Classification and Evolution

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.

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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.

Which scientists created the binomial nomenclature system of classification?

• Watson

• Darwin

• Linneaus

• van Leeuwenhoek

The monarch butterfly's scientific name is Danaus plexippus. What part of this name is the species name?

• Danaus

• monarch

• plexippus

• butterfly

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.

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Which is NOT evidence of evolution?

• Similar DNA

• Homologous Structures

• Intelligence

• Fossils

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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

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.

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A mistake in DNA during its replication process is called...

• an adaptation.

• a mutation.

• a variation.

• transcription.

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What does NOT cause an evolution of a species?

• respiration

• mutations

• adaptations

• natural selection

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