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Diversity of Living Things - Chapters 1
Diversity of Living Things - Chapters 1
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1
True or False: Organisms in the same phylum must be in the same family?
False
True
2
Which is the organism is the least related to the others?
Chimpanzee
Human
Grey Wolf
Butterfly
3
Which term best describes the study of the structure of organisms?
anatomy
morphology
physiology
biology
4
DNA evidence has shown that animals and fungi are
more closely related to each other than protists and plants.
less closely related to each other than plants and animals.
less closely related to each other than protists and fungi.
more closely related to each other than plants and fungi.
5
Which plant is living in the most stable environment?
5
7
4
2
6
Which is the best description of a protist?
multicellular plant
unicellular prokaryote
multicellular eukaryote
unicellular eukaryote
7
What characteristic do modern biologists use to classify prokaryotes?
nutrition
size
shape
DNA
8
Which of the following is a result of genetic diversity?
increased resistance to disease
decreased resistance to disease
decreased reproduction rates
increased reproduction rates
9
Which organisms are prokaryotes?
archaea, bacteria
archaea, protists
fungi, animals
bacteria, plants
10
Which plant(s) shares the most recent common ancestor with Plant 3?
2 & 4
2
4
1 & 2
11
Which term describes organisms that must consume other organisms to obtain energy-yielding food
autotrophic
heterotrophic
eukaryotic
omnivore
12
A unicellular, eukaryotic organism is found living in water. Which Kingdom is appropriate?
Animalia
Protista
Plantae
Bacteria
13
What is the most common recent ancestor between lizards and birds?
Archosaurs
Lepidosaurs
Diapsids
Dinosaurs
14
The variety of organisms on Earth is often referred to as
ecosystem.
species.
community.
biodiversity.
15
Ecosystems are diverse due to variations in
both abiotic and biotic factors.
temperature.
biotic factors only.
precipitation.
16
Which kingdoms are classified in the domain Eukarya?
Bacteria, Animalia, Plantea
Archea, Fungi, Protista
Animalia, Fungi, Protista
Bacteria, Fungi, Animalia
17
What is a dichotomous key used for?
sequencing an organism's genome
predicting population growth
identifying and classifying organisms
distinguishing between two organisms
18
Which kingdom includes only heterotrophs?
Bacteria
Fungi
Archaea
Protista
19
Organisms in which kingdom have cell walls that contain peptidoglycan?
Protista
Archaea
Bacteria
Plantae
20
The taxonomy hierarchical classification system arranges species in categories
from most general to most specific.
according to the number of organisms involved.
according to relative size of the organism.
from simplest to most complex.
21
How many kingdoms are used in the current system for classifying organisms?
three
four
six
five
22
Morphology is the branch of biology that deals with
change in organisms.
appearance or form of organisms.
evolutionary history of a species.
reproductive success of a species.
23
What characteristic(s) do the hare, fox and squirrel share?
Lungs only
Long tail, pointed ears, solid bones and lungs.
Long tail and solid bones only.
Pointed ears, solid bones and lungs.
24
Which term best describes the narrowest category for classifying organisms?
Species
Kingdom
Class
Domain
25
What criterion can be used to classify an organism as a particular species?
production of fertile offspring
rate of reproduction
name
geographic location
26
What is the broadest category in the hierarchical classification system?
Family
Kingdom
Domain
Phylum
27
What is the correct format for the species name for humans?
homo sapiens
homo sapiens
Homo sapiens
Homo sapiens
28
Eukaryotic cells
have very few organelles.
lack genetic material.
lack a membrane-bound nucleus.
have a membrane-bound nucleus.
29
Which statement is
true
?
Plant cells lack cell walls.
Fungi cells lack cell walls.
Plant and animal cells both have cell walls.
Animal cells lack cell walls.
30
The snowy owl & golden eagle are the most closely related species of birds on this cladogram.
False
True
