Name: ______________________________________ Teacher: ________ Period: __________Evolution/Classification Study Guide

Scientific Names/Classification Matching and Multiple Choice 1. _____Cells that contain a nucleus 2. _____Cells that do not contain a nucleus3. _____Organisms that can make their own food4. _____Science of classification5. _____System of assigning two names to an organism6. _____Is credited with developing binomial nomenclature

7. Which of the following classification levels is the least inclusive? A. family C. genusB. order D. classC.

8. The largest and most inclusive of Linnaeus’s taxonomic categories is the A. phylum C. orderB. kingdom D. species

9. The scientific name for the southern leopard frog would be correctly written as:A. rana utricularia C. rana UtriculariaB. Rana utricularia D. Rana Utricularia

10. The bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana, is most closely related to theA. spotted chorus frog, Pseudacris clarki C. Asian flying frog, Polypedates leu-

comystaxB. Northern leopard frog, Rana pipiens D. African bullfrog, Pyxicephalus

adspersus

Comparing Characteristics of Kingdoms:11. What do organisms in the kingdoms Protista, Plantae, Fungi, and Animalia all have in common?

______________________________________________________________________________________________

12. Which kingdom is the only one that does not have cel walls? _____________________________________________________________________________________________

13. Which two kingdoms do not have a nucleus? _____________________________________________________________________________________________

14. How are organisms in kingdoms Fungi and Animalia similar? ____________________________________________________________________________________________

12. How are organisms in kingdoms Fungi and Plantae different? ____________________________________________________________________________________________

13. Bill Nye, the science guy, collected some salt water from the Dead Sea. He examined a sample of the water under a microscope and found several unicellular organisms without nuclei. The organ-isms most likely belong to kingdom _______________________.

14. A student collects green scum off of a puddle outside the school. Under the microscope, the stu-dent sees single green cells each with a nucleus. These organisms most likely belong to the kingdom _______________________.

A. Autotroph

B. Binomial nomenclature

C. Eukaryotic

D. Linnaeus

E. Taxonomy

F. Prokaryotic

Name: ______________________________________ Teacher: ________ Period: __________DIRECTIONS: Use the chart below to answer the questions that follow.

15. The broadest or largest category of classification is the ____________________________________.16. The smallest or most specific category is the _____________________________________.17. All of these organisms except the __________________________ are in the animal kingdom.18. Which kingdom is the tree in? ___________________________19. Which kingdom is the lion in? ___________________________20. The second largest category is the phylum. Which phylum are we in? _______________________21. Which organism(s) is not in the same phylum as humans? __________________________________22. Which phylum is the tree in? __________________ It means plants that pump water up to its leaves.23. The third category is class. Which class are mosquitoes in? ____________________________24. Which class are turtles in? _______________________ humans? ___________________________25. Name another organism in the same class as humans. _______________________________26. Trees are in the class ______________________. This means they produce flowers.27. The next category is order. Are any of the organisms in the same order? If so, which ones ?

_________________________________________________________________________________28. Animals in the order carnivore have large teeth and feed on ______________________29. Humans are in the order _______________, along with apes. It means animals that stand on two feet.30. The fifth category is __________________________. Are dogs and cats in the same family? ______

Are all cats in the same family? __________ Which one? ________________________31. The sixth category is genus. Animals in the same genus are very closely related. Which animals

share the same genus? ______________________________________32. The last and smallest category is called _______________________. What is the species name for hu-

mans? 33. The scientific name consists of the genus and species. What is the scientific name for humans?

(write it correctly). For the mosquito?For the lion? For the turtle?

34. What is a common ancestor?

35. Biological evolution occurs through natural selection. What is natural selection?

36. What is adaptation?

37. How does adaptation influenced by natural selection?

Name: ______________________________________ Teacher: ________ Period: __________

38. What are the two types of reproduction?

39. What is a species?

40. What is speciation?

41. What are analogous structures and what is an example?

42. What are homologous structures and what is an example?

43. What are vestigial organs?

44. What is an example of a vestigial organ humans have?

45. What are cladograms?

46. What trait separates lamprey from tuna on this cladogram?

47. What separates salamander from a turtle?

48. Which organism is most related to the leopard?

49. Which organisms DNA will differ most from the leopard? WHY?

Name: ______________________________________ Teacher: ________ Period: __________50. How can the fossil record be used to support the theory of evolution?

51. Describe what is happening to the mouse population in the picture. Explain WHY you think this is happening?

Name: ______________________________________ Teacher: ________ Period: __________