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

 3. 
Similar genera are grouped into a(n)
a.
phylum.
c.
order.
b.
class.
d.
family.
 

 4. 
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.
 

 5. 
Protista is an example of a
a.
kingdom.
c.
species.
b.
class.
d.
genus.
 

 6. 
The basic biological unit in the Linnaean system of classification is the
a.
kingdom.
c.
species.
b.
genus.
d.
family.
 

 7. 
Dogs and wolves are members of
a.
different species.
c.
the same family.
b.
the same genus.
d.
All of the above
 

 8. 
A model used by evolutionary biologists to represent evolutionary history among species is called a
a.
histogram.
c.
phylogram.
b.
parallelogram.
d.
cladogram.
 

 9. 
The largest division that a group of organisms can belong to is
a.
class.
c.
domain.
b.
kingdom.
d.
genus.
 

 10. 
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
 

 11. 
Linnaeus’s two-word system for naming organisms is called
a.
Greek polynomials.
c.
taxonomic evolution.
b.
Genus species.
d.
binomial nomenclature.
 

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

 13. 
Under the Linnaean system of classification, plants and animals are sorted into groups based on
a.
number and size.
c.
form and size.
b.
number and structure.
d.
form and structure.
 

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

 15. 
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.
 

 16. 
Similar features evolved through convergent evolution are called
a.
homologous characters.
c.
analogous characters.
b.
environmental characters.
d.
genetic characters.
 

 17. 
interbreeding : hybrids
a.
homologous : environment
c.
water : soil
b.
natural selection : change
d.
mitosis : meiosis
 

 18. 
Each level of classification is based on
a.
specific characteristics.
c.
shared characteristics.
b.
general characteristics.
d.
All of the above
 

 19. 
A hybrid is produced from
a.
interbreeding between closely related species.
b.
interbreeding between the same species.
c.
crossing different plants.
d.
interbreeding between distantly related species.
 

 20. 
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.
 

 21. 
Analogous structures
a.
evolve from a common ancestor.
b.
have the same structure in organisms.
c.
have the same form in organisms.
d.
perform the same function in organisms.
 

 22. 
The biological species concept is difficult to apply to
a.
organisms that produce pollen.
c.
asexually reproducing organisms.
b.
sexually reproducing organisms.
d.
organisms that live in groups.
 



 
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