Question 1

Which of the following are known for their elaborate courtship?

Accepted Answer

A)  Peacock spiders 
B)  Camel spiders 
C)  Giant huntsman spiders 
D)  Brown recluse spiders 
E)  Black widows 
A)  Peacock spiders 
B)  Camel spiders 
C)  Giant huntsman spiders 
D)  Brown recluse spiders 
E)  Black widows

Question 2

Match between columns
                        Premises: Systematics

Accepted Answer

The Answer of The science of naming, describing and classifying is...

Question 3

A characteristic that is independently acquired by reversal or convergent evolution exhibits homology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following taxa would be the least inclusive?

Accepted Answer

A)  Genus 
B)  Family 
C)  Phylum 
D)  Order 
E)  Class 
A)  Genus 
B)  Family 
C)  Phylum 
D)  Order 
E)  Class

Question 5

Scientists using evolutionary systematics to construct a phylogenetic tree would use:

Accepted Answer

A)  the number of shared characters the organisms possess. 
B)  a combination of ancestral and derived characters. 
C)  primarily polyphyletic groupings. 
D)  only derived characters. 
E)  only ancestral characters. 
A)  the number of shared characters the organisms possess. 
B)  a combination of ancestral and derived characters. 
C)  primarily polyphyletic groupings. 
D)  only derived characters. 
E)  only ancestral characters.

Question 6

Systematists use phylogenetic trees to graphically represent hypothesized evolutionary relationships among organisms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

After kingdom, what is the next taxon by which organisms are grouped?

Accepted Answer

A)  Class 
B)  Order 
C)  Genus 
D)  Family 
E)  Phylum 
A)  Class 
B)  Order 
C)  Genus 
D)  Family 
E)  Phylum

Question 8

Scientists are now grouping reptiles with birds and mammals because they are all vertebrates that have a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  divided brain. 
B)  amniotic egg. 
C)  mammary gland. 
D)  jointed appendage. 
E)  epidermal covering. 
A)  divided brain. 
B)  amniotic egg. 
C)  mammary gland. 
D)  jointed appendage. 
E)  epidermal covering.

Question 9

MIT and Harvard have sequenced the genome of domestic _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  dogs 
B)  goats 
C)  dolphins 
D)  pigs 
E)  fishes 
A)  dogs 
B)  goats 
C)  dolphins 
D)  pigs 
E)  fishes

Question 10

In the late 1970s, Woese argued that there are two fundamentally different groups of prokaryotes by demonstrating:

Accepted Answer

A)  different DNA sequences in prokaryotes. 
B)  some prokaryotes carry on photosynthesis. 
C)  the difference in the appearance of the nuclei. 
D)  gene codes of ribosomal RNA of different bacteria. 
E)  some prokaryotes produce methane while others do not. 
A)  different DNA sequences in prokaryotes. 
B)  some prokaryotes carry on photosynthesis. 
C)  the difference in the appearance of the nuclei. 
D)  gene codes of ribosomal RNA of different bacteria. 
E)  some prokaryotes produce methane while others do not.

Exam 23: Understanding Diversity: Systematics

Which of the following are known for their elaborate courtship?

A characteristic that is independently acquired by reversal or convergent evolution exhibits homology.

Which of the following taxa would be the least inclusive?

Scientists using evolutionary systematics to construct a phylogenetic tree would use:

Systematists use phylogenetic trees to graphically represent hypothesized evolutionary relationships among organisms.

After kingdom, what is the next taxon by which organisms are grouped?

Scientists are now grouping reptiles with birds and mammals because they are all vertebrates that have a(n):

MIT and Harvard have sequenced the genome of domestic _________.

In the late 1970s, Woese argued that there are two fundamentally different groups of prokaryotes by demonstrating:

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