Quiz 2

Who first proposed the Binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?

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A student was reading on the internet about big cats and found the scientific name as Felis spp.

Which of the following is a correct deduction the student can make from this name?

• Big cats can be found in species called Spp.

• Spp. is used to describe the scientist that discovered this category of Big cats.

• Spp. is an abbreviation for specific epithet.

• Big cats can be found in a number of species that could not be mentioned but were summarized in an abbreviation spp.

A related group of genera is called _____

• an order.

• a family.

• a species.

• a phylum.

As a practical definition of species, one can say that they are a group of organisms characterized by all the following except they

• do not normally interbreed with other species in nature.

• can be distinguished from other species.

• are incapable of hybridization with other species.

• remain relatively the same over generations.

When writing scientific names, it is sometimes acceptable to abbreviate the ______ epithet.

• species

• phylum

• genus

• family

The cell wall of bacteria is made up of

• cellulose

• murein

• glycogen

• starch

Bacteria were first observed in the year 1675 by

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Which one of the following is not present in bacteria?

• RNA

• Cell wall

• Flagella

• Mitochondria

What is the main mode of nutrition for most moneran species?

• Heterotrophic

• Autotrophic

• Mixotrophic

• Parasitic

Which group of Monera includes the extremophiles that thrive in very high temperature environments?

• Cyanobacteria

• Thermophiles

• Spirilla

• Vibrios