Evolution and Classification Retake

The 8 levels of classification, most broad to most specific.

• Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species
• Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order
• Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
• Domain, Kingdom, Species, Phylum, Family, Order, Class, Genus

An important difference between viruses and living cells is that viruses:

• contain more nuclei than cells
• need an energy source but cells do not
• cannot reproduce outside of cells, NEED A HOST

• cannot mutate but cells can

What bird is the closest relative to bird K?

• D
• J
• H
• B

Do salamanders have claws?

• Yes
• No
• Maybe

An organism that has cells that lack a nucleus are called:

• Eukaryote
• Heterotroph
• Prokaryote
• Autotroph

The 2-part naming system developed by Linneus is known as:

• dichotomous key
• taxonomy
• binomial nomenclature
• classification

Which of the following is an example of a vestigial structure?

• the wings of a red-tailed hawk
• the hind limbs of a house cat
• the fins of sharks
• the tailbone of a human

Structures with the same parts have different functions; suggests that organisms share a common ancestry

• vestigial structures
• homologous structures
• adaptive radiation
• fossil

What do we call a change in a species over time?

• Adaptation

• Evolution

• Extinction

• Environmental influences

Comparing human hemoglobin of chimpanzees, horses, kangaroos, and chickens, reveal that humans have the fewest amino acid differences with 

• Kangaroos
• Horses
• chickens
• chimpanzees