Glencoe Biology

Section 2: Modern Classification

Self-Check Quizzes

1
The ____ assumes that species are unchanging and should be grouped by physical similarities.
A)biochemistry concept
B)phylogenetic species concept
C)biological species concept
D)typological species concept
2
The evolutionary history of a species is called its ____.
A)phylogeny
B)taxa
C)species concept
D)class
3
What did Darwin's analogy of the tree of life suggest?
A)Most species do not have ancestors.
B)All species derived from trees.
C)All species were derived from ancestral groups.
D)Most species are unrelated to each other.
4
Why would have Aristotle likely classified these butterflies as separate species?

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A)They have different ancestors.
B)They have the same color pattern.
C)They display different behavior.
D)They look different physically.
5
Which statement is true regarding this cladogram?

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A)mosses and ferns share no ancestral characters
B)lilies share ancestral characters with mosses
C)flowers are an ancestral character
D)flowers evolved before vascular tissues
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