For each question, select the best answer from the four alternatives.
1. Dandelions (which reproduce asexually) must be classified based on their shared features rather than as members of a population of breeding individuals. You have just used (a) hybridization (b) genetic diversity (c) individual variability (d) morphology (1.1) [K/U A]
2. What are differences in hair, skin, and eye colour in humans the results of? (1.1) [K/U] (a) genetic diversity (b) species diversity (c) hybridization (d) the environment
3. Loss of biodiversity (a) threatens our food supply (b) eliminates sources of natural medicines (c) causes habitat destruction (d) all of the above (1.1) [K/U]
4. Which of the following is the highest taxonomic level of the traditional Linnaean system of classification? (1.2) [K/U] (a) species (b) genus (c) order (d) kingdom
5. Which of the following is true of the binomial nomenclature system? (1.2) [K/U] (a) It saw resistance and slow acceptance. (b) It was never fully adopted by scientists. (c) It assigned each species a two-word name. (d) all of the above
6. What is the name given to the diagram depicting the evolutionary relationships between different species or groups? (1.3) [K/U] (a) taxonomic rank of classification (b) great chain of being (c) phylogenetic tree (d) none of the above
7. Which of the following is true about traditional classification systems? (1.3) [K/U] (a) They group species according to evolutionary relatedness. (b) They are the only type of classification systems used by scientists. (c) They group species according to observed morphological characteristics. (d) They are no longer used by scientists.
8. Most prokaryotes consist of (a) no cells (b) individual cells (c) many cells (d) clustered arrangements of cells (1.4) [K/U]
9. Birds are difficult to categorize because they share similarities with organisms from different classes. Which two classes have taxonomists placed birds in? (1.5) [K/U] (a) mammals and reptiles (b) ayes and reptiles (c) mammals and ayes (d) ayes and amphibians Match each kingdom on the left with the domain it belongs to on the right.
Knowledge
For each question, select the best answer from the four alternatives.
1. Dandelions (which reproduce asexually) must be classified based on their shared features rather than as members of a population of breeding individuals. You have just used
(a) hybridization
(b) genetic diversity
(c) individual variability
(d) morphology (1.1) [K/U A]
2. What are differences in hair, skin, and eye colour in humans the results of? (1.1) [K/U]
(a) genetic diversity
(b) species diversity
(c) hybridization
(d) the environment
3. Loss of biodiversity
(a) threatens our food supply
(b) eliminates sources of natural medicines
(c) causes habitat destruction
(d) all of the above (1.1) [K/U]
4. Which of the following is the highest taxonomic level of the traditional Linnaean system of classification?
(1.2) [K/U]
(a) species
(b) genus
(c) order
(d) kingdom
5. Which of the following is true of the binomial nomenclature system? (1.2) [K/U]
(a) It saw resistance and slow acceptance.
(b) It was never fully adopted by scientists.
(c) It assigned each species a two-word name.
(d) all of the above
6. What is the name given to the diagram depicting the evolutionary relationships between different species or groups? (1.3) [K/U]
(a) taxonomic rank of classification
(b) great chain of being
(c) phylogenetic tree
(d) none of the above
7. Which of the following is true about traditional classification systems? (1.3) [K/U]
(a) They group species according to evolutionary relatedness.
(b) They are the only type of classification systems used by scientists.
(c) They group species according to observed morphological characteristics.
(d) They are no longer used by scientists.
8. Most prokaryotes consist of
(a) no cells
(b) individual cells
(c) many cells
(d) clustered arrangements of cells (1.4) [K/U]
9. Birds are difficult to categorize because they share similarities with organisms from different classes. Which two classes have taxonomists placed birds in? (1.5) [K/U]
(a) mammals and reptiles
(b) ayes and reptiles
(c) mammals and ayes
(d) ayes and amphibians
Match each kingdom on the left with the domain it belongs to on the right.
10. (a) Kingdom Eubacteria
(b) Kingdom Archaea
(c) Kingdom Protista
(d) Kindgom Fungi
(e) Kingdom Plants
(f) Kingdom Animals
(i) Domain Eubacteria
(ii) Domain Archaea
(iii) Domain Eukaryotes (1.4) [K/U]
Indicate whether each statement is true or false. If you think the statement is false, rewrite it to make it true.
11. Hybridization is a very common occurrence in animals. (1.1) [K/U]
12. Biologists have identified and described more than 1.7 million species. (1.1) [K/U]
13. Taxonomy is only useful for classifying species currently living on Earth. (1.2) [K/U]
14. Biologists use dichotomous keys to help them identify organisms. (1.2) [K/U]
15. All taxonomists currently use one standard method for classifying organisms. (1.3) [K/U]
16. Animals are by far the most diverse kingdom of organisms. (1.4) [K/U]
17. Birds are closely related to dinosaurs and reptiles. (1.5) [K/U]