Evolution and Structure in Biology

What are analogous structures?

• Features of different species that are similar in function but not in structure

• Features of different species that are similar in structure and function

• Features of the same species that are similar in function but not in structure

• Features of different species that are similar in structure but not in function

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Which kingdom under the domain Eukarya consists of multicellular eukaryotes that are heterotrophic and lack cell walls?

• Plantae

• Animalia

• Fungi

• Protista

What is unique about archaebacteria compared to eubacteria?

• They have cell walls made of cellulose

• They are multicellular

• Their cell wall is made of a different sugar

• They are autotrophic

What does biochemistry study?

• The structure of cells

• The chemical processes in living organisms

• The evolution of species

• The classification of organisms

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What does comparative morphology focus on?

• The genetic differences between species

• The chemical processes in organisms

• How homologous structures vary across organisms

• The environmental adaptation of species

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What is convergent evolution?

• Evolution of similar traits in distantly related organisms

• Evolution of different traits in the same species

• Evolution of similar traits in closely related organisms

• Evolution of different traits in distantly related organisms

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What occurs during divergent evolution?

• Different species evolve similar traits

• The same species evolve different traits

• Different species evolve different traits

• The same species evolve similar traits

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What is the focus of embryology?

• Study of plant growth

• Study of animal behavior

• Study of embryos and their development

• Study of genetic mutations

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Which kingdom under the domain Bacteria consists of single-celled prokaryotes?

• Protista

• Eubacteria

• Fungi

• Plantae

What does fitness refer to in biological terms?

• An organism's ability to survive

• An organism's ability to reproduce

• An organism's ability to adapt

• An organism's ability to pass its genetic material to offspring

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