Systematics & Phylogenetic Revolution

Question 1

The evolutionary history of a species or group of related species is a...

Accepted Answer

phylogeny

Question 2

Which level is missing: Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Family, Genus, Species.

Accepted Answer

Order

Question 3

What are the three domains in classification?

Accepted Answer

Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya

Question 4

True or False: The hamster and chimpanzee both have opposable thumbs?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

A primitive characteristic that has evolved?

Accepted Answer

Derived

Question 6

What is the analysis of how species may be grouped into class?

Accepted Answer

cladistics

Question 7

What consists of an ancestral species and ALL its descendants?

Accepted Answer

Monophyletic

Question 8

Prokaryotic cells with unbranched fatty acid chains are...

Accepted Answer

Bacteria

Question 9

Which kingdom contains a diverse group of organisms that share little relation to each other?

Accepted Answer

Protista

Question 10

How do you correctly write out an organism's scientific name?

Accepted Answer

Genus species

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