Taxonomy Quiz

What is taxonomy described as in the document?

• A natural model

• A man-made model

• A biological model

• A scientific model

What does the modern taxonomic system classification consist of?

• Random groups

• Increasingly specific groups

• Decreasingly specific groups

• Unrelated groups

What type of cells do Archaea and Bacteria consist of?

• Eukaryotic cells

• Prokaryotic cells

• Multicellular cells

• Nucleated cells

What is the characteristic of organisms in the domain Eukarya?

• They have prokaryotic cells

• They have cells with membrane-bound nuclei

• They are unicellular

• They lack nuclei

What is the significance of the Seven Kingdoms number in taxonomy?

• It is fixed and unchanging

• It may change with new information

• It is based on ancient beliefs

• It is irrelevant to classification

Who created the first taxonomy system dividing living things into plants and animals?

• Darwin

• Linnaeus

• Aristotle

• Mendel

How is the scientific name of an organism formatted?

• All lowercase, first name capitalized

• All uppercase, species name first

• All typed in italics, first name capitalized

• All bold, genus name lowercase

What is the scientific name of the Macadamia Nut Tree?

• Macadamia integrifolia

• Macadamia nut

• Macadamia tree

• Macadamia species

What is Latin described as in the context of taxonomy?

• A modern language

• A dead language

• A changing language

• An evolving language

What is systematics the science of?

• Evolution

• Classification

• Genetics

• Ecology