Taxonomy Hierarchy

According to the biological species concept, the members of the same species can

• interbreed

• have radically different characters

• have different scientific names

• converge

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Taxonomy is

• the study of life

• the science of naming and classifying organisms

• the evolutionary history of a species

• the sequence in which different groups evolved

Answer explanation

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The Three Domains of Life are

• Protista

• Eukaryota

• Bacteria

• Archaea

• Animalia

Answer explanation

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Each level of classification is based on

• specific characteristics

• general characteristics

• shared characteristics

• all of the above

Answer explanation

Kangaroos and opossums both grow their young in pouches. This is a similar trait between two different organisms. This means they -

• share a common ancestor

• possess vestigial organs

• have similar skeleltal structures

• belong to the same species

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This type of animal has a backbone (also called a spine)

• invertebrate

• vertebrate

• insect

• spider

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An organism made of only one cell

• unicellular

• multicellular

• eukaryote

• vertebrate

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An organism made of more than one cell.

• vertebrate

• insect

• multicellular

• unicellular

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This organism can make its own food.

• heterotroph

• autotroph

• honey bee

• eukaryote

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This type of organism has to eat other organisms to survive.

• heterotroph

• autotroph

• honey bees

• eukaryotes