Biology STAAR Reporting Category

The science that specializes in naming and classifying organisms is...

• anatomy
• biology
• botany
• taxonomy

Structures that have different mature forms, but develop from the same embryonic structure are called ______________ structures.

• Darwinian
• Larmarckian
• homologous
• fossils

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Which of the following is the correct way to write the scientific name of the Northern cardinal?

• cardinalis cardinalis
• Cardinalis cardinalis
• cardinalis Cardinalis
• Cardinalis Cardinalis

Natural selection could not occur without...

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

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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

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The species of finches that Darwin observed differed in the shape of their beaks.  According to Darwin, all of these species probably differed due to...

• natural selection
• had migrated from Africa
• had descended from similar birds in Africa
• ate the same diet

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An inherited characteristic that increases an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in its specific environment is called a(n)...

• homologous structure
• vestigial organ
• adaptation
• speciation

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When farmers select the largest hogs, the fastest horses, or the cows that produce the most milk for breeding it is called...

• natural selection
• artificial selection
• survival of the fittest
• homologous variation

The study of the evolutionary relationships among organisms is called...

• taxonomy 
• domainology
• phylogeny
• binomial nomenclature

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