Evolution: Taxonomy, Natural Selection and Diversity of Organisms
Kingdoms: List and describe each of the 5 kingdoms of life.
Are each of the following examples of convergent or divergent evolution?
shell of a snail: shell of a turtle legs of a barnacle (used to filter feed): baleen from a whale
Blade from kelp: leaf of plant
body symmetry of seastar: body symmetry of sea anemone
spines of a porcupine: spines of a porcupine fish
wing of a bat: pectoral fin of a dolphin
Jaguar
Species Onca
Order Carnivora
Class Mammalia
Kingdom Animalia
Family Felidae
Phylum Chordata
Genus Panthera
What is the scientific name of the jaguar?
Do two animals in the same class have to belong to the same phylum?
Which two of the following organisms are most closely related to each other?
a. dolphin (class, Mammalia; order, Cetacea)
tiger (class, Mammalia; order, Carnivora)
b. manatee (phylum, Chordata; order Sirenia)
shark (phylum, Chordata; order, Squaliformes)
c. domestic cat (kingdom, Animalia; family, Felidae)
tiger (order, Carnivora; family, Felidae)
d. human (family, Homonidae; species, sapien)
domestic dog (family, Canidae; species, familiaris)
The convergence in external morphology of sharks, penguins and dolphins is attributed to
a. reduced genetic variability in these groups.
b. selection pressures that are common to these groups.
c. reproductive isolation of these groups.
d. identical genes in all three groups.
How does the story of the English Peppered Moth provide an example of evolution through the process of natural selection?
How would Darwin explain the evolution of pesticide resistance in insects?
How would Lamarck explain the evolution of pesticide resistance in insects?
Which of the following is not one of Darwin’s observations that led to the formulation of the theory of natural selection?
a. A greater number of young are produced than are necessary to replace the parents. b. Traits may be inherited.
c. Offspring differ from each other, and some offspring are better suited for survival than others.
d. Species that changed through time adapted better to their environment with each successive generation.
Vertebrates
Name and describe the seven classes of vertebrates. Be able to put them in the order in which they are believed to have evolved.
Plants
For each of the following groups of plants, indicate what adaptations it has to a terrestrial life. What adaptation does it have that the group before it does not have?
Moss Ferns Gymnosperms Angiosperms
Which of the above groups has flagelleted sperm?_____
Which of the above groups protects their embryo inside a seed?_____
Which of the above groups bears flowers and fruits?_____
Which of the above groups has a waxy cuticle?_________
Which of the above groups has a vascular system?_______
Which of the above groups has pollen?_________