

• Family Tree

• Chromosome

• DNA

• Cladogram

A trait that helps identify an organism

• Characteristic

• Genetics

• Gene

• Allele

Variations of genes that determine traits in organisms

• DNA

• Allelle

• Chromosome

• Nucleus

The basic unit of heredity carried by chromosomes, codes for proteins which determine the traits of organisms.

• Nucleus

• Cell

• Genes

• Chromosomes

A vertebrate with 4 limbs is called a _____.

• Amphibian

• Tetrapod

• Fish

• Microorganism

Compare the limbs of the modern vertebrates. Which statement best explains the similarities between the limbs? (Mark the one best answer.)

• All four vertebrates move in the same way.

• These four vertebrates share a common ancestor.

• The limbs can be used in water or on land.

• A lizard is an ancestor of a frog.

A scientist who studies fossils is known as....

• Geologists

• Paleontologist

• Evolutionist

• Conservationist

A broad time span based on typical life forms

• Period

• Fossil record

• Variation

• Era