Unit 8-Biodiversity: Classification & Natural Selection

According to this chart, which two organisms are most closely related to each other?

• earthworm and fruit fly

• earthworm and dog

• dog and human

• fruit fly and human

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According to this chart, what is the scientific name for the fruit fly?

• Drosophila melanogaster

• Flius fruiticus

• Lumbricus terrestris

• Insecta diptera

Which of the following puts the classification groups in the correct order from most general to most specific:

• Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

• Phylum, Order, Domain, Family, Kingdom, Class, Species, Genus

• Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Domain

• Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Genus, Species, Family, Class, Order

Changes in the inherited characteristics of a species over time is called:

• growth

• binomial nomenclature

• taxonomy

• evolution

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Environments change over time. Species which do not have favorable characteristics necessary to survive in a changed environment will:

• evolve

• go extinct

• change their DNA in response to the new environmental conditions

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The pictures show the bone structures of three animals. The similarity of the bone structures of these animals suggests that...

• their DNA is exactly the same

• these species share a common ancestor

• these animals belong to the same species

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The diagram shows the fossils embedded in layers of the Earth's crust. What does this evidence suggest about the development of life forms on Earth?

• Complex organisms appeared first, then simpler organisms

• Simple and complex organisms appeared at about the same time

• Simple organisms appeared before more complex ones

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This chart shows the inferred evolution of some dinosaurs during three time periods in Earth's history. Which dinosaur is most likely evolved from Coelophysis?

• Theodont

• Tyrannosaurus

• Triceratops

• Camptosaurus

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According to the diagram, during the last 40 million years, the structure of the horse's foot has...

• lost toes

• become smaller

• remained the same size

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All the field mice that live in a field of light colored grass have tan fur. One of the mice is born with black fur. What could have caused the black color?

• Selective breeding

• Natural Selection

• Adaptation

• Mutation

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