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Bio7B:  Illustrate the results of natural selection (Ch. 14 - HOLT)

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
Linnaeus’s two-word system for naming organisms is called
a.
binomial nomenclature.
c.
Genus species.
b.
Greek polynomials.
d.
taxonomic evolution.
 

 2. 
A model used by evolutionary biologists to represent evolutionary history among species is called a
a.
histogram.
c.
parallelogram.
b.
cladogram.
d.
phylogram.
 

 3. 
The basic biological unit in the Linnaean system of classification is the
a.
genus.
c.
kingdom.
b.
family.
d.
species.
 

 4. 
A biological species
a.
can easily be differentiated from others based on appearance.
b.
produces infertile offspring.
c.
is isolated reproductively from other species.
d.
cannot interbreed within the natural population.
 

 5. 
Convergent evolution produces similar features in different organisms as the result of
a.
similar environments.
c.
sharing a common ancestor.
b.
pressure by natural selection.
d.
Both (a) and (b)
 

 6. 
Each level of classification is based on
a.
specific characteristics.
c.
general characteristics.
b.
shared characteristics.
d.
All of the above
 

 7. 
Evolutionary systematics emphasizes the importance of
a.
compared characteristics.
c.
derived characteristics.
b.
unique characteristics.
d.
shared characteristics.
 

 8. 
Protista is an example of a
a.
species.
c.
genus.
b.
class.
d.
kingdom.
 

 9. 
A species
a.
is a broadly defined group of organisms.
b.
is a narrowly defined group of organisms.
c.
has the same meaning as “population.”
d.
None of the above
 

 10. 
A hybrid is produced from
a.
crossing different plants.
b.
interbreeding between distantly related species.
c.
interbreeding between closely related species.
d.
interbreeding between the same species.
 

 11. 
All scientific names must have
a.
the same species name.
b.
the same common name.
c.
different genus names for organisms within the group.
d.
two Latin words.
 

 12. 
Taxonomy is
a.
the evolutionary history of a species.
b.
the science of naming and classifying organisms.
c.
the sequence in which different groups evolved.
d.
the study of life.
 

 13. 
An advantage of our scientific naming system is that
a.
organisms all have the same scientific name.
b.
Latin names are easy to pronounce.
c.
common names mean the same in all countries.
d.
biologists can communicate regardless of their native languages.
 

 14. 
Under the Linnaean system of classification, plants and animals are sorted into groups based on
a.
number and size.
c.
form and structure.
b.
number and structure.
d.
form and size.
 

 15. 
Similar features evolved through convergent evolution are called
a.
homologous characters.
c.
environmental characters.
b.
analogous characters.
d.
genetic characters.
 

 16. 
Analogous structures
a.
evolve from a common ancestor.
b.
perform the same function in organisms.
c.
have the same structure in organisms.
d.
have the same form in organisms.
 

 17. 
Dogs and wolves are members of
a.
the same family.
c.
the same genus.
b.
different species.
d.
All of the above
 

 18. 
Derived characteristics are traits
a.
found in closely related species.
c.
originated in a common ancestor.
b.
shared by all species.
d.
found in distantly related species.
 

 19. 
The biological species concept is difficult to apply to
a.
asexually reproducing organisms.
c.
organisms that produce pollen.
b.
sexually reproducing organisms.
d.
organisms that live in groups.
 

 20. 
Similar genera are grouped into a(n)
a.
family.
c.
phylum.
b.
order.
d.
class.
 

 21. 
interbreeding : hybrids
a.
homologous : environment
c.
natural selection : change
b.
water : soil
d.
mitosis : meiosis
 

 22. 
The largest division that a group of organisms can belong to is
a.
class.
c.
kingdom.
b.
domain.
d.
genus.
 



 
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