Intro. to Zoology Review

When did the first eukaryote appear?

• 4.6 billion years ago

• 3.5 billion years ago

• 1.5 billion years ago

• 1.9 billion years ago

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Who created binomial nomenclature?

• Lynn Marguiles

• Charles Darwin

• Carolus Linnaeus

• Dian Fosse

Which term does not mean the same as all of the others?

• Taxon

• Taxa

• Group

• Clade

Which term describes traits that originate in only one organism on a cladogram?

• derived

• ancestral

• character

• node

According to this cladogram, sharks are MOST closely related to which organism? 

• Amphibians
• Ray finned fish
• Crocodiles
• Birds

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According to this cladogram, birds are LEAST related to: 

• Amphibians
• Sharks
• Ray Finned Fish
• Crocodiles

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According to the cladogram, which organism is most distantly related to the human?

• crayfish
• grasshopper
• perch
• frog

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Which trait do only humans have, according to the cladogram?

• jaws
• mammary glands & hair
• terrestrial during all life stages
• bipedal & opposable thumbs

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You look at two species and see very similar DNA. What does this likely tell you?

• These are the same animal.
• These animals have a common ancestor.
• These animals are not likely related.
• These animals are likely becoming one species.

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What trait separates lampreys from tuna on this cladogram?

• Hair

• Vertebral column

• amniotic egg

• jaws

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