Classification Test Review

According to this cladogram, what can be inferred....

• birds evolved before amphibians

• Crocodiles are more physically similar to amphibians than primates

• Crocodiles and birds share the most recent common ancestor

• Rodents have more genes in common with crocodiles than with ray finned fish

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According to this cladogram, what's the best explanation for separating wolves from member of cat family?  

• presence of hair in horses that is not found in reptiles

• the presence of retractable claws that are not found in wolves

• purring in mammals that is not found in reptiles

• they are carnivorous mammals that are different from horses

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Archaea (bacteria that lives in very hot, very acidic conditions, etc) was added to the original two domains of Bacteria and Eukarya

• it was was found that some prokaryotes have cell walls.

• it was found that some prokaryotes live in extreme environments.

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How come Fungi are no longer in the same kingdom as plants

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  Fungi have a nucleus/ eukaryotic

• Fungi do not have chlorophyll.

• Fungi are mostly stationary.

• Fungi are mostly anaerobic.

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What is correct about the hierarchy of the taxonomic system currently used to classify organisms?

• Many different orders of organisms make up the same species.

• Many different families of organisms make up the same order.

• Many different classes of organisms make up the same genus.

• Many different kingdoms of organisms make up the same phylum.

Why has the classification method of taxonomists changed over time?

• There's No guidelines as to how organisms may be classified.

• Some populations of organisms have unique biochemistry.

• Technology advances increase the amount of information known about different species

• New species are always being added to the bottom levels of classification systems.

Characteristics of the plant kingdom=

• eukaryotic cells, autotrophic, no cell wall

• prokaryotic cells, autotrophic, no cell wall

• eukaryotic cells, autotrophic, cell wall present

• prokaryotic cells, autotrophic, cell wall present

Earlier in the year we observed a sample of water. Some of us saw a single-celled organism digesting/eating/absorbing another cell. We saw the organism contained a nucleus and other organelles. What kingdom would this organism most likely be classified as?

• plantae

• protista

• animalia

• fungi

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Earlier in the year we observed a sample of water. One student saw a green, one-celled organism that has a flagella. What was a safe inference the student made?

• it was able to move since it has a flagella.

•  it must be photosynthetic since it is green.

• has to be a decomposer since it is single-celled

• belongs to the animal kingdom since it has a flagella

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Why do we now have 8 Taxonomic levels instead of 5, and 6 Kingdoms instead of 2 as in Carl Linnaeus' day? (1700's)

• Scientists didn't used to be able to make accurate observations.
• Plants and Animals have changed in 200 years.
• Scientists have better, more accurate tools to observe things.
• We don't need classification systems any more.