Evolutionary Relationships in Classification Quiz

Test your knowledge on classification evolution, binomial nomenclature, molecular techniques, cladograms, and more!

#1

Which scientist proposed the binomial nomenclature system for naming species?

Charles Darwin
Gregor Mendel
Carl Linnaeus
Alfred Wallace
#2

What is the study of evolutionary relationships among organisms called?

Ecology
Evolutionary biology
Phylogenetics
Taxonomy
#3

Which scientist proposed the concept of natural selection as a mechanism for evolution?

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Alfred Wallace
Charles Darwin
Thomas Huxley
#4

What is the term for the evolutionary change within a lineage over time?

Adaptation
Speciation
Divergence
Phylogeny
#5

Which evolutionary relationship indicates a closer genetic relatedness?

Two species in the same order
Two species in the same class
Two species in the same family
Two species in the same phylum
#6

Which of the following is a molecular technique used to determine evolutionary relationships?

Morphological analysis
Cladistics
Phylogenomics
Ecological niche modeling
#7

What does a cladogram depict?

Geographic distribution of species
Evolutionary relationships among taxa
Ecological interactions among organisms
Morphological characteristics of organisms
#8

What is the primary criterion used to establish evolutionary relationships among organisms?

Geographic location
Genetic similarity
Morphological differences
Habitat preference
#9

What is the term for a group of organisms that includes an ancestor and all of its descendants?

Polyphyletic group
Monophyletic group
Paraphyletic group
Cladistic group
#10

What is the term for a trait that is similar in two species due to inheritance from a common ancestor?

Homologous trait
Analogous trait
Convergent trait
Plesiomorphic trait
#11

Which of the following evolutionary relationships is closest?

Two species in the same genus
Two species in the same family
Two species in the same order
Two species in the same phylum
#12

Which of the following is a technique used to estimate the time since two species diverged from a common ancestor?

Phylogenetic analysis
Radiometric dating
Biogeography
Comparative genomics
#13

What is the term for the process by which species evolve from a common ancestor while living in different environments?

Adaptive radiation
Convergent evolution
Divergent evolution
Parallel evolution
#14

What is the term for a trait that evolved separately in two species due to similar selective pressures?

Homoplastic trait
Homologous trait
Plesiomorphic trait
Symplesiomorphic trait
#15

Which of the following is a method used to reconstruct ancestral characteristics in phylogenetic analysis?

Maximum likelihood
Parsimony
Bootstrap analysis
Bayesian inference

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