TAXONOMY REVIEW

Based on the table, which taxa do the human and armadillo have in common? 

• kingdom, phylum
• order, family, genus
• family, genus, species
• kingdom, phylum, class

Methanogens, thermophiles, and halophiles are some of the most primitive life-forms found on Earth and thrive in very harsh environments. These unicellular, prokaryotic organisms most likely belong to which of the following kingdoms? 

• Fungi
• Protista
• Eubacteria
• Archaebacteria

 When referring to any taxonomically classified organism, scientists use only those categories that differentiate an organism from any other, such as Ursus horribilis (grizzly bear). Thus, scientists refer to an organism by its 

• order and family
• family and genus
• species and order
• genus and species

Scientists assign each kind of organism a universally accepted name in the system known as: 

• Traditional classification
• Binomial nomenclature
• Three Domains
• Cladistics

The tiger, Panthera tigris, is most closely related to 

• cougar, Puma concolor
• jaguar, Panthera onca
• tiger lizard, Microlophus tigris
• snow leopard, Uncia uncia

What is one way in which archaea are different from bacteria? 

• Archaea lack peptidoglycan in their cell wall. 
• Archaea do not have a nucleus
• Archaea are eukaryotes 
• Archaea are heterotrophs

Based on their names, you know that the baboons Papio ammubis and Papio cynocephalus  do NOT belong to the same 

• class
• genus
• family
• species

Based on the cladogram, which statement must be true? 

• Species 1 and 2 cannot have traits in common with Species 3 and 4.
• Species 3 and 4 are found in different ecosystems than Species 1 and 2.
• Species 3 is more genetically similar to Species 4 than to the other species.
• Species 1 has a less direct relationship to the common ancestor than the other species.

All organisms in the kingdoms Protista, Plantae, Fungi and Animalia are 

• multicellular organisms
• photosynthesis organisms
• eukaryotes
• prokaryotes

To which kingdom does one type of common bread mold belong if it has cell walls, membrane-bound organelles, and obtains its energy from decomposing bread? 

• Fungi
• Plantae
• Archaea
• Animalia