WorksheetsEvolution & Classification Test Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 19mins
Which of the following is one of the 3 Domains for classifying organisms (check all that apply)?
Archaea
Monera
Bacteria
Eukarya
Which of the following is an example of a HYBRID animal?
Donkey
Mule
Lion
Whale
Linneaus used what to classify organisms?
Location of Discovery
The Year Discovered
The Person Who Made the Discovery
Physical Characteristics of the organism.
Being able to blend into an environment for protection from predators is what kind of adaptation?
Grouping
Calling
Hiding
Camouflage
What animal does not use grouping for protection?
Bears
Walrus
Penguins
Elephants
Check all the types of behavioral adaptations
Gesturing
Grouping
Migration
Mimicry
Check all of the following types that are a product of Artificial Selection.
Dogs
Corn
Pigeons
Wolf
A fish turning into a frog is an example of...
Micro Evolution
Macro Evolution
Artificial Evolution
Camouflage
Which of the following is the LONGEST geological time period?
Eon
Era
Year
Generation
The study of the classification of organisms is called...
Taxonomy
Micro Evolution
Bilateral Symmetry
Species
The changing of a species to a new species that occurs over a short period of time.
Macro Evolution
Micro Evolution
Homologous Structure
Founder Effect
A basic body plan where the two sides of the organism mirror each other down the middle is what?
Bilateral Symmetry
Micro Evolution
Macro Evolution
Binomial Nomenclature
The change in allele frequencies that occur over a LONG period of time within a population is called what?
Micro Evolution
Macro Evolution
Taxon
Natural Selection
The relative genetic contribution of an organism to future generations is called what?
Fitness
Spontaneous Generation
Founder Effect
Homologous Structure
What is Spontaneous Generation?
Structures that are similar in different species of common ancestry
The development of living things from non-living material
A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring
Change in allele frequencies as a result of the migration of a small subgroup of a population
The change in allele frequencies as a result of the migration of a small sub group of a population.
Founder Effect
Taxon
Species
Natural Selection
What is a group or level of organization into which organisms are classified?
Taxon
Allele
Evolution
Adaptation
A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring are called what?
Species
Taxon
Homologous Structure
Adaptation
What is homologous structure ?
The development of living things from non-living material
Structures that are similar in different species of common ancestry
A group of similar organism that can breed and produce fertile offspring
Structures that are inherited from ancestors but has lost much or all of its original function
What was the early earths atmosphere mostly made of?
Sulfur
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
Oxygen
Lightening provided the initial energy for life on earth
True
False
What is the process of using a chemical for energy?
Photosynthesis
Chemosynthesis
Carbonsynthesis
What two things are vestigial structures in humans?
Lumbar and Flat Teeth
Coccyx and Appendix
Homologous Structure and Pentadactyl Limb
When using binomial nomenclature, which one of the following scientific names is written correctly?
(focus on what words are capitalized).
HOMO SAPIENS
Homo Sapiens
homo sapiens
Homo sapiens
When Linneaus FIRST developed his system of classification, how many kingdoms were there?
3
5
7
2
In the REVISED system of classification how many Kingdoms are there?
6
7
2
5
What is evolution?
Selective breeding in plants and animals to promote the occurrence of desirable traits.
Classification system in which each species is assigned a two-part scientific name.
Change over time, the process by which modern organisms have descended from older ones.
What is the process by which organisms that are most suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully?
Natural Selection
Evolution
Artificial Selection
Binomial Nomenclature
What is the selective breeding in plants and animals to promote the occurrence of desirable traits?
Evolution
Artificial Selection
Natural Selection
Adaptation
What is Adaptation?
The Selective breeding in plants and animals to promote occurrence of desirable traits
Change over time
Heritable characteristic that increase an organism ability to survive and reproduce
Classification system in which each species is assigned a two-part scientific name.
What is the classification system in which each species is assigned a two-part scientific name?
Binomial Nomenclature
Artificial Selection
Natural Selection
Kingdom
What are ways that speciation can occur?
(check all that apply).
Mutation Isolation
Hybrid Isolation
Temporal Isolation
Geographical Isolation
In Linneaus's 7 levels of classification, what is the largest?
Kingdom
Class
Phylum
Species
In Linneaus's 7 levels of classification, what is the smallest?
Kingdom
Class
Phylum
Species
Which of the following is the correct order of Linneaus's 7 levels of classification (largest to smallest).
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Order, Class, Family, Species, Kingdom, Phylum, Genus
Kingdom, Class, Order, Phylum, Family, Genus, Species
Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom
