Bio 3.5.2

Using this dichotomous key, identity the name of the circled fish.

• band-tail puffer

• spotted goat fish

• peacock flounder

• trumpet fish

Who is considered to be the father of traditional classification?

• Gregor Mendel

• Robert Hooke

• Francis Crick

• Carolus Linnaeus

Modern classification relies on _________________ to determine degrees of relatedness.

• evolutionary descent

• similarities of structures

• differences of anatomical structures

• clades

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The first part of a scientific name is an organism's _______________ and the second part is its ________________.

• species, genus

• phylum, order

• class, spices

• genus, species

What are the only types of organisms that we classify as prokaryotic?

• fungi

• plants

• bacteria

• tacos

What is the purpose of a dichotomous key?

• to find a common ancestor

• to show the evolutionary history of organisms

• to show relationships between organisms

• to identify unknown organisms

Tool used by a taxonomist to identify an unknown organism is a:

• dichotomous key

• binomial nmenclature

• scientific name

• binomial key

An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?

• Class Insecta

• Order Amblygygi

• Order Araneae

• Order Scorpiones

What step do we always start with when using dichotomous keys?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What is the name of bird Z?

• Certhidea

• Geospiza

• Camarhynchus

• Platyspiza

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