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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. 
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)
 

 2. 
A hybrid is produced from
a.
crossing different plants.
b.
interbreeding between the same species.
c.
interbreeding between distantly related species.
d.
interbreeding between closely related species.
 

 3. 
Each level of classification is based on
a.
specific characteristics.
c.
shared characteristics.
b.
general characteristics.
d.
All of the above
 

 4. 
Under the Linnaean system of classification, plants and animals are sorted into groups based on
a.
number and size.
c.
form and size.
b.
form and structure.
d.
number and structure.
 

 5. 
Analogous structures
a.
have the same structure in organisms.
b.
have the same form in organisms.
c.
perform the same function in organisms.
d.
evolve from a common ancestor.
 

 6. 
The largest division that a group of organisms can belong to is
a.
kingdom.
c.
class.
b.
genus.
d.
domain.
 

 7. 
Taxonomy is
a.
the evolutionary history of a species.
b.
the study of life.
c.
the sequence in which different groups evolved.
d.
the science of naming and classifying organisms.
 

 8. 
The biological species concept is difficult to apply to
a.
asexually reproducing organisms.
c.
organisms that produce pollen.
b.
organisms that live in groups.
d.
sexually reproducing organisms.
 

 9. 
A biological species
a.
cannot interbreed within the natural population.
b.
produces infertile offspring.
c.
is isolated reproductively from other species.
d.
can easily be differentiated from others based on appearance.
 

 10. 
Linnaeus’s two-word system for naming organisms is called
a.
taxonomic evolution.
c.
Greek polynomials.
b.
binomial nomenclature.
d.
Genus species.
 

 11. 
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
 

 12. 
Protista is an example of a
a.
kingdom.
c.
genus.
b.
class.
d.
species.
 

 13. 
A model used by evolutionary biologists to represent evolutionary history among species is called a
a.
cladogram.
c.
parallelogram.
b.
phylogram.
d.
histogram.
 

 14. 
Derived characteristics are traits
a.
found in closely related species.
c.
originated in a common ancestor.
b.
found in distantly related species.
d.
shared by all species.
 

 15. 
The basic biological unit in the Linnaean system of classification is the
a.
species.
c.
genus.
b.
family.
d.
kingdom.
 

 16. 
An advantage of our scientific naming system is that
a.
organisms all have the same scientific name.
b.
biologists can communicate regardless of their native languages.
c.
common names mean the same in all countries.
d.
Latin names are easy to pronounce.
 

 17. 
All scientific names must have
a.
the same common name.
b.
the same species name.
c.
two Latin words.
d.
different genus names for organisms within the group.
 

 18. 
Similar genera are grouped into a(n)
a.
order.
c.
phylum.
b.
class.
d.
family.
 

 19. 
Dogs and wolves are members of
a.
different species.
c.
the same genus.
b.
the same family.
d.
All of the above
 

 20. 
Similar features evolved through convergent evolution are called
a.
homologous characters.
c.
genetic characters.
b.
analogous characters.
d.
environmental characters.
 

 21. 
Evolutionary systematics emphasizes the importance of
a.
unique characteristics.
c.
compared characteristics.
b.
shared characteristics.
d.
derived characteristics.
 

 22. 
interbreeding : hybrids
a.
mitosis : meiosis
c.
homologous : environment
b.
natural selection : change
d.
water : soil
 



 
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