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phylogenetics quiz "Alex"

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The two extant species that are closely related to each other are __.
a)
A and B
b)
B and C
c)
C and D
d)
D and E
2.
Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the cladogram above?
a)
Species P and Q are equally related to species T.
b)
Species P and T do not share a common ancestor.
c)
Species S evolved from species R.
d)
Species S is more closely related to species T than to species R.
3.
Which of the following factors was MOST important in the origin of life on Earth?
a)
Low levels of solar energy
b)
Competition for oxygen
c)
Biotic synthesis of organic molecules
d)
Natural selection acting on molecules and protobionts
4.
Which of the following organisms are LEAST closely related?
a)
organisms that share a domain
b)
organisms that share a family 
c)
organisms that share a genus 
d)
organisms that share a species 
5.

The 8 levels of classification, from most broad to most specific.

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

6.
Which organisms are closely related? 
a)
American badger and leopard
b)
coyote and gray wolf
c)
european otter and leopard
d)
coyote and american badger
7.
Organisms in this smallest taxonomic group share many characteristics.
a)
domain
b)
kingdom
c)
species
d)
class
8.
The science of describing, classifying, and naming living things is called:
a)
Geology
b)
Biology
c)
Taxonomy
d)
Chemistry
9.
Which organisms pictured on the cladogram have hair?
a)
prosimians only
b)
prosimians and humans
c)
humans only
d)
prosimians and birds
10.

An early classification system had two groups: Plants and Animals. What is wrong with that system?

a)

It is too specific

b)

It is too scientific

c)

It is too broad

d)

It is too fancy

11.

What makes the three kingdoms of life so different?

a)

The names

b)

The organisms inside the groups

c)

The size of them

d)

How developed the creatures inside each of them are