WorksheetsLS.13 & LS.4 Test Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Record or timeline of earth's history
a)
fossil museum
b)
fossil history
c)
fossil record
d)
fossil timeline
2.
A change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment.
a)
variations
b)
adaptation
c)
selective breeding
d)
cellular mistakes
3.
The end of an organism or of a group of organisms (taxon)
a)
mutations
b)
fossilization
c)
extinction
d)
adaptation
4.
Change in the genetic composition of a population during successive generations
a)
evolution
b)
classification
c)
genetics
d)
population disturbances
5.
Scientist who visited the Galapagos Islands and proposed the theories of evolution and natural selection
a)
Robert Hooke
b)
Matthias Schleiden
c)
Charles Darwin
d)
Lamarck
6.
Sponges belong to the animal phyla -
a)
porifera
b)
mollusca
c)
nematoda
d)
platyhelminthes
7.
Leopards' spots allow them to hide from their prey in the treetops.
a)
overpopulation
b)
selection
c)
variation
d)
adaptation
8.
A mistake or change in a DNA sequence
a)
Mutation
b)
Adaptation
c)
Nucleotide
d)
Replication
9.
How many domains are there?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
10.
Your phylum (human, that is)
a)
Echinoderm
b)
Chordate
c)
Annelid
d)
Mollusk
11.
One characteristic used to place organisms into kingdoms is..
a)
Body shape
b)
How they move
c)
How many cells
d)
How they reproduce
12.
Which is the broadest classification level?
a)
Species
b)
Genus
c)
Family
d)
Domain
13.
Ambulocetus were aquatic mammals that lived on eart about 49 million years ago. There are no longer any living ambulocetus on Earth.
a)
overproduction
b)
extinction
c)
selection
d)
mutation
14.
Which is the most specific classification level?
a)
Domain
b)
Kingdom
c)
Genus
d)
Species
15.
Domain Eukarya has _________ kingdoms.
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
16.
An organism's scientific name consists of...
a)
Domain kingdom
b)
Phylum class
c)
Family order
d)
Genus species
17.
Who developed the system of naming organisms with 2 names?
a)
Mendel
b)
Hooke
c)
Watson and Crick
d)
Linnaeus
18.
Chordates, Annelids, Echinoderms, Cnidarians, Mollusks, and Arthropods
a)
Phyla
b)
Kingdom
c)
Division
d)
Domain
19.
The 8 levels of classification, largest to smallest.
a)
Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Domain
b)
Genus, Species, Kingdom, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Order
c)
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
d)
Archaebacteria, prostists, kingdoms
20.
Which kingdom has all multicellular organisms that move to catch their food?
a)
Protist
b)
Fungi
c)
Plant
d)
Animal
21.
A group of organisms that look alike and can reproduce among themselves is known as a:
a)
Genus
b)
Species
c)
Phylum
d)
Family
22.
The domain Archaea:
a)
are multicellular
b)
undergo photosynthesis
c)
have membrain bound organelles
d)
are able to tolerate extreme environments
23.
Which domain contains organisms that are unicellular, prokaryotic, and can cause illness yet also make food such as yogurt.
a)
Eukarya
b)
Archaea
c)
Bacteria
d)
Plants
24.
Organisms in the Bacteria domain are prokaryotic.
a)
false
b)
true
25.
Structures that are inherited from a common ancestor are homologous.
a)
true
b)
false
26.
When looking to see how animal species have evolved over time, scientists rely on this.
a)
ancient pictographs
b)
climate change
c)
written history
d)
fossil record
27.
What do protists, plants, fungi, and animals have in common?
a)
multicellular
b)
eukaryotic
c)
prokaryotic
d)
consumers
28.
Which of these is the best description of a typical organism in the Plant kingdom?
a)
is unicellular
b)
lacks a nucleus
c)
makes its own food
d)
lacks a cell wall
29.
The hardened remains of a living thing that died long ago.
a)
extinct
b)
fossil
c)
bone
d)
cast
30.
A correctly written scientific name is -
a)
Aquila
b)
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
c)
Guiraea Caerulea
d)
poliop caerul
31.
An organism's ability to survive and reproduce in its environment refers to its
a)
fitness
b)
selection
c)
mutation
d)
evolution
32.
Some organisms that share a common ancestor have features that have different functions, but similar structures. These are known as
a)
vestigal structures
b)
analogous structures
c)
homologous structures
d)
fossil structutes
33.
Mutations are important because they bring about
a)
death of the organism in which they develop
b)
genetic variation needed for a population to evolve
c)
benefits for the individual, not for the population
d)
Hardey-Weinberg equilibrium within a population
34.
Traces of early living things, like a footprint, nest, or skeleton
a)
remains
b)
fossil
c)
decompose
d)
extinct
35.
A fossil would not be preserved in -
a)
mold
b)
rocks (stone)
c)
ice
d)
tar
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