Biological Classification & Animal Behavior Review

Question 1

What cell structure is this organism using for MOTILITY (movement)?

Accepted Answer

cilia

Question 2

Ants follow a trail of chemicals left by other ants. Which behavioral adaptation is this?

Accepted Answer

chemotaxis

Question 3

Which of these classes of animals is an INVERTEBRATE?

Accepted Answer

Insect

Question 4

Karen found out her cat died while at Wal-Mart. Now Karen gets sad when she goes to Wal-Mart...

Accepted Answer

Classical Conditioning

Question 5

Which taxonomic level includes organisms that have the MOST in common?

Accepted Answer

Species

Question 6

Which taxonomic level is the most INCLUSIVE?

Accepted Answer

Kingdom

Question 7

The cuticle of a plant is waxy and waterproof to help the plant...

Accepted Answer

stay hydrated

Question 8

Which of these is an advantage of being ECTOTHERMIC?

Accepted Answer

Requires less food to survive

Question 9

Which of these infections is caused by bacteria?

Accepted Answer

Tuberculosis

Question 10

Which statement is true about how most VIRAL infections are treated?

Accepted Answer

prevented with immunizations

Question 11

Who invented the first classification system of Animals and Plants around 350 B.C.E.?

Accepted Answer

Aristotle

Question 12

Scientists before the Renaissance period compared ____ to group organisms.

Accepted Answer

Behavior

Question 13

Which plant response is NOT matched with the correct description?

Accepted Answer

Thigmotropism--Seed begins to grow into a plant

Question 14

Which type of plant uses flowers for "plant sex?"

Accepted Answer

Angiosperms

Question 15

Which class of animals is a vertebrate, ectothermic, has dry skin, and lays leathery eggs?

Accepted Answer

Reptile

Question 16

This algae pictured here makes its own food by photosynthesis. Pick the correct description.

Accepted Answer

Plant-like Protist: Autotroph

Question 17

Viruses are considered to be nonliving because they...

Accepted Answer

cannot reproduce themselves without a host

Question 18

Which of these describes the history of classification?

Accepted Answer

It continues to change and improve as we learn more.

Question 19

Which of these represents the scientific name of the pictured organism (written correctly!)

Accepted Answer

Loxoceles reclusa

Question 20

Which behavior involves animals going dormant during HOT/DRY times to conserve energy/water?

Accepted Answer

Estivation

Question 21

Which of these is the MOST ACCURATE thing to compare when grouping organisms?

Accepted Answer

DNA Sequences

Question 22

Which is NOT a characteristic of bacteria?

Accepted Answer

Bodies can be multicellular

Question 23

Contractile vacuoles are used like jets to allow some cells to move. Which would have these?

Accepted Answer

Animal-Like Prostist

Question 24

Which of these characteristics describes INNATE behaviors?

Accepted Answer

Can be inherited just like any trait

Question 25

Who invented the seven taxonomic levels for classifying living organisms in the 1700s?

Accepted Answer

Linnaeus

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