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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.
shared characteristics.
d.
unique characteristics.
 

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

 3. 
A hybrid is produced from
a.
interbreeding between closely related species.
b.
interbreeding between the same species.
c.
interbreeding between distantly related species.
d.
crossing different plants.
 

 4. 
Dogs and wolves are members of
a.
the same genus.
c.
different species.
b.
the same family.
d.
All of the above
 

 5. 
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.
biologists can communicate regardless of their native languages.
d.
common names mean the same in all countries.
 

 6. 
Similar genera are grouped into a(n)
a.
order.
c.
family.
b.
class.
d.
phylum.
 

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

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

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

 10. 
Under the Linnaean system of classification, plants and animals are sorted into groups based on
a.
number and structure.
c.
number and size.
b.
form and structure.
d.
form and size.
 

 11. 
Taxonomy is
a.
the sequence in which different groups evolved.
b.
the evolutionary history of a species.
c.
the science of naming and classifying organisms.
d.
the study of life.
 

 12. 
interbreeding : hybrids
a.
water : soil
c.
mitosis : meiosis
b.
homologous : environment
d.
natural selection : change
 

 13. 
The biological species concept is difficult to apply to
a.
asexually reproducing organisms.
c.
sexually reproducing organisms.
b.
organisms that produce pollen.
d.
organisms that live in groups.
 

 14. 
Protista is an example of a
a.
kingdom.
c.
class.
b.
genus.
d.
species.
 

 15. 
Each level of classification is based on
a.
shared characteristics.
c.
specific characteristics.
b.
general characteristics.
d.
All of the above
 

 16. 
All scientific names must have
a.
the same common name.
b.
two Latin words.
c.
different genus names for organisms within the group.
d.
the same species name.
 

 17. 
The largest division that a group of organisms can belong to is
a.
kingdom.
c.
genus.
b.
class.
d.
domain.
 

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

 19. 
A model used by evolutionary biologists to represent evolutionary history among species is called a
a.
parallelogram.
c.
phylogram.
b.
histogram.
d.
cladogram.
 

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

 21. 
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)
 

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



 
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