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WorksheetsTopic 2: Classification Processes
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 26mins
What are the three domains of life?
Animalia, Plantae, Fungi
Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya
Prokarya, Eukarya, Bacteria
Archaea, Prokarya, Eukarya
Which type of cell is found in archaea and bacteria?
Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic
Which type of cell has membrane bound organelles (such as mitochondria and nucleus)?
Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic
Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, and Protista are the four kingdoms in which domain?
Bacteria
Archaea
Eukarya
Prokarya
Which type of classification groups organisms into taxonomic ranks based on similarities in morphology?
Phylogenetic
Taxonomic (Linnean)
Cladistics
What is bi-nomial nomenclature? (say it out loud)
Two words that describe an organism
Classification
The scientific name of a species
Which two taxons does bi-nomial nomenclature use?
Genus and kingdom
Genus and order
Genus and domain
Genus and species
Which one follows the correct order?
K, C, O, P, F, G, S
K, P, C, O, F, G, S
P, K, C, O, F, G, S
P, C, K, O, F, S, G
The taxonomic classification is hierarchical; it goes from general to specific
True
False
The type of classification that places species into clades based on descent from a single ancestor is known as:
Phylogenetics
Molecular phylogeny
Taxonomy
Cladistics
The study of the diversity and relationships among organisms is known as:
Phylogenetics
Cladistics
Systematics
Taxonomy
The science of naming and classifying living things is known as:
Systematics
Phylogeny
Taxonomy
Cladistics
The evolutionary history and relationship of an organism is known as their:
Morphology
Phylogeny
Homology
The physical features of an organism is known as their:
Phylogeny
Homology
Morphology
Homologous features are:
The same
Different
A group of species that share homologous characteristics and belong to a single branch of the evolutionary tree is known as a:
Clade
Species
Group
Polyphyletic group
A branching tree that only shows evolutionary relationships is known as a:
Phylogenetic tree
Cladogram
Diagram
Tree of life
Which area of study analyses heritable molecular differences to determine an organism's evolutionary relationships?
Phylogenetics
Cladistics
Molecular phylogenetics
Taxonomy
The short, highly conserved sequence of DNA used in molecular phylogeny is known as:
RNA
DNA barcode
Genes
Traits
A branching diagram that represents a likely hypothesis of the evolutionary relationships among taxa, and shows evolutionary time, is known as a:
Cladogram
Phylogenetic tree
Clade
Tree of life
Which part of the phylogenetic is the blue arrow pointing to?
Root
Branch
Node
Clade
A group that shows the common ancestor and all its descendants is known as:
Monophyletic
Polyphyletic
Paraphyletic
A group that shows the common ancestor and not all of its descendants is known as:
Paraphyletic
Polyphyletic
Monophyletic
A group that does not show the common ancestor is known as:
Paraphyletic
Monophyletic
Polyphyletic
Which of these is a phylogenetic tree?
Left
Right
Neither
Both
Which species is most closely related to the crocodile?
Shark
Rabbit
Primate
Bird
Primates have vertebrae, bony skeleton, four limbs, amniotic sac, and hair. True or false?
True
False
Which species have an amniotic egg?
All
Amphibians, primates, rabbits, crocodiles, birds
Sharks and ray-finned fish
Primates, rabbits, crocodiles, birds
Which species have a vertebrae?
None
Sharks
All
Crocodiles
Which strategists has a low life expectancy and type 3 mortality:
K
R
Which strategist has few offspring and high levels of parental care?
K
R
Which strategist lives in variable and unpredictable conditions?
K
R
Which of the following is an example of a K-strategist?
Rabbit
Elephant
Bacteria
Rodent
Which survivorship curve applies to K-strategists?
Type 3
Type 1
Type 1 and 2
Type 2
Species are groups of actually or potentially interbreeding populations that are reproductively isolated.
Which species concept is this?
Phylogenetic
Biological
Morphological
What is a limitation of the biological species concept?
It only includes mammals
It doesn't apply to asexually reproducing or extinct species
It only applies to humans
The smallest group of organisms that share a common ancestor and can be distinguished by a unique set of morphological/genetic traits.
Which species concept is this?
Biological
Morphological
Phylogenetic
Which of the following is an example of an interspecific hybrid?
Donkey
Horse
Mule
Lion
A small area within a larger surrounding habitat is known as a:
Niche
Macrohabitat
Microhabitat
Ecoregion
Areas with geographically distinct plant and animal communities are known as:
Microhabitats
Ecoregions
Environments
Niche spaces
Which system uses the following 6 factors to classify an ecosystem: precipitation, bio-temp., evapotranspiration, humidity, latitude, and altitude.
Specht's
Holdridge life zone
ANAE
Using Specht's classification system, what would this ecosystem be classified as?
Tall closed forest
Tall open forest
Tall woodland
Closed forest
Which system uses region, landscape, climate, hydrology, and topography to classify ecosystems?
Spechts
Holdridge life zone
ANAE
Which is an example of systematic sampling?
A
B
C
Which sampling technique is most appropriate for plants and slow-moving animals?
Point
Quadrat
Line and belt
Mark and recapture
Which sampling technique is most appropriate for mobile species?
Point
Quadrat
Line and belt
Mark and recapture
Select the three main ways of reducing bias in sampling:
Use random sampling methods
Repeat trials
Use appropriate sampling methods
Record the data
Use a large sample size
Which layer of a stratified forest has waxy leaves, the tallest trees, and wide roots?
Canopy
Emergent
Understory
Shrub
Which layer is missing?
(a)
What type of biome has 900mm/yr of rainfall and a temperature range of 0-30 degrees?
Desert
Tropical rainforest
Grassland (Savanna_
Temperate forest
