Diversity & Grouping of Organisms

Question 1

A true species comprises of a population of ________________ organisms

Accepted Answer

reproductively isolated

Question 2

The first word in an organism's binomial name refers to the _____.

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Genus

Question 3

Newly discovered species are given ___________________ designations.

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All answers are correct

Question 4

Which of the following definitions covers a greater number of organisms?

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Class

Question 5

A soft-bodied, invertebrate animal could NOT belong to the phylum ...

Accepted Answer

arthropoda

Question 6

______ "is Naming, describing, and classifying organisms into different categories based on their characteristics"

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taxonomy

Question 7

Viruses are assigned to the kingdom

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None of the other answers are correct

Question 8

Which group of animals on Earth contains the most different species?

Accepted Answer

insects

Question 9

Which of the following definitions covers a smaller number of organisms?

Accepted Answer

Genus

Question 10

Canis familiaris (dog), Canis lupis (wolf) and Vulpes vulpes (fox). These three animals all belong to the same ...

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class but different species

Question 11

The correct sequence of taxonomic categories is:

Accepted Answer

None of these

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a property of life?

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None of the answers are correct

Question 13

Members of a species ...

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are able to mate to produce fertile offspring

Question 14

Which plants are haploid during the major part of their life cycle

Accepted Answer

non-vascular plants

Question 15

'Gymnosperms' include vascular plants which reproduce by seeds but do not have a fruit. Which is not a Gymnosperm?

Accepted Answer

ferns

Question 16

Angiosperms are a division of kingdom Plantae. The main characteristic feature of angiosperms is:

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Seeds are covered with coats and are in fruits

Question 17

Choose the option that best describes the characteristics of the domain to which the mushroom belongs:

Accepted Answer

heterotrophic multicellular eukaryotes

Question 18

A group of organisms at any particular level in a classification system is called a ..........

Accepted Answer

taxon

Question 19

Binomial nomenclature means writing the name of a plant in two words which designates

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Genus & species

Question 20

Vascular plants ......

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all answers are correct

Question 21

The main function of the vascular bundles found in many vascular plants is to ...

Accepted Answer

transport substances around the plant

Question 22

Taxon is

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a taxonomic group of any rank

Question 23

Organisms which are members of the same order must also be members of the same ...

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classs

Question 24

What would I need to make bread or wine?

Accepted Answer

a fungi

Question 25

Which of the following characteristics separates the monotremes (echidna & platypus) from other mammals?

Accepted Answer

monotremes lay eggs

Question 26

Single-celled eukaryotes are included in

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Fungi, Protist

Question 27

The branch of biology that is concerned with identifying, naming and classifying organisms is

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Taxonomy

Question 28

What would I need to make cheese or yoghurt?

Accepted Answer

a bacteria

Question 29

Organisms in the class Mammalia all have _____.

Accepted Answer

all answers are correct

Question 30

Which of the following is the highest level of classification?

Accepted Answer

order

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