GB2 QUIZ 5

What is the role of taxonomy in facilitating communication among researchers?

• To standardize behavioral studies

• To develop common names for organisms

• To create a universal nomenclature system

• To organize fossils based on their characteristics

What is the term for members of the same species capable of mating and reproducing viable offspring but considered separate subspecies?**

• Genera

• Taxa

• Subspecies

• Families

How did Charles Darwin contribute to taxonomy in the 19th century?

 

 

• By introducing binomial nomenclature

• By proposing the Three Domain System

• By expanding the Linnaean classification to include phyla

• By distinguishing between vertebrates and invertebrates

What is the Linnaean classification for plants in Ernst Haeckel's three kingdoms?

 

• Plantae

• Fungi

• Protista

• Vegetabilia

According to the Linnean system, what was the primary basis for dividing life into two kingdoms: Animalia and Vegetabilia?

• Genetic makeup

• Morphology

• Behavior

• Geographic distribution

What is the primary focus of the Linnaean hierarchy?

• Geographic distribution of species

• Evolutionary relationships

• Morphological characteristics

• Behavioral studies

Who introduced the concept of a tree of life with three kingdoms: Animalia, Plantae, and Protista?

 

• Carl Linnaeus

• Charles Darwin

• Ernst Haeckel

• Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

What is the significance of Ernst Mayr's observation in the 1940s regarding isolated populations?

 

• It led to the discovery of binomial nomenclature

• It explained the process of natural selection

• It contributed to the understanding of speciation

• It classified organisms based on behavior

In binomial nomenclature, why are the genus and species names italicized and capitalized?

• To emphasize their importance

• To look aesthetically pleasing

• To distinguish them from common names

• To show their evolutionary history

What is the primary criterion used by scientists to identify taxonomic groups?

• Genetic makeup

• Geographic distribution

• Fossil records

• Shared characteristics