Question 1

The highest,most inclusive level of our current classification scheme is _________________.

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Question 2

In classification,the taxonomic group just below family is:

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A)  species
B)  genus
C)  order
D)  class
E)  phylum

Question 3

What is one advantage to using cladistics rather than phylogenetic systematics?

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Cladistics does a very good job at portraying the order in which a series of evolutionary events occurred.This approach can be used even when little information is available.Also,cladistics is very objective.

Question 4

The first person to suggest a general definition of species was:

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A)  Carolus Linnaeus
B)  John Ray
C)  Charles Darwin
D)  Joseph Priestly

Question 5

Mitochondria are present in organisms in the following kingdoms except:

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A)  Plantae
B)  Fungi
C)  Protista
D)  Archaea
E)  Animalia

Question 6

Biologists currently recognize ______ different kingdoms.

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The answer of Biologists currently recognize ______ different kingdoms....

Question 7

The person responsible for the current scheme for grouping organisms is:

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A)  Aristotle
B)  Linnaeus
C)  Darwin
D)  Malthus

Question 8

A cladogram must contain an ____________ to serve as a baseline of comparison for the other groups.

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The answer of A cladogram must contain an ____________ to...

Question 9

Select the scientific name from the following names:

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A)  robin
B)  tiger
C)  Marmota
D)  Apis mellifera

Question 10

The kingdoms within the domain Eukarya:

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A)  include the animals,plants,fungi,and protists
B)  evolved as a result of endosymbiosis in an early ancestral cell
C)  exclude the prokaryotes
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 11

The scientific names we use to identify organisms are in the form of:

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A)  Greek
B)  polynomials
C)  nicknames
D)  binomials

Question 12

The kingdom often referred to as an artificial group because many of its organisms are distantly related is:

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A)  Bacteria
B)  Archaea
C)  Fungi
D)  Protista
E)  Animalia D

Question 13

The science that deals with the naming and grouping of organisms is:

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A)  biology
B)  herpetology
C)  taxonomy
D)  physiology

Question 14

Mitochondria are descendents of __________,and chloroplasts are descendents of _________.

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A)  purple bacteria;cyanobacteria
B)  methanogens;protists
C)  cyanobacteria;fungi
D)  orange bacteria;purple bacteria

Question 15

In the scientific name,Homo sapiens,"Homo" indicates the _________ of the organism,while "sapiens" indicates its __________.

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The answer of In the scientific name,Homo sapiens,"Homo" indicates the...

Question 16

A group of organisms at a particular level in a system of classification is called a(n) :

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A)  taxon
B)  ingroup
C)  outgroup
D)  category

Question 17

Which of these groups does not fit well into the biological species concept?

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A)  Animals
B)  Humans
C)  Protists
D)  All of these are correct. C

Question 18

Cladograms provide information about _____________ relationships.

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The answer of Cladograms provide information about _____________ relationships....

Question 19

To what phylum do honeybees belong?

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A)  Annelida
B)  Chordata
C)  Arthropoda
D)  Sporozoa

Question 20

Which of the following sets of kingdoms contain organisms that are capable of photosynthesis?

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A)  Bacteria and Fungi
B)  Archaea and Animalia
C)  Fungi and Protista
D)  Protista and Plantae
E)  Animalia and Plantae

Exam 15: How We Name Living Things

The highest,most inclusive level of our current classification scheme is _________________.

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In classification,the taxonomic group just below family is:

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What is one advantage to using cladistics rather than phylogenetic systematics?

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The first person to suggest a general definition of species was:

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Mitochondria are present in organisms in the following kingdoms except:

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Biologists currently recognize ______ different kingdoms.

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The person responsible for the current scheme for grouping organisms is:

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A cladogram must contain an ____________ to serve as a baseline of comparison for the other groups.

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Select the scientific name from the following names:

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The kingdoms within the domain Eukarya:

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The scientific names we use to identify organisms are in the form of:

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The kingdom often referred to as an artificial group because many of its organisms are distantly related is:

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The science that deals with the naming and grouping of organisms is:

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Mitochondria are descendents of __________,and chloroplasts are descendents of _________.

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In the scientific name,Homo sapiens,"Homo" indicates the _________ of the organism,while "sapiens" indicates its __________.

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A group of organisms at a particular level in a system of classification is called a(n) :

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Which of these groups does not fit well into the biological species concept?

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Cladograms provide information about _____________ relationships.

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To what phylum do honeybees belong?

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Which of the following sets of kingdoms contain organisms that are capable of photosynthesis?

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