Question 1

What is one advantage to using cladistics rather than phylogenetic systematics?

Accepted Answer

Cladistics does a very good job at portraying the order in which a series of evolutionary events occurred.This approach can be used even when little information is available.Also,cladistics is very objective.

Question 2

Which of these groups does not fit well into the biological species concept?

Accepted Answer

A) Animals 
B) Humans 
C) Protists 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) Animals 
B) Humans 
C) Protists 
D) All of these are correct. C

Question 3

The kingdom often referred to as an artificial group because many of its organisms are distantly related is:

Accepted Answer

A) Bacteria 
B) Archaea 
C) Fungi 
D) Protista 
E) Animalia 
A) Bacteria 
B) Archaea 
C) Fungi 
D) Protista 
E) Animalia D

Question 4

Which of the following sets of kingdoms contain organisms that are capable of photosynthesis?

Accepted Answer

A) Bacteria and Fungi 
B) Archaea and Animalia 
C) Fungi and Protista 
D) Protista and Plantae 
E) Animalia and Plantae 
A) Bacteria and Fungi 
B) Archaea and Animalia 
C) Fungi and Protista 
D) Protista and Plantae 
E) Animalia and Plantae

Question 5

The person responsible for the current scheme for grouping organisms is:

Accepted Answer

A) Aristotle 
B) Linnaeus 
C) Darwin 
D) Malthus 
A) Aristotle 
B) Linnaeus 
C) Darwin 
D) Malthus

Question 6

The first person to suggest a general definition of species was:

Accepted Answer

A) Carolus Linnaeus 
B) John Ray 
C) Charles Darwin 
D) Joseph Priestly 
A) Carolus Linnaeus 
B) John Ray 
C) Charles Darwin 
D) Joseph Priestly

Question 7

In classification,the taxonomic group just below family is:

Accepted Answer

A) species 
B) genus 
C) order 
D) class 
E) phylum 
A) species 
B) genus 
C) order 
D) class 
E) phylum

Question 8

Cladograms provide information about _____________ relationships.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Cladograms provide information about _____________ relationships....

Question 9

The kingdoms within the domain Eukarya:

Accepted Answer

A) include the animals,plants,fungi,and protists 
B) evolved as a result of endosymbiosis in an early ancestral cell 
C) exclude the prokaryotes 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) include the animals,plants,fungi,and protists 
B) evolved as a result of endosymbiosis in an early ancestral cell 
C) exclude the prokaryotes 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 10

The scientific names we use to identify organisms are in the form of:

Accepted Answer

A) Greek 
B) polynomials 
C) nicknames 
D) binomials 
A) Greek 
B) polynomials 
C) nicknames 
D) binomials

Question 11

Mitochondria are descendents of __________,and chloroplasts are descendents of _________.

Accepted Answer

A) purple bacteria;cyanobacteria 
B) methanogens;protists 
C) cyanobacteria;fungi 
D) orange bacteria;purple bacteria 
A) purple bacteria;cyanobacteria 
B) methanogens;protists 
C) cyanobacteria;fungi 
D) orange bacteria;purple bacteria

Question 12

Biologists currently recognize ______ different kingdoms.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Biologists currently recognize ______ different kingdoms....

Question 13

The highest,most inclusive level of our current classification scheme is _________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The highest,most inclusive level of our current...

Question 14

Select the scientific name from the following names:

Accepted Answer

A) robin 
B) tiger 
C) Marmota 
D) Apis mellifera 
A) robin 
B) tiger 
C) Marmota 
D) Apis mellifera

Question 15

In the scientific name,Homo sapiens,"Homo" indicates the _________ of the organism,while "sapiens" indicates its __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the scientific name,Homo sapiens,"Homo" indicates the...

Question 16

To what phylum do honeybees belong?

Accepted Answer

A) Annelida 
B) Chordata 
C) Arthropoda 
D) Sporozoa 
A) Annelida 
B) Chordata 
C) Arthropoda 
D) Sporozoa

Question 17

The science that deals with the naming and grouping of organisms is:

Accepted Answer

A) biology 
B) herpetology 
C) taxonomy 
D) physiology 
A) biology 
B) herpetology 
C) taxonomy 
D) physiology

Question 18

Mitochondria are present in organisms in the following kingdoms except:

Accepted Answer

A) Plantae 
B) Fungi 
C) Protista 
D) Archaea 
E) Animalia 
A) Plantae 
B) Fungi 
C) Protista 
D) Archaea 
E) Animalia

Question 19

A group of organisms at a particular level in a system of classification is called a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) taxon 
B) ingroup 
C) outgroup 
D) category 
A) taxon 
B) ingroup 
C) outgroup 
D) category

Question 20

A cladogram must contain an ____________ to serve as a baseline of comparison for the other groups.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A cladogram must contain an ____________ to...

Exam 15: How We Name Living Things

What is one advantage to using cladistics rather than phylogenetic systematics?

Which of these groups does not fit well into the biological species concept?

The kingdom often referred to as an artificial group because many of its organisms are distantly related is:

Which of the following sets of kingdoms contain organisms that are capable of photosynthesis?

The person responsible for the current scheme for grouping organisms is:

The first person to suggest a general definition of species was:

In classification,the taxonomic group just below family is:

Cladograms provide information about _____________ relationships.

The kingdoms within the domain Eukarya:

The scientific names we use to identify organisms are in the form of:

Mitochondria are descendents of __________,and chloroplasts are descendents of _________.

Biologists currently recognize ______ different kingdoms.

The highest,most inclusive level of our current classification scheme is _________________.

Select the scientific name from the following names:

In the scientific name,Homo sapiens,"Homo" indicates the _________ of the organism,while "sapiens" indicates its __________.

To what phylum do honeybees belong?

The science that deals with the naming and grouping of organisms is:

Mitochondria are present in organisms in the following kingdoms except:

A group of organisms at a particular level in a system of classification is called a(n):

A cladogram must contain an ____________ to serve as a baseline of comparison for the other groups.

The Science of Biology

The Chemistry of Life

Molecules of Life

Cells

Energy and Life

Photosynthesis: Acquiring Energy From the Sun

How Cells Harvest Energy From Food

Mitosis

Meiosis

Foundations of Genetics

DNA: the Genetic Material

How Genes Work

Genomics and Biotechnology

Evolution and Natural Selection

Prokaryotes: the First Single-Celled Creatures

Protists: Advent of the Eukaryotes

Fungi Invade the Land

Evolution of the Animal Phyla

History of the Vertebrates

How Humans Evolved

The Animal Body and How It Moves

Circulation

Respiration

The Path of Food Through the Animal Body

Maintaining the Internal Environment

How the Animal Body Defends Itself

The Nervous System

The Senses

Chemical Signaling Within the Animal Body

Reproduction and Development

Evolution of Plants

Plant Form and Function

Plant Reproduction and Growth

Populations and Communities

Ecosystems

Behavior and the Environment

Human Influences on the Living World

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Mitochondria are descendents of __,and chloroplasts are descendents of _.

In the scientific name,Homo sapiens,"Homo" indicates the _ of the organism,while "sapiens" indicates its __.