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Penguin Check-In Quiz

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 4hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What number represents the most recent common ancestor of C and D?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

2.

Which number represents the most recent common ancestor of species A, B, C, D, and E?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

3.

Which species is most closely related to Taxidea taxus?

a)

Lutra lutra

b)

Panthera pardus

c)

Canis latrans

d)

Canis lupus

4.

Which group of animals on this tree are most closely related to birds?

a)

Saurischian dinosaurs

b)

Ornithischian dinosaurs

c)

Crocodiles

d)

None of these are related to birds

5.

According to this tree, which of these animal phyla are most closely related?

a)

Arthropoda & Mollusca

b)

Arthropoda & Chordata

c)

Chordata & Mollusca

d)

Cnidaria & Platyhelminthes

6.

The term "endemic" means

a)

It's like an epidemic, a disease that spreads.

b)

It's how populations spread to new areas.

c)

related organisms that interbreed and produce fertile offspring.

d)

A species found only in one specific area.

7.

The term "morphology" means:

a)

The study of behavioral changes in a species.

b)

The study of genetic inheritance patterns in a species.

c)

The study of physical appearance of organisms.

8.

Biogeography refers to:

a)

The study of behavioral changes in a species.

b)

The study of genetic inheritance patterns in a species.

c)

The study of physical appearance of organisms.

d)

The study of the distribution of living organisms

9.

Phylogenetics refers to:

a)

The study of behavioral changes in a species.

b)

The study of the evolutionary relationship between species.

c)

The study of physical appearance of organisms.

d)

The study of the distribution of living organisms

10.

What kind of evidence can biologists use to study the evolution of a species? (check all that apply)

a)

biogeography

b)

phylogenetic trees containing genetic analysis

c)

morphology

d)

time machines

e)

fossils

11.

What is your favorite penguin species so far?

4 lines
12.

Which is the correct order?

a)

Kingdom Phylum Order Class

b)

Class Order Family Genus

c)

Domain Phylum Kingdom Species

d)

Order Family Species Genus

13.

Which of the following sets of animals would be the most closely related?

a)

Animals in the same order

b)

Animals in the same genus

c)

Animals in the same class

d)

Animals in the same family

14.

Which of the following sets of insects would be the most closely related?

a)

Insects in the same class

b)

Insects in the same family

c)

Insects in the same order

d)

Insects in the same species

15.

Which of the following taxonomic groups would contain plants with the greatest amount of variety and differences?

a)

Kingdom

b)

Phylum

c)

Order

d)

Family

16.

The American lobster (Homarus americanus) is most closely related to which of the following organisms?

a)

Cape lobster (Homarinus capensis)

b)

Common lobster (Homarus gammarus)

c)

Patagonian lobsterette (Thymops birsteini)

d)

Scarlett clawed lobster (Nephropsis atlantica)

17.

Which of the following pairs of organisms from the table shown to the left would be the most closely related?

a)

Desert iguana and Box turtle

b)

Chuckwalla and Bush anole

c)

Box turtle and Bush anole

d)

Desert iguana and Chuchwalla

18.

What is an invasive species?

a)

An organism that is new to an environment that has positive effects on the environment.

b)

An organism that is native to an environment that has negative effects on the environment.

c)

An organism that is new to an environment that has negative effects on the environment.

d)

An organism that is native to an environment that has positive effects on the environment.

19.

The excessive use of species that have economic value is known as

a)

pollution

b)

habitat destruction

c)

overharvesting

d)

climate change

20.

The threat to biodiversity that occurs when the homes of different species are destroyed

a)

pollution

b)

habitat loss

c)

overharvesting

d)

climate change

21.

When human-made chemicals and garbage find their way into nature and harm the air, soil, and water it is called

a)

pollution

b)

habitat destruction

c)

overexploitation

d)

climate change

22.

True or false: An ecosystem with high genetic diversity is healthier than an ecosystem with low genetic diversity.

a)

True

b)

False