HSHS Classification Test Review

Question 1

Scientists found a single cell organism without a nucleus, but with a cell wall. It is probably

Accepted Answer

a bacteria

Question 2

Which statement describes an organism from the animal kingdom

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3

Question 3

The following plant is a _________________.

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Starflower

Question 4

Which statement about embryological development is TRUE?

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Many organisms look similar as early embryos

Question 5

The scientific name for a dog is Canis domesticus. Which organism is most closely related to it

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Canis lupus

Question 6

Which of the following is Not a characteristic of the Kingdom Animalia

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Unicellular

Question 7

The presence of similar genes between organisms that may look different shows they share a ___.

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common ancestor

Question 8

Which two statements describe organisms from the Domain Eukarya

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1 and 3

Question 9

Which two species are most closely related?

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Species B and D

Question 10

Which of the following have cell walls made of chitin?

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Fungi

Question 11

Which species has a more ancient common ancester to humans?

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Lamprey

Question 12

Which of the following is a prokaryote

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Bacteria

Question 13

The forelimbs of different organisms is shown below. The similar structures are called ____.

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Homologous Structures

Question 14

This scientist developed a classification system based on fossils and shared characteristics

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Linnaeus

Question 15

Modern classification systems are based on DNA, Protein Sequences, and _______

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Embryology

Question 16

The 2-name naming system that defines the scientific name of an organism is known as _____.

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binomial nomenclature

Question 17

Ancient prokaryotes that live in extreme environments like volcanic lakes are in the kingdom...

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Archaebacteria

Question 18

What is the most recent common ancestor for F and H

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C

Question 19

An organism is multicellular, contains a nucleus, and has cell walls and chloroplasts. It is a_

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plant

Question 20

Which two species are most closely related based on the cladogram below?

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Arthropoda and Annelida

Questions 20