Classification I

The science that specializes in naming and classifying organisms is ______________________.

• anatomy
• Biology
• botany
• taxonomy

Solely from its name you can tell Rhizopus nigricans must be ______________________.

• in the genus Rhizopus
• in the genus nigricans
• in the species Rizopus
• none of these

A useful classification system __________________________.

• gives each organism a unique name
• shows evolutionary relationships
• changes the taxon of an organism based on new data  
• all of these

In classifying organisms, ORDERS are grouped together into _________________.

• genera
• phyla
• families
• classes 

The largest and most inclusive of Linnaeus’s taxonomic categories is the _________________.

• order
• kingdom 
• phylum
• species

The study of the evolutionary relationships among organisms is called ___________________.

• taxonomy
• domainology
• phylogeny 
• binomial nomenclature

This diagram which shows the evolutionary relationships among a group of organisms is called a ________.

• taxon
• cladogram 
• binomial nomenclature
• domain

A unique trait that is used to construct a cladogram showing evolutionary relationships between organisms is called a ___________________

• taxa
• molecular clocks
• derived character
• domains

Which of the following helped scientists to decide to place barnacles in the same group as crabs even through they look more like limpets? 

• Which of the following helped scientists to decide to place barnacles in the same group as crabs even through they look more like limpets? 
• crabs, limpets, and barnacles all live in water
• limpets have an internal anatomy more like snails
• barnacles and crabs both have jointed limbs, segmented bodies, and an exoskeleton that molts

American vultures look like other kinds of vultures, but DNA evidence suggests that are more closely related to ________________, 

• eagles
• falcons
• limpets
• storks