5/2 warm-up (Unit 7)

What is a phylogenetic tree used to show?

• The relatedness between different species

• The number of cells in an organism

• The amount of food a species eats

• The speed at which animals run

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Which of the following is an example of a unicellular organism?

• Amoeba

• Mushroom

• Oak tree

• Human

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What causes athlete's foot?

• A virus

• A fungus

• A bacterium

• An insect

Which of the following is the correct order of species classification from broadest to most specific?

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

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

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

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

Which kingdom contains only unicellular organisms?

• Animalia

• Plantae

• Protista

• Fungi

Given a phylogenetic tree, how would you determine which two species are most closely related?

• Find the two species that share the most recent common ancestor

• Find the two species that are farthest apart on the tree

• Find the two species with the longest branches

• Find the two species at the top of the tree

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If a new organism is discovered and it is unicellular, how would you decide which kingdom it belongs to?

• Compare its cell structure and genetic material to known kingdoms

• Check if it can run fast

• See if it lives in water only

• Ask if it is a plant

A scientist finds two fungi: one causes athlete's foot and the other does not. How could the scientist use taxa organization to classify them?

• By comparing their characteristics and grouping them into the same or different genera and species

• By measuring their size only

• By checking their color only

• By seeing which one grows faster

If you are given a list of organisms, how would you organize them into taxa?

• By grouping them based on shared characteristics and evolutionary relationships

• By their color

• By their size

• By the country they are found in

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