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- 1. Multiple Choice
The total of all genetically based variation in all organisms in the biosphere
Biodiversity
Ecosystem Diversity
Species Diversity
Genetic Diversity
- 2. Multiple Choice
The variety of habitats, communities, and ecological processes in the biosphere
Biodiversity
Ecosystem Diversity
Species Diversity
Genetic Diversity
- 3. Multiple Choice
The number of different species in the biosphere, or in a particular area
Biodiversity
Ecosystem Diversity
Species Diversity
Genetic Diversity
- 4. Multiple Choice
The total of all different forms of genes present in a particular species
Biodiversity
Ecosystem Diversity
Species Diversity
Genetic Diversity
- 5. Multiple Choice
The study of where organisms live now and where they and their ancestors lived in the past
Biogeography
Homologous Structures
Vestigial Structures
Analogous Structures
- 6. Multiple Choice
Similar structures that are shared by related species and have been inherited from a common ancestor
Biogeography
Homologous Structures
Vestigial Structures
Analogous Structures
- 7. Multiple Choice
Structures inherited from ancestors that have lost much of their original size and function
Biogeography
Homologous Structures
Vestigial Structures
Analogous Structures
- 8. Multiple Choice
Body parts that serve similar functions, but do not share structure and development
Biogeography
Homologous Structures
Vestigial Structures
Analogous Structures
- 9. Multiple Choice
A system of naming and classifying organisms based on shared characteristics and universal rules
Taxonomy
Binomial Nomenclature
Phylogeny
Clade
- 10. Multiple Choice
A naming system for species made my Carolus Linnaeus
Taxonomy
Binomial Nomenclature
Phylogeny
Clade
- 11. Multiple Choice
Check all that apply: What is systemics and what is its goal?
The science of naming and grouping organisms
Organizing living things into groups that have biological meaning
Each species is assigned a two part scientific name
A group of similar species
- 12. Reorder
Order Linnaeus's classification system from largest (1) to smallest (5). Note: Genus and Species are not included on this question
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
- 13. Multiple Choice
The study of the evolutionary history of lineages of organisms
Taxonomy
Binomial Nomenclature
Phylogeny
Clade
- 14. Multiple Choice
A group of species that includes a single common ancestor and all descendants of that ancestor, living or extinct
Taxonomy
Binomial Nomenclature
Phylogeny
Clade
- 15. Multiple Choice
Check all that apply: What is true about cladograms?
They link groups of organisms
They show current hypotheses about evolutionary lines
They show how lineages have branched off from common ancestors
They show how using the absence of a trait or lost characteristic helps with systemics
- 16. Multiple Choice
Check all that apply: What is true about two species who share more derived genetic characteristics?
The more recently they shared a common ancestor
The more closely they are related in evolutionary terms
They can be grouped into large categories with more species
They must be living species that have not gone extinct
- 17. Multiple Choice
A trait that arose in the most recent common ancestor of a lineage and was passed to its descendants
Derived Characteristics
Extinct
Macroevolution Patterns
Adaptive Radiation
- 18. Multiple Choice
Species that have died out
Derived Characteristics
Extinct
Macroevolution Patterns
Adaptive Radiation
- 19. Multiple Choice
Check all that apply: What do fossils reveal?
Information about the structures of ancient organisms
The sequential nature of groups in the fossil record
Evolution from common ancestors
The ecology of ancient environments
- 20. Multiple Choice
Check all that apply: What is the geological time scale based on?
Relative dating that places rock layers and their fossils in a time sequence
Absolute dating that calculates the age of a sample
Types of characteristics found in fossils
The age of the Earth in relation to the big bang
- 21. Multiple Choice
Check all that apply: What are some ways that Earth's habitat has been altered that has had an effect on life?
Global climate change
Continental drift
Meteor impacts
Mountain building
- 22. Multiple Choice
Major transformations in anatomy, phylogeny, ecology, and behavior, typically taking place in larger clades
Derived Characteristics
Extinct
Macroevolution Patterns
Adaptive Radiation
- 23. Multiple Choice
A single species evolves into several distinct species
Derived Characteristics
Extinct
Macroevolution Patterns
Adaptive Radiation
- 24. Multiple Choice
The appearance of similar characteristics in unrelated organisms
Derived Characteristics
Convergent evolution
Macroevolution Patterns
Adaptive Radiation
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