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Natural Selection, Evolution, and Taxonomy Test Prep

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following organisms are LEAST closely related?

a)

Organisms that share a kingdom

b)

Organisms that share a family

c)

Organisms that share a genus

d)

Organisms that share a species

2.

The scientific name for an organism is made from the:

a)

Class and family name

b)

Genus and species name

c)

Order and kingdom name

d)

Kingdom and phylum name

3.

The 7 levels of classification, most general to most specific.

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

4.

Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?

a)

Carl Linnaeus

b)

Carl's Jr.

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

King Phillip

5.

Term given to describe the 2 name naming system is:

a)

Dichotmous key

b)

Binomial nomenclature

c)

Basic names

d)

Natural selection

6.

Which organisms are most closely related?

a)

Equus caballas (Horse) & Equus burchellii (Zebra)

b)

Cyanea artica (Jellyfish) &

Ctenodiscus crispatus (Mud Starfish)

c)

Naja naja (cobra) & Glycine max (soya bean)

d)

Ophiocomina nigra (black brittle star) & Brassica nigra (black mustard)

7.

The science of describing, classifying, and naming living things is called:

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Biology

c)

Taxonomy

d)

Evolution

8.

Which organisms pictured on the cladogram have hair?

a)

Prosimians only

b)

Prosimians and humans

c)

Humans only

d)

Prosimians and birds

9.
Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring? 
a)
Evolution 
b)
Variation 
c)
Adaptation
d)
Natural Selection 
10.
Which species’ DNA is most similar to the DNA of the toothed whale? 
a)
Hippopotamus 
b)
Baleen Whale
c)
Grazing Mammals
d)
Camels
11.

Adaptations are:

a)

physical or behavioral tendencies.

b)

physical or behavioral characteristics that help an organisms survive and reproduce.

c)

physical or behavioral characteristics that do not help the organism in any way.

d)

genetic mutations that have gone wrong.

12.
The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?
a)
Fossil A and C are the same age
b)
Fossil B is older than fossil C
c)
Fossils A is older than fossil B
d)
Fossil D is older than fossil C
13.
What process is being shown in this image?
a)
Variation
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Selective Breeding
d)
Homeostasis
14.
Why is the mouse population changing over time?
a)
The light mice can reproduce more successfully than the dark mice
b)
The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because the dark mice taste better
c)
The hawks eat more light mice than dark mice because they can see the light mice more easily
d)
The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because they can see the dark mice more easily