Symbiosis & Classification

Which of the following is the correct way to write the scientific name of the Northern cardinal?

• cardinalis cardinalis
• Cardinalis cardinalis
• cardinalis Cardinalis
• Cardinalis Cardinalis

Which of the following list the taxa from broadest to most specific?

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

Which organisms are closely related? 

• American badger and leopard
• coyote and gray wolf
• european otter and leopard
• coyote and american badger

The three Domains are:

• Plant, Animal, Bacteria
• Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya
• Fungi, Animal, Plant
• Invertebrates, Vertebrates, Plants

What can a classification system show about an organism?

• absolute age of an organism
• what an organism is made of
• its relationship to other organisms
• which organisms are the strongest

Which two organisms are least closely related?

• two organisms from the same kingdom
• two organisms from the same order
• two organisms from the same family
• two organisms from the same genus

A mite lives in the base of the eyelashes of people who use mascara. It feeds on the mascara; it does not seem to harm people. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?

• mutualism
• commensalism
• parasitism
• predation

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

What type of symbiosis?  Skunks often live in burrows that have been dug and abandoned by woodchucks.  

• commensalism
• mutualism
• parasitism
• predation

Which symbols best describe parasitism?

• +,+
• +,-
• +,0
• -,0