Biological Evolution and Classification

What is the process whereby earth's life changes over time through changes in the genes of populations?

• Biological Evolution

• Geological Evolution

• Continental Drift

• Dichotomous Key

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is equivalent structures in different organisms that do not come from a common ancestor, but perform the same function?

• Analogous Structures

• Homologous Structures

• Vestigial Structures

• Dichotomous Key

What is the same part in different organisms in a variety of shapes and forms, showing a degree of relation between organisms?

• Analogous Structures

• Homologous Structures

• Vestigial Structures

• Embryology

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is a structure or organ (body part) that is either smaller in size or has no use left over from evolution?

• Analogous Structures

• Homologous Structures

• Vestigial Structures

• Species

A diagram that shows how organisms are related to each other

• Cladogram

• Bracket

• Punnett square

• Karyotype

Match the following DOMAINS to their characteristics

• Eukaryotic, multicellular organism.

• Archaea

• Prokaryotic, single celled, extreme conditions, no peptidoglycan

• Bacteria

• Prokaryotic, unicellular, peptidoglycan in cell wall

• Eukarya

The scientific name for a tiger is Panthera tigris. ​The organism belong to the domain ​ (a)   , and the kingdom ​ (b)   . ​ These animals are ​ (c)   . They are ​ (d)   .

• Animalia

• Plantae

• Fungi

• Eukarya

• Archaea

• Eubacteria

• Multicellular

• Unicellular

• heterotrophs

• autotrophs

What states that organisms change and develop over time to adapt an increase rate of survival?

• Biological Evolution

• Theory of Plate Tectonics

• Theory of Evolution

• Tectonic Plates

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is a group of organisms that reproduces only with other members of the same group?

• Species

• Embryology

• System of Classification

• Dichotomous Key

What is Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species?

• Species

• Taxonomy

• System of Classification

• Dichotomous Key