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

 2. 
Similar features evolved through convergent evolution are called
a.
analogous characters.
c.
genetic characters.
b.
homologous characters.
d.
environmental characters.
 

 3. 
Under the Linnaean system of classification, plants and animals are sorted into groups based on
a.
number and size.
c.
form and structure.
b.
number and structure.
d.
form and size.
 

 4. 
Similar genera are grouped into a(n)
a.
family.
c.
class.
b.
order.
d.
phylum.
 

 5. 
A biological species
a.
cannot interbreed within the natural population.
b.
is isolated reproductively from other species.
c.
can easily be differentiated from others based on appearance.
d.
produces infertile offspring.
 

 6. 
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.
 

 7. 
All scientific names must have
a.
two Latin words.
b.
the same species name.
c.
the same common name.
d.
different genus names for organisms within the group.
 

 8. 
Dogs and wolves are members of
a.
the same genus.
c.
different species.
b.
the same family.
d.
All of the above
 

 9. 
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)
 

 10. 
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.
 

 11. 
Each level of classification is based on
a.
shared characteristics.
c.
specific characteristics.
b.
general characteristics.
d.
All of the above
 

 12. 
Taxonomy is
a.
the sequence in which different groups evolved.
b.
the science of naming and classifying organisms.
c.
the study of life.
d.
the evolutionary history of a species.
 

 13. 
Derived characteristics are traits
a.
originated in a common ancestor.
c.
found in distantly related species.
b.
found in closely related species.
d.
shared by all species.
 

 14. 
Analogous structures
a.
perform the same function in organisms.
b.
have the same structure in organisms.
c.
have the same form in organisms.
d.
evolve from a common ancestor.
 

 15. 
A model used by evolutionary biologists to represent evolutionary history among species is called a
a.
histogram.
c.
phylogram.
b.
parallelogram.
d.
cladogram.
 

 16. 
Linnaeus’s two-word system for naming organisms is called
a.
taxonomic evolution.
c.
Greek polynomials.
b.
Genus species.
d.
binomial nomenclature.
 

 17. 
A hybrid is produced from
a.
interbreeding between closely related species.
b.
crossing different plants.
c.
interbreeding between distantly related species.
d.
interbreeding between the same species.
 

 18. 
The largest division that a group of organisms can belong to is
a.
kingdom.
c.
domain.
b.
genus.
d.
class.
 

 19. 
interbreeding : hybrids
a.
homologous : environment
c.
natural selection : change
b.
water : soil
d.
mitosis : meiosis
 

 20. 
The basic biological unit in the Linnaean system of classification is the
a.
family.
c.
species.
b.
genus.
d.
kingdom.
 

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

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



 
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