2_Taxonomy Practice

Which of the following sets of animals would be the most closely related?

• Animals in the same order

• Animals in the same genus

• Animals in the same class

• Animals in the same family

Which of the following sets of insects would be the most closely related?

• Insects in the same class

• Insects in the same family

• Insects in the same order

• Insects in the same species

Which of the following taxonomic groups would contain plants with the greatest amount of variety and differences?

• Kingdom

• Phylum

• Order

• Family

Which of the following groups of vertebrates would contain the least related animals?

• Vertebrates in the same genus

• Vertebrates in the same class

• Vertebrates in the same species

• Vertebrates in the same family

Which of the following taxonomic groups would contain the most related set of animals?

• Domain

• Species

• Family

• Order

Which of the following sets of animals would contain the least closely related organisms?

• Animals in the same phylum

• Animals in the same genus

• Animals in the same class

• Animals in the same family

Which of the following groups of fungi would be the most closely related?

• Fungi in the same phylum

• Fungi in the same order

• Fungi in the same kingdom

• Fungi in the same class

Which of the following taxonomic groups would contain organisms with the greatest amount of genetic similarities?

• Domain

• Kingdom

• Phylum

• Class

Taxonomy is best defined as the science of –

• describing the regulation of genes

• developing new species via genetic engineering

• studying microscopic life forms

• classifying organisms based on characteristics

The American lobster (Homarus americanus) is most closely related to which of the following organisms?

• Cape lobster (Homarinus capensis)

• Common lobster (Homarus gammarus)

• Patagonian lobsterette (Thymops birsteini)

• Scarlett clawed lobster (Nephropsis atlantica)