Chapter 19 and 20 Assessment

The smallest most specific taxon is called ?

• Domain

• Kingdom

• Genus

• Species

The study of the evolutionary history of lineages of organisms is called?

• Palentology

• Phylogeny

• Anthropology

• Geology

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

In Cladograms the break(s) in the main line are called what?

• Divergences

• Breaks

• Deviations

• Splits

This image is know as?

• Linogram

• Cladogram

• Taxogram

• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS4-3

In this image what animal has the most traits in common with the chimpanzee?

• Bear

• Lizard

• Sunfish

• Lamprey

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which is the correct order?

• Kingdom, Domain, Group, Class

• Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class

• Domain, Phylum, Group, Species

• Domain, Kingdom, Class, Phylum

Tiktaalik is an example of what?

• A transitional fossil

• A missing link

• The very first animal fossil we have found

• It's a made up word and not important

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The system of naming and classifying organisms based on shared characteristics is called?

• Phylogeny

• Taxonomy

• Systemics

• Characteristics

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Who developed the system of organizing species?

• Linus

• Linnaeus

• Claudius

• Schicklgruber

The scientific name of a species has how many parts?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four