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Domains and Kingdoms
Write the letter of the correct answer on the line at the left.
1. ___ Which of the following is NOT true
about bacteria?
A Bacteria can be autotrophic or
heterotrophic.
B Bacteria are prokaryotes.
C Bacteria have a cell nucleus.
D Bacteria are unicellular.
2. ___ Which of the following is true about
animals?
A Animals are eukaryotes.
B Animals are autotrophic.
C Animals are unicellular.
D Animal cells do not contain nucleic acids.
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3. ___ Bacteria and archaea are placed in
separate kingdoms because
A they both are unicellular
B their structure and chemical makeup
differs
C bacteria are autotrophs and archaea are
heterotrophs
D bacteria are prokaryotes and archaea are
eukaryotes
___ Organisms belonging to which
kingdom are all autotrophs?
A fungi
B plants
C protists
D animals
Fill in the blank to complete each statement.
5. The dense area of a cell that contains nucleic acids is the _____________.
6. In the modern system of classification, the three domains are Bacteria, Archaea,
and _____________.
7. An organism whose cells lack a nucleus is called a(n) _____________.
8. Marine dinoflagellates and seaweed are members of the _____________
kingdom.
9. Most members of the _____________ kingdom feed by absorbing nutrients
from dead or decaying organisms.
10. Multicellular organisms that make their own food belong to the _____________
kingdom.
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Evolution and Classification
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1. ____ Similar organisms that are NOT related
are an example of
A natural selection
B convergent evolution
C divergent evolution
D common ancestor
2. ____ Two groups of organisms with similar
characteristics may share
A a common ancestor
B an evolutionary history
C both A and B
D neither A nor B
3. ____ Of the following, the best definition
of evolution is
A a rapid change in a species over time
B the adaptation of an organism to its
environment
C the ability of an organism to survive and
reproduce
D a gradual change in a species over time
4. ____ Which statement is true?
A Species with similar evolutionary histories
are not classified together.
B Species with different evolutionary histories
are classified more closely together.
C Species with similar evolutionary histories
are classified more closely together.
D Species with similar evolutionary histories
are classified in the same species.
Fill in the blank to complete each statement.
5. To determine whether two organisms are related, scientists may compare the
_________________________ of their cells.
6. _________________________ is the process by which individuals that
are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce.
7. A(n) _________________________ is usually a homologous structure
that is shared by all organisms in a group.
8. The theory of evolution was proposed by _________________________.
9. If two species have very similar structures, they may have evolved from a(n)
_________________________.
10. One thing a branching tree diagram shows is the _________________________ in which
specific characteristics may have evolved.