Biodiversity

Which is the correct order of hierarchical classification in taxonomy?

• Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species, domain

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

• Domain, Kingdom, order, species, genus, class, family, phylum

• Phylum, domain, kingdom, order, class, family, genus, species

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is the scientific name of hibiscus, rosa-sinensis is the __________ name.

• genus

• species

• order

• phylum

Bacteria that are autotrophs

• do not require atmospheric oxygen for cellular respiration

• must obtain organic compound from other organism

• manufacture their own organic molecules from simple raw materials

• get their nourishment from dead organism

Prokaryotes called __________ are similar in many ways to eukaryotic organism.

• archaea

• bacteria

• protozoa

• cyanobacteria

Most prokaryotes

• obtain energy from sunlight and carbon from organic compounds

• obtain both energy and carbon from organic compounds

• obtain energy from inorganic compounds and carbon from CO₂

• obtain energy from sunlight and carbon from CO₂

Small loops of DNA called __________ exist in addition to the bacterial chromosome.

• capsids

• plasmids

• chromatids

• pili

When bacteria are rod-shaped, they are called

• cocci

• spirilia

• vibrio

• bacilli

The two major phyla of algae are

• Euglena and Phaeophyta

• Apicomplexa and Ciliophora

• Chlorophyta and Phaeophyta

• Rhizopoda and Chlorophyta

Plasmodium sp., a protist parasite causing malaria, is classified in the phylum

• Ciliophora

• Cyanobacteria

• Apicomplexa

• Euglenophyta

In freshwater ciliates, special organelle called __________ controls water regulation.

• flagella

• contractile vacuole

• food vacuole

• lysosome