Week 25 Quiz

The first life form on record appeared:

• 4.5 Billion Years Ago

• 65 Millions Years ago

• Over 2.5 Billion Years Ago

• 200 Million Years ago

Formation of what primary molecule by cyanoacteria that allowed animals to live on land?

• Ozone

• Oxygen

• Methane

• Water

All of the following are components of Darwin’s Theory except:

• there is much fossil evidence showing that living species have evolved from now extinct species.

• species is a divine creation that exists and is unchanging

• variation within genes is inherited in every species

• certain members within a species are better adapted for survival and therefore have more offspring

Which of the following words describes a process by which an organism becomes better able to survive in its environment?

• evolution

• homeostasis

• adaptation

• natural selection

Who developed the current system of binomial nomenclature?

• Darwin

• Linneaus

• Mendel

• Watson and Crick

Which is the correct way to write the following genus and species?

• Canis lupis

• canis lupis

• Canis Lupis

• Canis Lupis

Biologists classify organisms based on the organisms:

• appearance and ability to interbreed

• structures and appearance

• structures, appearance, and ability to interbreed

• none of the above

What molecule is thought to be the first hereditary molecule?

• water

• amino acids

• RNA

• DNA

When researching antibiotic resistant bacteria which of the following is evolving?

• the bacteria

• the people affected by the bacteria

• the antibiotics

• all of the choices

Similar families are grouped together in the same _____________.

• genus

• species

• order

• kingdom