c. grouping organisms according to their characteristics and evolutionary history
d. studying reproductive mechanisms and gene flow
Definition c. grouping organisms according to their characteristics and evolutionary history | Term As we move through the biological hierarchy from the kingdom to species level, organisms a. vary more and more b. are less and less related to eachother c. become more similar in appearance d. always are members of the same order | Definition c. become more similar in appearance | Term A mushroom is difficult to classify in Linnaus"s two kingdowm classification system because a. it has another common name- the toadstool b. it doesn"t seem to fit into either kingdom c. mushrooms had not yet evolved in Linnaus"s time.
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d. all of the above | Definition b. it doesn"t seem to fit into either kingdom | Term Which of the following was not a consideration for Carolus Linnaeus when he developed his system of nomenclature of organisms? a. it should include detailed descriptions of an organisms in its name b. it should assign each organism a unique name c. it should assign names in a language recognised worldwide d. it should enable scientists to classify organisms according to their presumed evolutionary relationships to other organisms. | Definition d. it should enable scientists to classify organisms according to their presumed evolutionary relationships to other organisms. | Term Which of the following scientists developed the system of classifying organisms by assigning them a genus and species name? a. Leakey b. Aristotle c. Darwin d. Linnaeus | Definition | Term The organsim Quercus phellos is a member of the genus a. plantae b. phellos c. quercus d. protista | Definition | Term Poison ivy is also known as Rhus toxicodendron. its species identifier is a. poison b. rhus c. ivy d. toxicodendron | Definition | Term The red mape lis also known as acer rubrum. its scientific name is a. red maple b. acer c. rubrum d. acer rubrum | Definition | Term The scientific name of an organism a. varies according to the native language of scientists b. is the same for scientists all over the world c. may refer to more than one species d. may have more than one genus name | Definition b. is the same for scientists all over the world | Term Scientists don"t use the common names of organisms because a. an organism may have more than one common name b. common names are too ambiguous c. an organism rarely has the same name in different languages d. all of the above | Definition | Term An organism can have a. one genus name and one species identifier b. one genus name and two species identifiers c. two scientific names if it is found on different continents d. two genus names but only one genus identifier | Definition a. one genus name and one species identifier | Term Two organisms in the same class but different orders a. are in different kingdoms b. have the same genus name c. are in the same phylum d. are members of the same species | Definition c. are in the same phylum | Term organisms in different genera a. may share the second word of their scientific names b. may be in the same family c. may be in different orders d. all of the above | Definition | Term Two organisms in the same order but different families may a. be more similar than two organisms in different classes b. be in the same class c. have the same species identifier d. all of the above | Definition | Term Kingdoms are divided into phyla and each phylum is divided into a. families b. classes c. orders d. genera | Definition | Term THe correct order of the biological hierarchy from kingdom to species is a. kingdom, class, family, order, phylum, genus and species b. kingdom, phylum, order, family, class, genus, species c. kingdom, phylum, class, orger, family, genus, species d. kingdom, class, order, phylum, family, genus, species | Definition c. kingdom, phylum, class, orger, family, genus, species {kings play chess on fine green silk} |
| Term The lowest hierarchy level in biological classification is the a. genus b. species c. family d. order | Definition | Term which of the following is the least inclusive in the classification group? a. class b. genus c. phylum d. species | Definition | Term quercus rubra: quercus phellos:: a. anolis carolinensis: parus carolinensis b. erithacus rubicula: turdus mirgatoria c. aphis pomi: aphis gossypii d. carp: goldfish | Definition c. aphis pomi: aphis gossypii | Term class: family:: a. order: phylum b. genus: class c. species: genus d. phylum: order | Definition | Term today, biologists classify organisms by their a. physical similarities b. chemical similarites c. behavioral similarities d. all of the above | Definition | Term phylogenetic trees depict a. known evolutionary relationships between organisms b. presumed evolutionary relationships based on physical features only c. only living organisms d. presumed evolutionary relationships based on a variety of types of evidence | Definition d. presumed evolutionary relationships based on a variety of types of evidence | Term The DNA sequences of two species of sharks would a. be more similar than the DNA sequences of a shark and dolphin b. show no discernible differences c. be very close to the DNA sequences of a dolphin d. indicate how the sharks evolved | Definition a. be more similar than the DNA sequences of a shark and dolphin | Term Which of the following is/are used in systematic taxonomy to classify organisms a. patterns of embryological development b. homologous features c. amino acid sequences of proteins d. all of the above | Definition | Term A branching diagram used for taxonomy is called a a. phenetic tree b. cladogram c. family tree d. homology | Definition | Term Nearly all single celled eukaryotes that are either heterotrophic or photosynthetic belong to the kingdom a. animalia b. fungi c. plantae d. protista | Definition | Term most multicellular, nucleated autotrophs that carry on photosynthesis belong to the kingdom a. animalia b. eubacteria c. fungi d. plantae | Definition | Term multicellular, nucleated heterotrophs that always obtain food by absorbin nutrients from the environment belong to the kingdom a. animalia b. eubacteria c. fungi d. plantae | Definition | Term an organism that breaks down organic matter, which it then absorbs, is in the kingdom a. fungi b. plantae c. animalia d. protista | Definition | Term simple, non nucleated organisms that use hydrogen to produce methane are in the domain a. archaea b. bacteria c. eukarya d. none of the above | Definition | Term the kingdom defined as including any eukaryotes that aren"t plants animals or fungi is the kingdom a. protista b. plantae c. animalia d. fungi | Definition | Term carl woese proposed the three domain system of classification based on the examination of a. embryos b. fossils c. ribosomal RNA d. organism"s physical features | Definition | Term the three domain system of classification is based on similarities and differences in ___, while the six kingdom system is based on similarities and differences in ___. a. DNA; DNA, fossils, embryological development, and physical features b. DNA; embyrological development, fossils, physical features and RNA c. ribosomal RNA; embryological development, fossils, physical features, and various molecular structures d. physical features; embryological development, fossils, physical features, and various molecular structures | Definition c. ribosomal RNA; embryological development, fossils, physical features, and various molecular structures | Term Aristotle classified plants on the basis of differences in their________. | Definition | Term the science of naming and classifying organisms is called _________. | Definition | Term ____________ devised the two name system of naming organisms. | Definition | Term biologists of Linnaeus"s time classified every living thing as either plant or ______ | Definition | Term a genus is subdivided into smaller groups called _____ | Definition | Term each kind of organism on earth is assigned a unique two word __________ | Definition | Term all scientific names are made up of two words that are often derived from the _______ language | Definition | Term the first word of a scientific name indicates the ______ to which the organism belongs | Definition | Term a kingdom is divided into phyla when animals are being classified or into ________ when plants are being classifed. | Definition | Term the evolutionary history of a species is called its ___________________. | Definition | Term eukaryotic organisms that lack specialized tissue systems are members of the kingdom___________ | Definition | | Term | Definition | Term the domains of the three domain system of classification are archaea, bacteria, and ________. | Definition | Term the variety of organisms at all taxonomic levels is called | Definition | Term cladistics uses shared and _________ characters to group taxa | Definition |
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