Chapter 1.2

Question 1

What is evolution?

Answer 1

Change in population of organisms to become more suited to environment

Question 2

What is Taxonomy?

Answer 2

part of biology that identifies names and classifies organisms

Question 3

What is Systematics?

Answer 3

the study of evolutionary relationships between organisms

Question 4

Least inclusive category

Answer 4

species

Question 5

Most inclusive category

Answer 5

Domain

Question 6

Name the categories from least inclusive

Answer 6

1. Species
2. Genus
3. Family
   4.Order
   5.Class
   6.Phylum
   7.Kingdom
4. Domain

Question 7

What is Domain Archaea?(2)

Answer 7

1. They adapt to extreme environments
2. Have unicellular prokaryotic cells

Question 8

What is Domain Bacteria? (2)

Answer 8

1. They adapt to all environments
2. Have unicellular prokaryotic cells.

Question 9

What is Domain Eukarya?(1)

Answer 9

1. Have unicellular & multicellular eukaryotes

Question 10

Who is the Evolutionary mechanism proposed by?

Answer 10

Charles Darwin

Question 11

What is Natural Selection?

Answer 11

Describes the process by which living organisms are descended from a common ancestor

Question 12

What is Mutation?

Answer 12

Occur within a population, creating new traits

Question 13

What is Systematics?

Answer 13

The study of evolutionary relationships between species

Question 14

What is prokaryotic?

Answer 14

Organisms that structurally simple but metabolically complex

Question 15

What is Protists?

Answer 15

Range from single-celled to multicellular organisms and include the protozoans and most algae.

Question 16

Which domain contains the most primitive prokaryotes that live in extreme environments?

Answer 16

Domain Archaea

Question 17

What is the definition that best describes a population?

Answer 17

Species