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

 2. 
Dogs and wolves are members of
a.
the same genus.
c.
different species.
b.
the same family.
d.
All of the above
 

 3. 
Protista is an example of a
a.
class.
c.
kingdom.
b.
genus.
d.
species.
 

 4. 
All scientific names must have
a.
the same common name.
b.
the same species name.
c.
different genus names for organisms within the group.
d.
two Latin words.
 

 5. 
Similar genera are grouped into a(n)
a.
order.
c.
phylum.
b.
family.
d.
class.
 

 6. 
Similar features evolved through convergent evolution are called
a.
homologous characters.
c.
environmental characters.
b.
analogous characters.
d.
genetic characters.
 

 7. 
The basic biological unit in the Linnaean system of classification is the
a.
kingdom.
c.
family.
b.
species.
d.
genus.
 

 8. 
Under the Linnaean system of classification, plants and animals are sorted into groups based on
a.
form and structure.
c.
form and size.
b.
number and size.
d.
number and structure.
 

 9. 
An advantage of our scientific naming system is that
a.
common names mean the same in all countries.
b.
Latin names are easy to pronounce.
c.
organisms all have the same scientific name.
d.
biologists can communicate regardless of their native languages.
 

 10. 
The largest division that a group of organisms can belong to is
a.
class.
c.
kingdom.
b.
genus.
d.
domain.
 

 11. 
Analogous structures
a.
perform the same function in organisms.
b.
have the same structure in organisms.
c.
evolve from a common ancestor.
d.
have the same form in organisms.
 

 12. 
A model used by evolutionary biologists to represent evolutionary history among species is called a
a.
histogram.
c.
parallelogram.
b.
phylogram.
d.
cladogram.
 

 13. 
Each level of classification is based on
a.
shared characteristics.
c.
general characteristics.
b.
specific characteristics.
d.
All of the above
 

 14. 
The biological species concept is difficult to apply to
a.
organisms that produce pollen.
c.
organisms that live in groups.
b.
sexually reproducing organisms.
d.
asexually reproducing organisms.
 

 15. 
Linnaeus’s two-word system for naming organisms is called
a.
taxonomic evolution.
c.
Genus species.
b.
binomial nomenclature.
d.
Greek polynomials.
 

 16. 
interbreeding : hybrids
a.
water : soil
c.
homologous : environment
b.
mitosis : meiosis
d.
natural selection : change
 

 17. 
A biological species
a.
can easily be differentiated from others based on appearance.
b.
is isolated reproductively from other species.
c.
produces infertile offspring.
d.
cannot interbreed within the natural population.
 

 18. 
A hybrid is produced from
a.
interbreeding between the same species.
b.
interbreeding between distantly related species.
c.
crossing different plants.
d.
interbreeding between closely related species.
 

 19. 
Convergent evolution produces similar features in different organisms as the result of
a.
pressure by natural selection.
c.
sharing a common ancestor.
b.
similar environments.
d.
Both (a) and (b)
 

 20. 
Taxonomy is
a.
the science of naming and classifying organisms.
b.
the study of life.
c.
the sequence in which different groups evolved.
d.
the evolutionary history of a species.
 

 21. 
A species
a.
is a broadly defined group of organisms.
b.
has the same meaning as “population.”
c.
is a narrowly defined group of organisms.
d.
None of the above
 

 22. 
Derived characteristics are traits
a.
shared by all species.
c.
originated in a common ancestor.
b.
found in closely related species.
d.
found in distantly related species.
 



 
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