Taxonomy 10 Q Intro

Which of the following would correctly identify the scientific name of an organism?

• Felix domesticus

• Felis domesticus

• felis Domesticus

• felis Domesticus

Which of the following is the most broad taxon?

• domain

• kingdom

• species

• class

Which of the following would be found in all organisms in a phylogenetic tree (including the ancestors)?

• primitive trait

• derived trait

Breeding organisms with specific traits in order to produce offspring with identical traits.

• Natural Selection

• Evolution

• Adaptation

• Artificial Selection

A diagram that is based on patterns of shared, derived traits and that shows the evolutionary relationships between groups of organisms

• cladogram

• phylogenetic tree

• relative age dating

• radiometric age dating

Which group of animals on this tree are most closely related to birds?

• Saurischian dinosaurs

• Ornithischian dinosaurs

• Crocodiles

• None of these are related to birds

Which of the following describes structures that have the same function but are due to different developmental structures?

• analogous

• homologous

• vestigial

• fossil

According to the phylogeny represented in this diagram, the raccoon is most closely related to the

• red panda

• giant panda

• bear

• equally related to all of them

How many domains to we currently have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 5

All eukaryotes are multicellular.

• True

• False