Classification Based on Evidence

_________________ is the grouping together of items that are alike in some ways.

• inferring

• predicting

• classifying

• evaluating

A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.

• Inference

• Qualitative Observation

• Prediction

• Quantitative Observation

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The action, or process, of classifying something according to shared qualities, or characteristics.

• Prediction

• Evaluation

• Investigation

• Classification

What do scientists most often use to form the basis for biological classification?

• dietary habits

• population size

• geographic location

• comparative anatomy

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Given the similarities of the these organisms early in their developments, this would be evidence for which statement?

• They are not related

• They are very closely related

• They share a common ancestor

• This diagram tells us nothing

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material that connects an individual or thing to a group that share similar characteristics

• trace evidence

• individual evidence

• class evidence

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Which best helps scientists explore the relationship between modern organisms and ancestral species to create a system of biological classification?

• volcanic ash

• fossils

• DNA evidence

• igneous rock layers

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Organisms who are evolutionarily closer are most likely found at which taxonomic level?

• Kingdom

• Phylum

• Family

• Order

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Two organisms have homologous structures. Which can most likely be concluded about the two organisms?

• They are unrelated.

• They are the same organism.

• They share a common ancestor.

• They evolved in a similar environment.

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Which organisms are most closely related based on comparison of anatomical structures?

• jellyfish and clam

• snake and worm

• pig and human

• bid and bee

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