Download Biology Study Guide Benchmark 2 Unit 3 Organisms

Biology Study Guide Benchmark 2
Unit 3 Organisms
Kingdom
Structure
Function
Obtains
Food/Energy
Reproduces?
1. Archaebacteria
2. Eubacteria
3. Protists
4. Fungi
5. Plants
6. Animals
Define the following terms:
7. Heterotrophic
8. Autotrophic
9. Ursus arctos and Ursus maritimus: Based on Linnaeus’s System of classification, identify whether these
organisms have the same Class, Order, Genus, or Species.
10. Define Taxonomy: List Linnaeus’s System of Classification from MOST Specific to Less Specific.
How are phylogenetic trees and cladograms used to illustrate evolutionary relationships and classify
organisms?
11. Circle all that apply: Two organisms in the same class are also in the same:
a. Genus
b. Species
c. Family
d. Phylum
11. What two things is the modern system of classification based on?
12. What is Binomial Nomenclature? Who came up with this system?
13. What microscopic characteristic would be most noticeably different between an organism in kingdom
Protista verses a bacteria?
14. List the kingdoms that are made up exclusively of single-celled organisms.
15. List 3 reasons viruses are considered nonliving?
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Use the Phylogenic Tree to answer Question #16.
16. Based on the phylogeny shown, we can conclude that species 2 is most closely related to species
_______________.
17. What do common sequences of DNA show?
18. What did Charles Darwin observe in the Galapagos Islands?
19. What specific information about Finches did Darwin observe in the Galapagos Islands?
20. What is the theory of evolution and how has it changed over time? How did Lamarck’s theory differ?
21. What is biodiversity? What are threats to biodiversity?
22. What is a fossil record? What does the fossil record tell us about how species have adapted over time?
23. Complete the following Concept Map for Viruses and Living Organisms:
Viruses
Living Organisms
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24. Based on the chart above, name two species are least related?
25. How can the anatomies of different organisms show relatedness?
Use the Cladogram to Answer the Questions below:
26. According to this diagram, Goniopholididae is most closely related to ________________________.
27. According to the diagram, Crocodylia is most closely related to _____________________.
28. What evidence supports common ancestry?
29. What is natural selection?
30. What are the requirements for natural selection?
31. What does natural selection lead to?
32. Why do some populations survive and others do not?
33. How does the presence of a beneficial gene or adaptation affect future populations of organisms?
34. What is biological resistance?
35. How has natural selection led to biological resistance in organisms?
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