Unit 9 Taxonomy Intro

Unit 9 Taxonomy Intro

Multiple Choice

Which level falls between Kingdom and Class?

• Phylum

• genus

• species

• order

Multiple Choice

Uses characteristics that appear in recent parts of a lineage but not in its older members called derived characters.

• Taxonomy

• Binomial Nomenclature

• Phylogeny

• Cladistics

Multiple Choice

Which kingdoms have both heterotrophs and autotrophs?

• protists and plants

• fungi and plants

• plants and animals

• eubacteria and archaeabacteria

Multiple Choice

Panthera leo, the scientific name for a lion, is a member of which species?

• leo

• Panthera

Multiple Choice

Cyanobacteria belongs to what domain?

• Bacteria

• Archaea

• Eukarya

Multiple Choice

Mushrooms belong to what domain?

• Bacteria

• Archaea

• Eukarya

Multiple Choice

What role did Linnaeus play in classification of organisms?

• He classified all life into plants or animals.

• He classified all life by where organisms lived.

• He started naming organisms using binomial nomenclature.

• He utilized DNA technology to form the modern system of classification.

Multiple Choice

Aristotle is said to be the first to classify organisms. Into which two groups did he classify all living things?

• fungi and bacteria

• humans and animals

• living and nonliving

• plants and animals

Multiple Choice

The study of evolutionary relationships and history of a species.

• Taxonomy

• Binomial Nomenclature

• Phylogeny

• Cladistics

Multiple Choice

Branch of biology that groups and names organisms.

• Taxonomy

• Binomial Nomenclature

• Phylogeny

• Cladistics

Multiple Choice

What is the main difference in prokaryotic/ eukaryotic cells?

• Prokaryotic have a nucleus, Eukaryotic do not have a nucleus

• Prokaryotic do NOT have a nucleus, Eukaryotic do have a nucleus