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

 2. 
Analogous structures
a.
perform the same function in organisms.
b.
evolve from a common ancestor.
c.
have the same structure in organisms.
d.
have the same form in organisms.
 

 3. 
The largest division that a group of organisms can belong to is
a.
kingdom.
c.
domain.
b.
genus.
d.
class.
 

 4. 
Taxonomy is
a.
the science of naming and classifying organisms.
b.
the study of life.
c.
the evolutionary history of a species.
d.
the sequence in which different groups evolved.
 

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

 6. 
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)
 

 7. 
The biological species concept is difficult to apply to
a.
sexually reproducing organisms.
c.
organisms that live in groups.
b.
asexually reproducing organisms.
d.
organisms that produce pollen.
 

 8. 
A biological species
a.
can easily be differentiated from others based on appearance.
b.
cannot interbreed within the natural population.
c.
is isolated reproductively from other species.
d.
produces infertile offspring.
 

 9. 
All scientific names must have
a.
different genus names for organisms within the group.
b.
two Latin words.
c.
the same common name.
d.
the same species name.
 

 10. 
Similar features evolved through convergent evolution are called
a.
environmental characters.
c.
genetic characters.
b.
homologous characters.
d.
analogous characters.
 

 11. 
An advantage of our scientific naming system is that
a.
Latin names are easy to pronounce.
b.
organisms all have the same scientific name.
c.
common names mean the same in all countries.
d.
biologists can communicate regardless of their native languages.
 

 12. 
Evolutionary systematics emphasizes the importance of
a.
shared characteristics.
c.
unique characteristics.
b.
derived characteristics.
d.
compared characteristics.
 

 13. 
The basic biological unit in the Linnaean system of classification is the
a.
kingdom.
c.
species.
b.
genus.
d.
family.
 

 14. 
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.
 

 15. 
Derived characteristics are traits
a.
found in closely related species.
c.
shared by all species.
b.
found in distantly related species.
d.
originated in a common ancestor.
 

 16. 
Dogs and wolves are members of
a.
the same genus.
c.
the same family.
b.
different species.
d.
All of the above
 

 17. 
Each level of classification is based on
a.
general characteristics.
c.
shared characteristics.
b.
specific characteristics.
d.
All of the above
 

 18. 
Linnaeus’s two-word system for naming organisms is called
a.
taxonomic evolution.
c.
binomial nomenclature.
b.
Genus species.
d.
Greek polynomials.
 

 19. 
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
 

 20. 
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.
 

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

 22. 
Protista is an example of a
a.
kingdom.
c.
genus.
b.
class.
d.
species.
 



 
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