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

 2. 
A biological species
a.
produces infertile offspring.
b.
can easily be differentiated from others based on appearance.
c.
cannot interbreed within the natural population.
d.
is isolated reproductively from other species.
 

 3. 
Protista is an example of a
a.
class.
c.
species.
b.
genus.
d.
kingdom.
 

 4. 
The largest division that a group of organisms can belong to is
a.
kingdom.
c.
genus.
b.
class.
d.
domain.
 

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

 6. 
All scientific names must have
a.
different genus names for organisms within the group.
b.
the same common name.
c.
the same species name.
d.
two Latin words.
 

 7. 
interbreeding : hybrids
a.
natural selection : change
c.
mitosis : meiosis
b.
homologous : environment
d.
water : soil
 

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

 9. 
A hybrid is produced from
a.
interbreeding between the same species.
b.
crossing different plants.
c.
interbreeding between closely related species.
d.
interbreeding between distantly related species.
 

 10. 
An advantage of our scientific naming system is that
a.
Latin names are easy to pronounce.
b.
common names mean the same in all countries.
c.
organisms all have the same scientific name.
d.
biologists can communicate regardless of their native languages.
 

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

 12. 
A species
a.
has the same meaning as “population.”
b.
is a narrowly defined group of organisms.
c.
is a broadly defined group of organisms.
d.
None of the above
 

 13. 
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)
 

 14. 
Evolutionary systematics emphasizes the importance of
a.
shared characteristics.
c.
derived characteristics.
b.
unique characteristics.
d.
compared characteristics.
 

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

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

 17. 
Under the Linnaean system of classification, plants and animals are sorted into groups based on
a.
form and structure.
c.
number and size.
b.
form and size.
d.
number and structure.
 

 18. 
Derived characteristics are traits
a.
found in distantly related species.
c.
found in closely related species.
b.
originated in a common ancestor.
d.
shared by all species.
 

 19. 
Similar genera are grouped into a(n)
a.
family.
c.
phylum.
b.
class.
d.
order.
 

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

 21. 
Each level of classification is based on
a.
shared characteristics.
c.
specific characteristics.
b.
general characteristics.
d.
All of the above
 

 22. 
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.
 



 
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