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Unit 14 Taxonomy & Classification
Unit 14 Taxonomy & Classification
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A review quiz meant to overview Taxonomy and Classification.
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1
Based on the cladogram which of these populations has gone for the longest unchanged?
Amphibian
Primates
Sharks
Dinosaur
2
Based on the key determine the family name of bird X
Geospiza
Certhidea
Platyspiza
Camarhynchus
3
Based on the cladogram, identify the population most closely related to the ray-finned fish
Amphibians
Sharks
Crocodile
Birds
4
Method of grouping organisms together according to their evolutionary history
Evolutionary classification
Cladogram
Kingdom
Taxonomy
5
Which of these derived characteristics is the most recent to appear in this cladogram?
jaws
hair
vertebral column
amniotic egg
6
Which of the following biological classification groups has the most organisms?
Kingdom
Order
Phylum
Class
7
Which of these derived characteristics do Tuna and Salamanders share?
Jaws
Amniotic egg
Four walking legs
Hair
8
Which of these biological classification groups has the fewest members?
Class
Genus
Species
Family
9
What two kingdoms did Linnaeus recognize?
Bacteria & Animal
Plant & Animal
Plant & Fungi
Bacteria & Plant
10
Which is correct about the taxonomic system currently used to classify organisms?
Many different classes of organisms belong to the same order
All organisms of a given order belong to the same species.
All organisms of a given phylum belong to the same kingdom
Different families of organisms belong to the same Genus
11
How many taxonomic levels did Linnaeus have in his original classifications scheme?
One
Three
Five
Seven
12
Carl Linnaeus developed a system of naming for all forms of life using a system called?
dichotomous keys
binomial nomenclature
classification scaffolds
cladograms
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The study of evolutionary relationships among organisms
Taxonomy
Phylogeny
Botany
Biology
14
If two organisms are in the same class, they must also be in the same?
kingdom and phylum
kingdom and family
phylum and genus
genus and species
15
Which of these taxons is the most inclusive?
Class
Order
Species
Family
16
Based on the cladogram, which populations would have the most similar DNA?
sharks and fish
crocodiles and rodents
primates and rabbits
fish and amphibians
17
Dichotomous keys are used to determine?
habitat preference
name
range
ancestry
18
All of the following are classification levels except
Order
Protist
Phylum
Class
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The discipline of classifying organisms and assigning each organism an accepted name is called?
Taxonomy
Phylogeny
Taxon
Evolutionary classification
20
Which information would a scientist use to classify the genus and species of a plant?
The location where this plant grows best
The time of year flowers bloom on the plant
The type of insect that is attracted to the flowers
The physical traits this plant shares with other plants