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- 1. Multiple Choice
What are the three Domains?
Bacteria, Protista, Fungi
Archea, Bacteria, Eukarya
Fungi, Archea, Eukarya
Bacteria, Fungi, Protista
- 2. Multiple Choice
Organisms in the plant kingdom are unique because....
they are unicellular.
they lack a nucleus.
they lack a cell wall.
they produce their own food.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Scientists classify organisms by....
giving each several kingdom names.
placing them in groups with organisms with similar characteristics.
the type of brain the organism has.
determining if the organism is helpful or hurtful.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Archeabacteria and Eubacteria are the only living things that do not have...
a nucleus.
a cell wall.
cytoplasm.
flagella.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which scientists created the binomial nomenclature system of classification?
Watson
Darwin
Linneaus
van Leeuwenhoek
- 6. Multiple Choice
The monarch butterfly's scientific name is Danaus plexippus. What part of this name is the species name?
Danaus
monarch
plexippus
butterfly
- 7. Multiple Choice
A male lion and a female tiger breed in captivity produce a liger. However, a lion and a tiger are considered separate species because...
The liger offspring cannot reproduce.
The tiger's fur pattern is different from the lion's.
They are not classified as Kingdom Animalia.
They naturally created the liger offspring.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Many animals share homologous structures. Choose all of the statements considered true about these homologous structures and evolution.
Organisms with homologous structures probably evolved from common ancestors.
The similarity of structures suggests birds, porpoises, and horses evolved from humans.
The porpoise has the same basic forearm structure as a horse.
The structures suggest organisms are related in some way.
Mutations over time caused these structures to become similar.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which is NOT evidence of evolution?
Similar DNA
Homologous Structures
Intelligence
Fossils
- 10. Multiple Choice
This scientist traveled on the HMS Beagle to the Galapagos Islands and proposed the theory of Natural Selection.
Linnaeus
Mendel
Hooke
Darwin
- 11. Multiple Choice
Animals living in extremely cold environments usually have special characteristics like thick blubber, thick fur, or other methods of conserving heat. What do these characteristics represent?
Variations
Adaptations
Mutations
Selective Breeding
- 12. Multiple Choice
The process where organisms that are better adapted to their environment will survive and reproduce more successfully than organisms less adapted is called...
Cloning.
Selective Breeding.
Evolution of all species.
Natural Selection.
- 13. Multiple Choice
A mistake in DNA during its replication process is called...
an adaptation.
a mutation.
a variation.
transcription.
- 14. Multiple Choice
The finches Darwin studied had different beaks from those on the mainland of South America. This is most likely caused by...
the finches on the mainland built better nests.
there were different food sources on the islands.
the finches on the island had to drink salt water.
different predators on the island.
- 15. Multiple Choice
What does NOT cause an evolution of a species?
respiration
mutations
adaptations
natural selection
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