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- 1. Multiple Choice
A benefit of classifying organisms and using scientific names is so
you can quickly organize many species into related groups
scientists in India, the United States, and South Africa can be sure they are talking about the same organism.
you can understand the evolutionary relationships among organisms in a group
all of the above
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Linnaeus's system for naming organisms?
two-part name
multipart name describing several traits
name that identifies the organisms genus
name that includes the organisms species identifier
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following taxa are in the correct order?
species, family, order
order, phylum, kingdom
species, genus, family
family, class, phylum
- 4. Multiple Choice
Ursus maritimus and Ursus arctos are in the same
species
family
order
genus
- 5. Multiple Choice
A useful classification system does NOT
show relationships
reveal evolutionary trends
use different names for the same organism
change the taxon or an organism based on new data
- 6. Multiple Choice
In Linnaean system of classification, orders are grouped together in
genera
species
families
classes
- 7. Multiple Choice
Linnaeus developed a two-part naming system called...
binomial nomenclature
systematics
taxonomy
classification
- 8. Multiple Choice
By looking at Ursus maritimus you know that..
Ursus is the species
Ursus is the order
Ursus is the genus
maritimus is the genus
- 9. Multiple Choice
When scientists group organisms with biological meaning they are using...
classification
systematics
species grouping
binomial nomenclature
- 10. Multiple Choice
Larus marinus and Larus argentatus belong to different
species
family
genus
order
- 11. Multiple Choice
The third-smallest taxon in the Linnaean system of classification is the
order
genus
species
family
- 12. Multiple Choice
The largest taxon in Linnaeus's system is the
genus
phylum
kingdom
class
- 13. Multiple Choice
In taxonomy scientists do all of the following except
name
describe characteristics
describe habitat
classify
- 14. Multiple Choice
A sea star and a camel are members of the same
family
kingdom
phylum
no grouping exists that includes camels and sea stars
- 15. Multiple Choice
Carl Linnaeus was a...
zoologist
naturalist
botanist
herptalogist
- 16. Multiple Choice
A tool to identify organisms using a series of statements about visible traits is called a...
taxonomic table
dichotomous key
classification key
systematic table
- 17. Multiple Choice
Within a family there are groups of...
species
orders
genera
classes
- 18. Multiple Choice
What do scientists have to consider when classifying organisms today?
similarities and differences
evolutionary relationships
taxonomic relationships
ecological niche
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