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Classification of organisms
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What is the largest or most inclusive of Linnaeus's system of classification of the following?
Genus
species
Kingdom
phylum
2
Which organism is least related to the others?
Chimpanzee
Earthworm
Human
Luisiana Live oak
3
Which organism is more related to the chimpanzee?
Ring-tailed lemur
Chimpanzee
Earthworm
Luisiana Live oak
4
What is a Dichotomous key?
Tool no longer used for classification
Organisms way of identifying themselves
Classification tool that gives a Domain and Kingdom name to organisms
A two choice per step tool used to identify organisms
5
When writing a scientific name, the species should
begin with a lowercase letter
Begin with a capital letter
be written in all CAPITAL letter
end with a capital letter
6
Which of the following was a problem with Aristotle's system of classification?
all organisms fit easily into catergories
organisms that had little in common were grouped together
the system is still used today
No problems
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What is a scientist that studies the identification of organisms called?
tax lawyer
taxidermist
taxonomist
tacky
8
What is the smallest or least inclusive of Linnaeus's system of classification?
Kingdom
species
phylum
Genus
9
The branch of biology that groups and names organisms based on studies of their characteristics
Taxonomy
Anatomy
Chemistry
Taxidermy
10
When writing a scientific name, the species should always include the
class
Kingdom
sub-phylum
Genus
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When writing a scientific name, the genus should
Begin with a capital letter
be written in all CAPITAL letter
begin with a lowercase letter
end with a capital letter
12
There is NO distinct nucleus is characteristic of cells in which of the following Domain?
Neither
Archaea ONLY
Bacteria ONLY
Both
13
Having a nucleus is characteristic of cells in which of the following Kingdom?
Animalia ONLY
Plantae ONLY
Neither
Both
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What is binomial nomenclature?
two word naming system using a genus and species
one word naming system using a species name only
two word naming system using a species and kingdom
three word naming system using kingdom, genus, and species
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What did Carolus Linnaeous do?
developed ALL naming systems
changed the naming systems forever
made Issac Newton mad
developed two-word system of naming
16
What are the three domains?
Eukarya, Animalia, Fungi
Protista, Eukarya, Plantae
Fungi, Monera, Archaea
Prokaryotic, Archaea, Eukaryotic
17
The most inclusive/general taxonomic category, larger than a kingdom
Genus
Domain
phylum
species
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Why do scientists
not
use common names to identify organisms?
common names are TOO descriptive
common names are always used
common names can be confusing or misleading
common names DON'T mean anything
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Why are organisms in the Fungi Kingdom NOT in the Animal Kingdom?
They are prokaryotes
They absorb nutrients from the environment
They contain only one cell
They are parasites
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Why do scientists classify organisms?
to dominate of life
to keep the animals from eating one another
to keep the weeds out of the garden
to group them in logical manner to study
