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- 1. Multiple Choice
1. _____________: The branch of science concerned with classifications of organisms.
Cladiogram
Cladistics
Taxonomy
- 2. Multiple Choice
_________________: The highest taxonomic level; there are three: Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya
Kingdom
Domain
Hierarchy
- 3. Multiple Choice
__________________: The second highest level of taxonomic classification.
Binomial nomenclature
Kingdom
Domain
- 4. Multiple Choice
__________________: The system of naming organisms scientifically, developed by Carolus Linnaeus; consists of genus and species names
Abiogenesis
Biogenesis
Binomial nomenclature
- 5. Multiple Choice
__________________: A branching diagram representing a hypothesis about the evolutionary descent of groups of organisms from a common ancestor.
Cladistics
Cladiogram
Taxonomy
- 6. Multiple Choice
__________________: A classification system based on shared characteristics between groups or organisms and their common ancestor
Cladistics
Cladiogram
Bionomial nomenclature
- 7. Multiple Choice
_______________ the evolutionary history of an organism
Classification
Phylogeny
Hierarchy
- 8. Multiple Choice
_________________ Living matter comes from other pre-existing living matter
Biogenesis
Abiogenesis
Speciation
- 9. Multiple Choice
___________________ Living matter comes from nonliving matter
Abiogenesis
Biogenesis
Speciation
- 10. Multiple Choice
______________________ The formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution
Classification
Speciation
Hierarchy
- 11. Multiple Choice
______________________ The process by which scientists group living organisms
Speciation
Classification
Hierarchy
- 12. Multiple Choice
_____________________ The taxonomic classification of living organisms in successive levels of complexity and inclusivity
Speciation
Hierarchy
Phylogeny
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