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Unit 4 Test

Question 1 of 17

5

The following are conditions under which evolution may take place EXCEPT:

Select one of the following:

  • genetic drift

  • mutations

  • random mating

  • natural selection

Explanation

Question 2 of 17

5

Choose the two processes that cause gene flow

Select one of the following:

  • Emmigration/Immigration

  • Natural Selection/Random Mating

  • Emmigration/Natural Selection

  • Immigration/Nonrandom Mating

  • Random Mating/Nonrandom Mating

Explanation

Question 3 of 17

5

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

are remains or traces of preexisting organisms

Explanation

Question 4 of 17

5

Who developed the idea that geologic processes shaped Earth in the past and continue to operate today?

Select one of the following:

  • Jean Baptiste Lamarck

  • Charles Darwin

  • Charles Lyell

Explanation

Question 5 of 17

5

Which one of the following is NOT one of the assumptions that must be made in order for the Hardy-Weinberg genetic equilibrium to apply to a population?

Select one of the following:

  • No net mutations occur

  • The population is small

  • selection does not occue

  • individuals neither enter nor leave the population

  • individuals mate randomly

Explanation

Question 6 of 17

5

Genetic drift operates most strongly in large populations

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 7 of 17

5

Which of these kingdoms include both unicellular and multicellular forms?

Select one of the following:

  • Plantae/Protista

  • Protista/Eubacteria

  • Animalia/Archaebacteria

  • Protista/Fungi

  • Animalia/Eubacteria

  • Animalia/Plantae

Explanation

Question 8 of 17

5

The science of classifying living things is called:

Select one of the following:

  • Speciation

  • Classification

  • Taxonomy

  • Identificaition

Explanation

Question 9 of 17

5

Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

The correct order of the classification system: ( Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species ), ( Kingdom, Domain, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species ), ( Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species ), ( Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species ), ( Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species ), ( Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species ), ( Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species ), ( Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species )

Explanation

Question 10 of 17

5

Which of the levels of the classification system are included in "binomial nomenclature"?

Select one of the following:

  • Genus and species

  • Domain and kingdom

  • Class and order

  • All of the levels

Explanation

Question 11 of 17

5

Which of the following is used in systematic taxonomy to classify organisms?

Select one of the following:

  • patterns of embryological development

  • homologous features

  • amino acid sequences of proteins

  • all of the above

Explanation

Question 12 of 17

5

The organism Quercus phellos is a member of the genus

Select one of the following:

  • Quercus

  • Plantae

  • Protista

  • phellos

Explanation

Question 13 of 17

5

Two organisms in the same class but different orders

Select one of the following:

  • are in the same phylum

  • have the same genus name

  • are in different kingdoms

  • are members of the same species

Explanation

Question 14 of 17

5

Two organisms in the same order but different families may

Select one of the following:

  • be more similar than two organisms in different classes

  • be in the same class

  • have the same species identifier

  • all of the above

Explanation

Question 15 of 17

5

Phylogenetic trees depict

Select one of the following:

  • known evolutionary relationships between organisms

  • only living organisms

  • presumed evolutionary relationships based on physical features only

  • presumed evolutionary relationships based on a variety of types of evidence

Explanation

Question 16 of 17

5

Taxonomy is defined as the science of

Select one of the following:

  • studying ribosomal RNA sequencing techniques

  • studying reproductive mechanisms and gene flow

  • classifying plants according to their uses in agricultural experiments

  • grouping organisms according to their characteristics and evolutionary history

Explanation

Question 17 of 17

5

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Darwin used the phrase "Survival of the Answer
" to describe natural selection, which is the measure of an individual's hereditary contribution to the next generation.

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