Quiz: Endosymbiosis, Cladograms, Classification

What is classification?

• organizing things into groups according to shared characteristics
• making a list of organisms
• the process of identifying different types of animals
• the study of animals

The grizzly bear is most related to the

• squirrel

• snake

• fox

• sea star

Which of the following is an example of binomial nomenclature?

• Kingdom Animalia

• House cat

• Chrysaora fuscescens

• Reptilia

If two organisms are in the same phylum, they must also be in the same

• class
• species
• family
• kingdom

A wolf's scientific name is Canis rufus. Which genus does it belong to?

• Canis

• rufus

• wolf

• animal

The puma's scientific name is Felis concolor. What classification levels do the scientific name include?

• genus & species

• phylum & genus

• kingdom & phylum

• class & species

Which trait do only humans have, according to the cladogram?

• jaws
• mammary glands & hair
• terrestrial during all life stages
• bipedal & opposable thumbs

According to this cladogram, sharks are MOST closely related to which organism? 

• Amphibians
• Ray finned fish
• Crocodiles
• Birds

According to this cladogram, birds are LEAST related to: 

• Amphibians
• Sharks
• Ray Finned Fish
• Crocodiles

All the animals to the right of the hagfish would have the common characteristic of -

• Fur
• Claws or nails
• Lungs
• Jaws