Question 1

The most objective way to construct a phylogeny is to focus on characters:

Accepted Answer

A) that are large in size 
B) that confer adaptedness to a particular habitat 
C) inherited from a common ancestor 
D) acquired during an organism's lifetime 
A) that are large in size 
B) that confer adaptedness to a particular habitat 
C) inherited from a common ancestor 
D) acquired during an organism's lifetime

Question 2

Molds and yeasts belong to which kingdom?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Why are donkeys and horses considered different species?

Accepted Answer

A) They have different life spans. 
B) They look different. 
C) Their offspring cannot produce offspring. 
D) There are differences in their DNA. 
E) There are differences in their RNA. 
A) They have different life spans. 
B) They look different. 
C) Their offspring cannot produce offspring. 
D) There are differences in their DNA. 
E) There are differences in their RNA.

Question 4

Which kingdom only contains multicellular organisms?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Extreme thermophiles belong in what group?

Accepted Answer

A) Domain Archaea 
B) Domain Bacteria 
C) Domain Eukarya 
D) Kingdom Fungi 
A) Domain Archaea 
B) Domain Bacteria 
C) Domain Eukarya 
D) Kingdom Fungi

Question 6

Of all the hundreds of varieties of dogs,all belong to the same __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Of all the hundreds of varieties of...

Question 7

What does it mean to have a hierarchical system of classification?

Accepted Answer

In a hierarchical system of classificati

Question 8

The problem with the biological species concept is that it assumes that organisms regularly:

Accepted Answer

A) undergo mitosis 
B) reproduce asexually 
C) outcross 
D) inbreed 
A) undergo mitosis 
B) reproduce asexually 
C) outcross 
D) inbreed

Question 9

Cladograms ___________ true family trees.

Accepted Answer

A) are not 
B) are 
A) are not 
B) are

Question 10

The multi-level grouping of individual organisms is a means of:

Accepted Answer

A) minimization 
B) reduction 
C) classification 
D) identification 
A) minimization 
B) reduction 
C) classification 
D) identification

Exam 15: How We Name Living Things

The most objective way to construct a phylogeny is to focus on characters:

Molds and yeasts belong to which kingdom?

Why are donkeys and horses considered different species?

Which kingdom only contains multicellular organisms?

Extreme thermophiles belong in what group?

Of all the hundreds of varieties of dogs,all belong to the same __________.

What does it mean to have a hierarchical system of classification?

The problem with the biological species concept is that it assumes that organisms regularly:

Cladograms ___________ true family trees.

The multi-level grouping of individual organisms is a means of:

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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