Unit 5 Review
Evolution and Classification
On the Galápagos Islands, Charles Darwin
observed
a.
completely unrelated species on each of the islands.
b.
species exactly like those found in South America.
c.
somewhat similar species with traits that suited their particular
environment.
d.
species completely unrelated to those found in South America.
Lamarck’s hypothesis about evolution includes the
concept that new organs in a species appear as a
result of
a. continual increases in population size.
b.
the actions of organisms as they use or fail to use body
structures.
c.
an unchanging local environment.
d.
the natural variations already present within the population of
organisms.
According to Darwin’s theory of natural selection,
the individuals that tend to survive are those that
have
a.
b.
c.
d.
characteristics their parents acquired by use and disuse.
characteristics that plant and animal breeders value.
the greatest number of offspring.
variations best suited to the environment.
Darwin’s concept of evolution was NOT
influenced by
a.
b.
c.
d.
the work of Lyell.
knowledge of the structure of DNA.
his collection of specimens.
his trip on the H.M.S. Beagle.
James Hutton’s and Charles Lyell’s work
suggested that
a.
b.
c.
d.
Earth is many millions of years old.
Earth is several thousand years old.
all fossils were formed in the last one thousand years.
all rocks on Earth contain fossils.
Darwin called the ability of an organism to
survive and reproduce in its environment
a.
b.
c.
d.
diversity.
fitness.
adaptation.
evolution.
Scientists assign each kind of organism a
universally accepted name in the system known as
a.
b.
c.
d.
traditional classification.
the three domains.
binomial nomenclature.
phylogeny.
Several different classes make up a
a.
b.
c.
d.
kingdom.
family.
phylum.
genus.
In an evolutionary classification scheme,
species within one genus should
a.
b.
c.
d.
be more similar to each other than they are to other species.
not be similar in appearance.
be limited to species that can interbreed.
have identical genes.
The three-domain system recognizes fundamental
differences between two groups of
a.
b.
c.
d.
prokaryotes.
eukaryotes.
protists.
multicellular organisms.
In binomial nomenclature, which of the two
terms is capitalized?
a.
b.
c.
d.
the first term only
the second term only
both the first and second terms
neither the first nor the second term
A genus is composed of a number of related
a.
b.
c.
d.
kingdoms.
phyla.
orders.
species.
Similar genes are evidence of
a.
b.
c.
d.
common ancestry.
mutations.
binomial nomenclature.
different anatomy.
All organisms in the kingdoms Protista,
Plantae, Fungi, and Animalia are
a.
b.
c.
d.
multicellular organisms.
photosynthetic organisms.
eukaryotes.
prokaryotes.
The scientific name for the scary dinosaur in
Jurassic Park is correctly written as
a.
b.
c.
d.
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Tyrannosaurus rex
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Tyrannosaurus rex
Which taxonomic category contains the greatest
number of different organisms?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Kingdom
Class
Domain
Genus
If two organisms belong to the same Phylum,
they also belong to the same
a.
b.
c.
d.
Order
Class
Family
Kingdom
What is a cladogram?
How do members of Kingdom Fungi and
Plantae differ?
Name 2 characteristics of Kingdom Animalia.