Unit 9 Review

What is the basic structure of a virus?

• DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat

• A capsid surrounded by a protein coat

• A head and tail fibers

• A tiny cell surrounded by a cell wall

Which of the following is not a domain?

•  Bacteria

• Protista

• Eukarya

• Archaea

The order of taxa, from the largest to the smallest is

• Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Family, Order, Genus, Species

• Kingdom, Class, Order, Phylum, Family, Genus, Species

• Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom

• Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

Which taxon that has the most variety of organisms?

• kingdom

• phylum

• genus

• class

The most specific taxon is the

• family

• order

• species

• class

Organisms found in the kingdom Animalia are

• multicellular, eukaryotic autotrophs

• unicellular, prokaryotic heterotrophs

• unicellular, prokaryotic autotrophs

• multicellular, eukaryotic heterotrophs

Who created the most commonly used system of taxonomy?

• Niels Bohr

• Watson and Crick

• Charles Darwin

• Carl Linnaeus

What is the human most closely related to?

• Fish

• mouse

• Salamander

• Human

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What is the purpose of a cladogram?

• To map the ancestral relationships and shared traits of different organisms.

• To trace the inherited traits of a single species over time.

• To check the likelihood of an offspring having a particular trait.

• To monitor mutations that arise among different populations.

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Which letter represents the most recent common ancestor of sponges and mushrooms?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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