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- 1. Multiple Choice
Why do scientists prefer to use scientific names over common names?
To sound smart
To get information on the organisms phylum
To avoid confusion
People are more familiar with scientific names
- 2. Multiple Choice
A eukaryotic, multicellular, motile heterotroph would belong to which kingdom?
Archaea
Animalia
Protista
Plantae
- 3. Multiple Choice
How can you tell if you are studying a protist or bacteria?
Only the bacteria will be single celled
Only the protists will have a nucleus
Only the protists can be autotrophic
Only the bacteria will be eukaryotic
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the order to taxa in the classification system from the largest group to the smallest?
Domain, Phylum, Order, Kingdom, Class, Genus, Family, Species
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Domain
Species, Domain, Phylum, Kingdom, Order, Family, Genus
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which taxonomic level contains only one unique organism?
Genus
Kingdom
Class
Species
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the main visible difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
Eukaryotic cells have a nucleus
Eukaryotic cells are generally smaller
Prokaryotic cells are more complex
Eukaryotic cells have a cell wall
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the main difference between plants and fungi?
Fungi are eukaryotic
Plants are motile
Plants have cell walls
Fungi are heterotrophic
- 8. Multiple Choice
Based on this cladogram, which trait do sharks share with primates?
Amniotic egg
Four limbs
Vertebrae
Hair
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is a dichotomous key, and what is it used for?
A tool to help identify an unknown organism
A timeline that shows when traits developed
A graph that shows the evolution of a species
A tool that helps determine an organisms close relatives
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which kingdoms contain organisms with eukaryotic cells?
Animalia
Fungi
Protista
Plantae
All of the above
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which two kingdoms are composed of only prokaryotic organisms?
Protista and Eubacteria
Protista and Fungi
Eubacteria and Archaea
Archaea and Fungi
- 12. Multiple Choice
How can scientists determine how closely species are related based off of the taxonomic classification system?
By knowing that organisms in the same kingdom are the most closely related
By comparing their traits and behaviors
By looking for homologous structures
By comparing how many taxa they share
- 13. Multiple Choice
What traits do all plants share?
unicellular
photosynthetic
no nucleus
ability to move
- 14. Multiple Choice
What traits do all members of the Animal kingdom share?
Prokaryotic cells, autotrophic
Eukaryotic, heterotrophic, ability to move
Eukaryotic, heterotrophic decomposers
Eukaryotic, autotrophic organisms
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which level of the taxonomic naming system is the most inclusive?
Species
Phylum
Domain
Family
- 16. Multiple Choice
There is a unicelluar eukaryotic cell that undergoes photosynthesis and can move. Which kingdom does it belong to?
Plantae
Bacteria
Protista
Fungi
- 17. Multiple Choice
What trait is common to all organisms of the Fungi kingdom?
autotrophic processes
photosynthesis
ability to move
heterotrophic decomposers
- 18. Multiple Choice
Organisms sharing the same ___________ name would be more closely related.
Genus
Family
Class
Kingdom
- 19. Multiple Choice
What is the difference between a heterotroph and an autotroph?
Heterotrophs will always be multicellular
Heterotrophs need to eat to obtain energy
Heterotrophs do not need a source of energy
Heterotrophs have to be prokaryotic
- 20. Multiple Choice
What is taxonomy and what is it used for?
It is the practice of stuffing and preserving dead animals
It is a system that determines the relationships and interactions between organisms living in the same environment
It is a system used to name and classify organisms into similar groups
A test used to determine the evolutionary history of an organism
- 21. Multiple Choice
What makes up an organism's scientific name in the binomial nomenclature system?
phylum name + kingdom name
species name only
genus name + species name
order name + family name
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which tree has non-needle leaves, made up of leaflets that are attached at multiple points?
Walnut
White Oak
Elm
Spruce
- 23. Multiple Choice
Based on this dichotomous key, what is the identity of leaf A?
Spruce
White oak
Magnolia
Walnut
- 24. Multiple Choice
What are the traits of a white oak?
Non needle, simple leaves with smooth lobed edges
Needle leaves that are in singlets
Needle leaves that are clustered
Non needle, compound leaves attached at one point
- 25. Multiple Choice
What genus does the animal Panthera leo belong to?
Not enough information
leo
Panthera
Animalia
- 26. Multiple Choice
What is a species?
Organisms that descended from a common ancestor
Organisms with similar characteristics
Organisms that can reproduce and produce fertile offspring
Organisms that live in the same habitat
- 27. Multiple Choice
How can you distinguish between archaebacteria and eubacteria?
Eubacteria contain a nucleus
Archaebacteria are larger organisms
Archaebacteria are only found in harsh environments
Eubacteria can be multicellular
- 28. Multiple Choice
Based on the phylogenetic tree shown here, are snakes more closely related to iguanas or geckos?
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Iguanas
Geckos
They are equally related to both
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