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Evolution & Classification Test Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is one of the 3 Domains for classifying organisms (check all that apply)?

a)

Archaea

b)

Monera

c)

Bacteria

d)

Eukarya

2.

Which of the following is an example of a HYBRID animal?

a)

Donkey

b)

Mule

c)

Lion

d)

Whale

3.

Linneaus used what to classify organisms?

a)

Location of Discovery

b)

The Year Discovered

c)

The Person Who Made the Discovery

d)

Physical Characteristics of the organism.

4.

Being able to blend into an environment for protection from predators is what kind of adaptation?

a)

Grouping

b)

Calling

c)

Hiding

d)

Camouflage

5.

What animal does not use grouping for protection?

a)

Bears

b)

Walrus

c)

Penguins

d)

Elephants

6.

Check all the types of behavioral adaptations

a)

Gesturing

b)

Grouping

c)

Migration

d)

Mimicry

7.

Check all of the following types that are a product of Artificial Selection.

a)

Dogs

b)

Corn

c)

Pigeons

d)

Wolf

8.

A fish turning into a frog is an example of...

a)

Micro Evolution

b)

Macro Evolution

c)

Artificial Evolution

d)

Camouflage

9.

Which of the following is the LONGEST geological time period?

a)

Eon

b)

Era

c)

Year

d)

Generation

10.

The study of the classification of organisms is called...

a)

Taxonomy

b)

Micro Evolution

c)

Bilateral Symmetry

d)

Species

11.

The changing of a species to a new species that occurs over a short period of time.

a)

Macro Evolution

b)

Micro Evolution

c)

Homologous Structure

d)

Founder Effect

12.

A basic body plan where the two sides of the organism mirror each other down the middle is what?

a)

Bilateral Symmetry

b)

Micro Evolution

c)

Macro Evolution

d)

Binomial Nomenclature

13.

The change in allele frequencies that occur over a LONG period of time within a population is called what?

a)

Micro Evolution

b)

Macro Evolution

c)

Taxon

d)

Natural Selection

14.

The relative genetic contribution of an organism to future generations is called what?

a)

Fitness

b)

Spontaneous Generation

c)

Founder Effect

d)

Homologous Structure

15.

What is Spontaneous Generation?

a)

Structures that are similar in different species of common ancestry

b)

The development of living things from non-living material

c)

A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring

d)

Change in allele frequencies as a result of the migration of a small subgroup of a population

16.

The change in allele frequencies as a result of the migration of a small sub group of a population.

a)

Founder Effect

b)

Taxon

c)

Species

d)

Natural Selection

17.

What is a group or level of organization into which organisms are classified?

a)

Taxon

b)

Allele

c)

Evolution

d)

Adaptation

18.

A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring are called what?

a)

Species

b)

Taxon

c)

Homologous Structure

d)

Adaptation

19.

What is homologous structure ?

a)

The development of living things from non-living material

b)

Structures that are similar in different species of common ancestry

c)

A group of similar organism that can breed and produce fertile offspring

d)

Structures that are inherited from ancestors but has lost much or all of its original function

20.

What was the early earths atmosphere mostly made of?

a)

Sulfur

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Methane

d)

Oxygen

21.

Lightening provided the initial energy for life on earth

a)

True

b)

False

22.

What is the process of using a chemical for energy?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Chemosynthesis

c)

Carbonsynthesis

23.

What two things are vestigial structures in humans?

a)

Lumbar and Flat Teeth

b)

Coccyx and Appendix

c)

Homologous Structure and Pentadactyl Limb

24.

When using binomial nomenclature, which one of the following scientific names is written correctly?

(focus on what words are capitalized).

a)

HOMO SAPIENS

b)

Homo Sapiens

c)

homo sapiens

d)

Homo sapiens

25.

When Linneaus FIRST developed his system of classification, how many kingdoms were there?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

d)

2

26.

In the REVISED system of classification how many Kingdoms are there?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

2

d)

5

27.

What is evolution?

a)

Selective breeding in plants and animals to promote the occurrence of desirable traits.

b)

Classification system in which each species is assigned a two-part scientific name.

c)

Change over time, the process by which modern organisms have descended from older ones.

28.

What is the process by which organisms that are most suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully?

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Evolution

c)

Artificial Selection

d)

Binomial Nomenclature

29.

What is the selective breeding in plants and animals to promote the occurrence of desirable traits?

a)

Evolution

b)

Artificial Selection

c)

Natural Selection

d)

Adaptation

30.

What is Adaptation?

a)

The Selective breeding in plants and animals to promote occurrence of desirable traits

b)

Change over time

c)

Heritable characteristic that increase an organism ability to survive and reproduce

d)

Classification system in which each species is assigned a two-part scientific name.

31.

What is the classification system in which each species is assigned a two-part scientific name?

a)

Binomial Nomenclature

b)

Artificial Selection

c)

Natural Selection

d)

Kingdom

32.

What are ways that speciation can occur?

(check all that apply).

a)

Mutation Isolation

b)

Hybrid Isolation

c)

Temporal Isolation

d)

Geographical Isolation

33.

In Linneaus's 7 levels of classification, what is the largest?

a)

Kingdom

b)

Class

c)

Phylum

d)

Species

34.

In Linneaus's 7 levels of classification, what is the smallest?

a)

Kingdom

b)

Class

c)

Phylum

d)

Species

35.

Which of the following is the correct order of Linneaus's 7 levels of classification (largest to smallest).

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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