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Biology QPA 3 Review

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins

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Class
Date
1.

What type of structures does this picture show?

a)

Analogous structures

b)

Vestigial structures

c)

Homologous structures

d)

Molecular structures

2.

What type of structures are pictured here?

a)

Analogous structures

b)

Vestigial structures

c)

Homologous structures

d)

Embryological structures

3.

What type of structures show evidence of common ancestry?

a)

Homologous structures

b)

Analogous structures

c)

Vestigial structures

4.

Comparing how long animals develop similarly is a branch of evolutionary science called -

a)

molecular homologies

b)

embryology

c)

vestigial homologies

d)

genetic homologies

5.

Based on these embryos, which two animals have the closest common ancestors?

a)

Human and fish

b)

Human and pig

c)

Pig and turtle

d)

Human bird

6.

What best describes a vestigial structure?

a)

Body parts with the same function but different structures

b)

Body parts that no longer serve a purpose

c)

Body parts adapted to the organisms environment

d)

Body parts with different functions but the same structures

7.

What do vestigial structures provide evidence of?

a)

What the organisms ancestors adaptations were

b)

That an organism shares a common ancestor with another

c)

That the organism does not share common ancestors with others

d)

How old an organism is

8.

Mutations can introduce new traits to a population. The mutation may eventually become common within the population, but only if it -

a)

increases genetic diversity

b)

increases fitness for the environment

c)

decreases how different individuals are from one another

d)

was caused by nature instead of human interference

9.

In which layer are the oldest fossils found?

a)

F

b)

D

c)

E

d)

B

10.

If a portion of the population becomes reproductively isolated from the other members and they no longer interbreed, then this has occured -

a)

speciation

b)

convergent evolution

c)

natural selection

d)

artificial selection

11.

What type of selection is pictured here?

a)

Artificial selection

b)

Disruptive selection

c)

Stabilizing selection

d)

Directional selection

12.

What type of selection is pictured here?

a)

Divergent selection

b)

Disruptive selection

c)

Stabilizing selection

d)

Directional selection

13.

What type of selection is pictured here?

a)

Disruptive selection

b)

Stabilizing selection

c)

Directional selection

d)

Artificial selection

14.

What best describes Darwin's statement "survival of the fittest"

a)

The animal in the best shape will survive the longest

b)

The animal that is best adapted will reproduce the most

c)

The strongest animal will gather the most resources

d)

Animals will always adapt to changes in their environments

15.

True fitness means that those with the most advantageous traits will _________________ and pass those traits on to their offspring.

a)

evolve faster

b)

adapt more

c)

run the fastest

d)

reproduce the most

16.

Fill in the order of taxa: Domain ____________, Phylum, Class, ____________, Family, Genus, ______________

a)

Order, Species, Kingdom

b)

Kingdom, Species, Order

c)

Kingdom, Order, Species

d)

Species, Order, Kingdom

17.

Two organisms are most closely related if they share which level?

a)

kingdom

b)

genus

c)

domain

d)

class

18.

What is the primary difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?

a)

Prokaryotes do not have ribosomes

b)

Prokaryotes do not have a nucleus

c)

Prokaryotes do not have cytoplasm

d)

Prokaryotes do not have a cell membrane

19.

Can eukaryotes be unicellular?

a)

No - all eukaryotes are multicellular

b)

Yes - eukaryotes have to be unicellular

c)

No - only prokaryotes can be unicellular

d)

Yes - protists are unicellular eukaryotes

20.

Protists, Fungi, Plants, and Animals are all members of which domain?

a)

Archaeabacteria

b)

Eubacteria

c)

Eukarya

21.

How do vertebrates and invertebrates differ?

a)

Vertebrates are much more simple organisms

b)

Vertebrates have a bony spine

c)

Invertebrates are all prokaryotic

d)

Invertebrates have a bony spine

22.

Which of the following lists examples of invertebrates?

a)

Salamanders, penguins, lions, wolves

b)

Pigs, humans, bears, deer

c)

Birds, snakes, fish, lizards

d)

insects, jellyfish, crabs, lobsters

23.

Which list describes traits of a fish?

a)

Have body hair. Produce milk. Warm blooded. Give live birth

b)

Smooth, moist skin. Cold-blooded. Lay eggs in water

c)

Have feathers and wings. Majority can fly. Warm-blooded. Lay eggs.

d)

Live in water, have gills, lay eggs

24.

Which list describes traits of an amphibian?

a)

Have body hair. Produce milk. Warm blooded. Give live birth

b)

Smooth, moist skin. Cold-blooded. Lay eggs in water

c)

Dry scaly skin. Cold-blooded. Lay eggs on land.

d)

Have feathers and wings. Majority can fly. Warm-blooded. Lay eggs.

25.

Which list describes traits of a reptile?

a)

Smooth, moist skin. Cold-blooded. Lay eggs in water

b)

Dry scaly skin. Cold-blooded. Lay eggs on land.

c)

Have body hair. Produce milk. Warm blooded. Give live birth

d)

Live in water, have gills, lay eggs

26.

Which list describes traits of a bird?

a)

Have feathers and wings. Majority can fly. Warm-blooded. Lay eggs

b)

Live in water, have gills, lay eggs

c)

Smooth, moist skin. Cold-blooded. Lay eggs in water

d)

Dry scaly skin. Cold-blooded. Lay eggs on land.

27.

Which list describes traits of a mammal?

a)

Have feathers and wings. Majority can fly. Warm-blooded. Lay eggs.

b)

Dry scaly skin. Cold-blooded. Lay eggs on land.

c)

Have body hair. Produce milk. Warm blooded. Give live birth

d)

Smooth, moist skin. Cold-blooded. Lay eggs in water

28.

Multicellular organisms exhibit different levels of organization. Name each level from most to least complex beginning with cells.

a)

Cells, organs, tissues, organ systems

b)

Cells, organ system, tissues, organs

c)

Cells, tissues, organs, organ systems

d)

Cells, tissues, organ system, organs

29.

What is the primary benefit of using standardized, scientific names for organisms?

a)

To avoid confusion and help communication

b)

To help scientists sound smart

c)

To make biology students lives hard

d)

So that each region has their own name for an organism

30.

Which two organisms in the chart are most closely related?

a)

Whale shark & Humpback whale

b)

Black spider monkey & Ring-tailed lemur

c)

Black spider monkey & Whale Shark

d)

Ring-tailed lemur & Humpback whale

31.

At what taxonomic level does the whale shark diverge from the other 3 organisms?

a)

Phylum

b)

Kingdom

c)

Genus

d)

Class

32.

A species has the name Ateles geoffroyi. Which organism in the chart is it most closely related to?

a)

Ring-tailed lemur

b)

Whale shark

c)

Humpback whale

d)

Black spider monkey

33.

What is the scientific name for the whale shark?

a)

Lemur catta

b)

Rhincodon typus

c)

Megaptera novaeanglia

d)

Ateles paniscus

34.

Using this key, what is the name of Bird Z?

a)

Platyspiza

b)

Camarhynchus

c)

Carthidea

d)

Geospiza

35.

According to this cladogram, which organisms do NOT have lungs?

a)

Salamander & Lizard

b)

Hagfish & Perch

c)

Rabbit & Gorilla

d)

Eagle & Perch

36.

The lizard is the first animal in this group to have what feature?

a)

Claws or nails

b)

Lungs

c)

Feathers

d)

Jaws

37.

Which organism is the rabbit most closely related to?

a)

Eagle

b)

Hagfish

c)

Gorilla

d)

Lizard

38.

What is a virus?

a)

A prokaryotic pathogen

b)

A type of fungus that can get us sick

c)

A single celled eukaryotic parasite

d)

A non-living particle made up of proteins and nucleic acid

39.

A virus requires a host. What is the purpose of invading host cells?

a)

To obtain energy from their hosts.

b)

To use their hosts components to reproduce

c)

They use the host for nutrients

d)

To have shelter from the environment

40.

What is the purpose of these structures on the surface of the virus?

a)

They protect the virus

b)

They help the virus obtain nutrients from the environment

c)

They attach to the host cell and allow the virus to enter

d)

They help the virus move

41.

How does a lysogenic virus differ from a lytic virus?

a)

Lytic viruses do no show symptoms right away

b)

Lysogenic viruses have a dormant period before causing symptoms.

c)

Lysogenic viruses immediately begin damaging the host cell

d)

Lytic viruses do no spread quickly

42.

What is the integumentary system?

a)

The bodies defensive systems that fights off infections

b)

The bodies chemical messaging system

c)

The bodies system that breaks down food into nutrients

d)

The skin

43.

Elimination of wastes in the form of carbon dioxide, sweat, urine, etc. would be classified as the job of this system:

a)

Digestive system

b)

Excretory system

c)

Nervous system

d)

Circulatory system

44.

Hormones are a part of this system:

a)

Integumentary system

b)

Excretory system

c)

Respiratory System

d)

Endocrine system

45.

Oxygen is required by every cell of your body. What two systems are responsible for its delivery?

a)

Integumentary and Excretory

b)

Respiratory and Circulatory

c)

Nervous and Endocrine

d)

Reproductive and Digestive

46.

How does the muscular and skeletal systems interact?

a)

Muscles pull on the bones to create movements

b)

Bones produce the cells needed to make the muscular system

c)

Bones protect the muscles

d)

Muscles provide the nutrients needed for the skeletal system

47.

What is homeostasis?

a)

The maintaining of stable conditions that body needs to function properly

b)

The bodies process of breaking down food and absorbing nutrients

c)

The passing on of genetic material to an organisms offspring

d)

The bodies natural defense against pathogens

48.

How do the endocrine and nervous systems maintain homeostasis?

a)

Endocrine - monitors body conditions, Nervous - releases chemicals that change its functions

b)

Nervous - monitors body conditions, Endocrine - releases chemicals that change its functions