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Ecology, Evolution, Classification and Taxonomy

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of model is used to place animal taxa in a phylogenetic context?

a)

Population graph

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Cladogram

d)

Food web

2.

Which of the following animal taxa is NOT included in a classification of representative animal taxa?

a)

Platyhelminthes

b)

Porifera

c)

Cnidaria

d)

Mammalia

3.

Which domain do ALL animals belong to

a)

Archaea

b)

Bacteria

c)

Eukarya

4.

Which kingdom will we be studying in this class?

a)

Fungi

b)

Protista

c)

Plantae

d)

Animalia

5.

What is the definition of evolution

a)

Organisms adapting

b)

Organisms changing

c)

Organisms growing

d)

A change in the gene pool within a species

6.

What does a cladogram show?

a)

Same Kingdom

b)

Same Domain

c)

Same Family

d)

Evolutionary relationships among organsims

7.

Did a gorilla evolve from a tiger?

a)

Yes

b)

No

8.

Which is closer related, tiger & salamander or tiger & shark?

a)

tiger & salamander

b)

tiger & shark

c)

Neither

d)

Both

9.

The study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment.

a)

Botany

b)

Biology

c)

Anatomy

d)

Ecology

10.

The tendency of organisms that have tendency of

organisms that have favorable adaptations to their

environment to survive and become the parents of the

next generation

(a)  

11.

A broad taxonomic category made up of related phyla;

many biologists currently recognize six kingdoms of

living organisms.

(a)  

12.

A group of organism with similar structural and

functional characteristics that in nature breed only with

one another and have a close common ancestry.

(a)  

13.

A taxonomic category that includes one or more

kingdoms.

(a)  

14.

WHAT ARE THE 3 DOMAINS OF LIFE

(a)  

15.

Which of the following is a primary focus of the study of ecology?

a)

A) The classification of organisms

b)

B) The interaction between organisms and their environment

c)

C) The genetic makeup of organisms

d)

D) The evolutionary history of organisms