NC Biology Essential Standard 3.5

Use the phylogenetic tree.  Which hypothetical organism is the most recent ancestor for Organisms A and G?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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Which domain includes all multicellular plants and animals?

• Archaea
• Eukarya
• Eubacteria
• Protista

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Panthera leo, the scientific name for a lion, is a member of which species?

• leo
• Animalia
• Panthera
• mammalia

An organism identified with binomial nomenclature includes which two taxa?

• class and order
• family and genus
• genus and species
• kingdom and phylum

Canis lupus, the scientific name for a wolf, is in which genus?

• Canis
• lupus
• Animalia
• mammalia

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

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The table shows some characteristics of four kingdoms.
Which characteristics would a taxonomist use to classify organisms as Archaebacteria or as Eubacteria?

• the internal organization of the cell
• the number of cells in an individual
• the chemical composition of the cell wall
• the nutritional requirements of the organism

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Examine the dichotomous key.
What features does a Platyspiza have?

• stout and heavy beak with a curved lower beak
• long, slender beak with a flat and straight lower beak
• flat and straight beak with a bend in the lower edge of the upper beak
• long and slender beak with the lower edge of the upper beak being flat

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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

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Which organisms are most closely related?

• Equus caballas (Horse) & Equus burchellii (Zebra)
• Cyanea artica (Jellyfish) &
  Ctenodiscus crispatus (Mud Starfish)
• Naja naja (cobra) & Glycine max (soya bean)
• Ophiocomina nigra (black brittle star) & Brassica nigra (black mustard)

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