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Quiz: natural selection & phylogeny

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

place the correct natural selection

by the graph it represents

2.

What is the definition of fitness?

a)
ability to survive and reproduce in a specific environment
b)
organisms with traits well suited to their environment survive and reproduce at a greater rate
c)
a growing population causes a scarcity of resources
d)
differences in the DNA sequence
3.

Two organisms that are closely related would have

a)

very similar DNA sequence

b)

exactly the same DNA sequences

c)

no proteins in common

d)

completely different DNA sequence

4.

In this example of natural selection, what environmental factor is acting as a selection force - or environmental pressure - on the giraffe?

a)

Food is found on tree tops

b)

Having a long neck

c)

Being cursed with beauty

d)

Having spots that act as camouflage

5.

All the animals to the right of the salamander would have the common characteristic of...

a)

Fur

b)

Claws or nails

c)

Lungs

d)

Jaws

6.

Binomial nomenclature is a 2-name naming system based on

a)

Family genus

b)

Class order

c)

genus species

d)

Genus species

7.

If a plant has vascular tissue but no seeds, which of the four plant groups here would it fall into?

a)

Ferns

b)

Cone-bearing plants

c)

Mosses

d)

Flowering plants

8.

________________ is the evolutionary history of a group of related organisms.

a)

Phylogeny

b)

Cladistics

c)

Ecology

d)

Physiolgy

9.
Where is the T.rex and frog's common ancestor?
a)
Point A
b)
Point B
c)
Point C
d)
Point D
10.
What is the term for a feature that allows an organism to survive in its environment?
a)
adaptation
b)
variation
c)
homologous structure
d)
vestigial structure