Population Genetics & Taxonomy

The movement of individuals into an area is known as:

• Supplementation

• Emigration

• Immigration

• Eradication

In the English language, dogs have many different names to describe them. For example, canine, puppy, dog, hound, etc. In science around the world we use a naming system called what to make it uniform across the world?

• binomial nomenclature

• polynomial nomenclature

• taxonomy

• none of the above

Which organisms are most closely related?

• A and B

• B and C

• C and A

• not enough info given

A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?

• Juniper
• Pine
• Spruce
• Fir

The 8 levels of classification, most broad to most specific.

• Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species
• Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order
• Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
• Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus

The first part of a scientific name is an organism's _______________ and the second part is its ________________.

• species, genus
• phylum, order
• class, spices
• genus, species

Which level of taxonomy shows the closest relationship between 2 organisms?

• kingdom

• class

• domain

• species

There are many different species of big cats around the world. Why is having a scientific name for each species of an organism important?

• to prevent existing named organisms from having their name changed as they become extinct

• to keep the classification system from being altered as new organisms are discovered

• to allow organisms to be placed in many classification levels at the same time

• to standardize the naming and organization of organism to avoid confusion between scientist across the world

All living things are divided into three groups called 'domains'. They include, Domain Bacteria, Domain Archaea, and ____________.

• Domain Animalia

• Domain Eukarya

• Domain Prokaryotic

• Domain Protista

An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?

• Class Insecta
• Order Amblygygi
• Order Araneae
• Order Scorpiones