Zoology 1 - Test 1

A _____________ __________ is used to identify and classify living organisms based on their physical characteristics and observable traits.

• Fossil Timeline

• Dichotomous Key

• Binomial Nomenclature

• Kingdom of Phylum

_____________ _____________ shows the imprint of once living organisms in solidified rock, and shows how ancestral organisms evolved.

• Dichotomous Key

• Sedimentary Rock

• Fossil Record

• Geological Periods

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The Levels of Organization of an organism in order from smallest to largest is...?

• Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere

• Population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere, organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cell

• Ecosystem, biome, biosphere, organism, population, community, organ system, organ, tissue, cell

• Biosphere, biome, ecosystem, community, population, organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cell

______________ is the study of the kinds and diversity of organisms and their evolutionary relationships while _____________ ______________ is giving a distinct name to each species.

• Taxonomy, Binomial Nomenclature

• Taxonomy, Classification

• Binomial Nomenclature, Classification

• Sorting, Taxonomy

This is an example of a ____________ which shows the progression or addition of traits and/or characteristics of animals over time.

• Dichotomous Key

• Phylogenetic Tree

• Cladogram

• Fossil Record

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

This is an example of a _______________ which depicts animal relationships from one species to another.

• Dichotomous Key

• Fossil Record

• Phylogenetic Tree

• Cladogram

Felis domesticus (cat) and Gallus gallus domesticus (chicken) are examples of these organisms' ______ _________.

• Genus

• Species

• Binomial Nomenclature

• Scientific Domains

Felis in the scientific name for cat represents the ___________ while domesticus represents the ____________.

• Family, Genus

• Genus, Phyla

• Genus, Species

• Family, Species

________________ means that an animal has a backbone.

• Vertebrate

• Invertebrate

• Cnidaria

• Pseudopod

_______________ are all animals that lack a backbone.

• Vertebrates

• Invertebrates

• Cnidaria

• Pseudopods