Chapter 19: Biodiversity and Classification

Question 1

Which type of data provides the STRONGEST evidence for the revised classification of the Red Panda?

Accepted Answer

analysis of DNA sequences

Question 2

Scientists agreed that the 5 kingdom classification scheme should have 6 kingdoms. Which discovery supports this?

Accepted Answer

2 groups of monerans Eubacteria & Archaebacteria differed from one anotner.

Question 3

Which is an example of binomial nomenclature in the Linnaean system of taxonomy?

Accepted Answer

Felis catus

Question 4

Which property describes members of kingdom Animalia, but not the members of the kingdom Plantae?

Accepted Answer

heterotrophic

Question 5

Carolus Linnaeus developed _____, in which species are assigned two-part names.

Accepted Answer

binomial nomenclature

Question 6

Which property can be determined from the information in the cladogram?

Accepted Answer

the order in which the five derived characters evolved

Question 7

Advances in the study of _____ led to a classification system based on evolutionary relationships.

Accepted Answer

phylogeny

Question 8

The classification of the three bear species supports which statement about them?

Accepted Answer

The three species share many characteristics and are biologically related.

Question 9

Which two animal groups represented in the cladogram have the most recent common ancestor?

Accepted Answer

lizards and crocodiles

Question 10

On the branch for mammals, a label for body hair could be added to show a_____ which is a trait that arose in a lineage.

Accepted Answer

derived character

Question 11

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Family, Order, Genus, Species - Which correction, is needed to make the list accurate?

Accepted Answer

Exchange the positions of Family and Order.

Question 12

Constructing a model of the tree of life, which would likely ensure that all of Earth’s organisms are represented.

Accepted Answer

Draw three branches for the domains: Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya.

Question 13

The science of naming and grouping organisms is called ____ and the term ____ describes any of the groups of organisms.

Accepted Answer

systematics / taxa

Question 14

Scientists depend on a system of __________ to name and classify species.

Accepted Answer

taxonomy

Question 15

Choose the domain that describes the property. Includes methanogens and halophiles:

Accepted Answer

Archaea

Question 16

Choose the domain that describes the property. Cell walls with peptidoglycan:

Accepted Answer

Bacteria

Question 17

In this cladogram, the #s 1 - 4 each represent a species. Which pair of species have the most recent common ancestor?

Accepted Answer

Species 3 and 4

Question 18

Which statement best explains why scientists added the domain to the Linnaean classification system?

Accepted Answer

Two groups of prokaryotes differ greatly from each other & from eukaryotes.

Question 19

Which characteristic applies to all four eukaryotic kingdoms: Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia?

Accepted Answer

cells with nuclei and other membrane-bound organelles

Question 20

Choose the domain that describes the property. Eukaryotic cells:

Accepted Answer

Eukarya

Question 21

Organism A & B are both classified in the same phylum. Which additional information about the 2 species can be concluded

Accepted Answer

The two organisms are members of the same kingdom.

Question 22

Birds are members of the clade Reptilia, which evidence did scientists cite to revise the classification of birds?

Accepted Answer

Birds descended from the most recent common ancestor of reptiles.

Question 23

Phylogeny is based on a _____, which contains a single common ancestor that all species within that clade descended from

Accepted Answer

clade

Question 24

Choose the domain that describes the property. Includes plants, animals, and fungi:

Accepted Answer

Eukarya

Question 25

The diagram shown here is an example of a _____.

Accepted Answer

cladogram

Question 26

Algae are unicellular & in Kingdom Protista. What can one conclude about the classification of the species into clades?

Accepted Answer

The species is classified in a clade that does not include all protists.

Chapter 19: Biodiversity and Classification

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Chapter 19: Biodiversity and Classification

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