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Topic 2: Classification Processes

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the three domains of life?

a)

Animalia, Plantae, Fungi

b)

Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya

c)

Prokarya, Eukarya, Bacteria

d)

Archaea, Prokarya, Eukarya

2.

Which type of cell is found in archaea and bacteria?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

3.

Which type of cell has membrane bound organelles (such as mitochondria and nucleus)?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

4.

Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, and Protista are the four kingdoms in which domain?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Archaea

c)

Eukarya

d)

Prokarya

5.

Which type of classification groups organisms into taxonomic ranks based on similarities in morphology?

a)

Phylogenetic

b)

Taxonomic (Linnean)

c)

Cladistics

6.

What is bi-nomial nomenclature? (say it out loud)

a)

Two words that describe an organism

b)

Classification

c)

The scientific name of a species

7.

Which two taxons does bi-nomial nomenclature use?

a)

Genus and kingdom

b)

Genus and order

c)

Genus and domain

d)

Genus and species

8.

Which one follows the correct order?

a)

K, C, O, P, F, G, S

b)

K, P, C, O, F, G, S

c)

P, K, C, O, F, G, S

d)

P, C, K, O, F, S, G

9.

The taxonomic classification is hierarchical; it goes from general to specific

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The type of classification that places species into clades based on descent from a single ancestor is known as:

a)

Phylogenetics

b)

Molecular phylogeny

c)

Taxonomy

d)

Cladistics

11.

The study of the diversity and relationships among organisms is known as:

a)

Phylogenetics

b)

Cladistics

c)

Systematics

d)

Taxonomy

12.

The science of naming and classifying living things is known as:

a)

Systematics

b)

Phylogeny

c)

Taxonomy

d)

Cladistics

13.

The evolutionary history and relationship of an organism is known as their:

a)

Morphology

b)

Phylogeny

c)

Homology

14.

The physical features of an organism is known as their:

a)

Phylogeny

b)

Homology

c)

Morphology

15.

Homologous features are:

a)

The same

b)

Different

16.

A group of species that share homologous characteristics and belong to a single branch of the evolutionary tree is known as a:

a)

Clade

b)

Species

c)

Group

d)

Polyphyletic group

17.

A branching tree that only shows evolutionary relationships is known as a:

a)

Phylogenetic tree

b)

Cladogram

c)

Diagram

d)

Tree of life

18.

Which area of study analyses heritable molecular differences to determine an organism's evolutionary relationships?

a)

Phylogenetics

b)

Cladistics

c)

Molecular phylogenetics

d)

Taxonomy

19.

The short, highly conserved sequence of DNA used in molecular phylogeny is known as:

a)

RNA

b)

DNA barcode

c)

Genes

d)

Traits

20.

A branching diagram that represents a likely hypothesis of the evolutionary relationships among taxa, and shows evolutionary time, is known as a:

a)

Cladogram

b)

Phylogenetic tree

c)

Clade

d)

Tree of life

21.

Which part of the phylogenetic is the blue arrow pointing to?

a)

Root

b)

Branch

c)

Node

d)

Clade

22.

A group that shows the common ancestor and all its descendants is known as:

a)

Monophyletic

b)

Polyphyletic

c)

Paraphyletic

23.

A group that shows the common ancestor and not all of its descendants is known as:

a)

Paraphyletic

b)

Polyphyletic

c)

Monophyletic

24.

A group that does not show the common ancestor is known as:

a)

Paraphyletic

b)

Monophyletic

c)

Polyphyletic

25.

Which of these is a phylogenetic tree?

a)

Left

b)

Right

c)

Neither

d)

Both

26.

Which species is most closely related to the crocodile?

a)

Shark

b)

Rabbit

c)

Primate

d)

Bird

27.

Primates have vertebrae, bony skeleton, four limbs, amniotic sac, and hair. True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Which species have an amniotic egg?

a)

All

b)

Amphibians, primates, rabbits, crocodiles, birds

c)

Sharks and ray-finned fish

d)

Primates, rabbits, crocodiles, birds

29.

Which species have a vertebrae?

a)

None

b)

Sharks

c)

All

d)

Crocodiles

30.

Which strategists has a low life expectancy and type 3 mortality:

a)

K

b)

R

31.

Which strategist has few offspring and high levels of parental care?

a)

K

b)

R

32.

Which strategist lives in variable and unpredictable conditions?

a)

K

b)

R

33.

Which of the following is an example of a K-strategist?

a)

Rabbit

b)

Elephant

c)

Bacteria

d)

Rodent

34.

Which survivorship curve applies to K-strategists?

a)

Type 3

b)

Type 1

c)

Type 1 and 2

d)

Type 2

35.

Species are groups of actually or potentially interbreeding populations that are reproductively isolated.

Which species concept is this?

a)

Phylogenetic

b)

Biological

c)

Morphological

36.

What is a limitation of the biological species concept?

a)

It only includes mammals

b)

It doesn't apply to asexually reproducing or extinct species

c)

It only applies to humans

37.

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?

a)

Biological

b)

Morphological

c)

Phylogenetic

38.

Which of the following is an example of an interspecific hybrid?

a)

Donkey

b)

Horse

c)

Mule

d)

Lion

39.

A small area within a larger surrounding habitat is known as a:

a)

Niche

b)

Macrohabitat

c)

Microhabitat

d)

Ecoregion

40.

Areas with geographically distinct plant and animal communities are known as:

a)

Microhabitats

b)

Ecoregions

c)

Environments

d)

Niche spaces

41.

Which system uses the following 6 factors to classify an ecosystem: precipitation, bio-temp., evapotranspiration, humidity, latitude, and altitude.

a)

Specht's

b)

Holdridge life zone

c)

ANAE

42.

Using Specht's classification system, what would this ecosystem be classified as?

a)

Tall closed forest

b)

Tall open forest

c)

Tall woodland

d)

Closed forest

43.

Which system uses region, landscape, climate, hydrology, and topography to classify ecosystems?

a)

Spechts

b)

Holdridge life zone

c)

ANAE

44.

Which is an example of systematic sampling?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

45.

Which sampling technique is most appropriate for plants and slow-moving animals?

a)

Point

b)

Quadrat

c)

Line and belt

d)

Mark and recapture

46.

Which sampling technique is most appropriate for mobile species?

a)

Point

b)

Quadrat

c)

Line and belt

d)

Mark and recapture

47.

Select the three main ways of reducing bias in sampling:

a)

Use random sampling methods

b)

Repeat trials

c)

Use appropriate sampling methods

d)

Record the data

e)

Use a large sample size

48.

Which layer of a stratified forest has waxy leaves, the tallest trees, and wide roots?

a)

Canopy

b)

Emergent

c)

Understory

d)

Shrub

49.

Which layer is missing?

(a)  

50.

What type of biome has 900mm/yr of rainfall and a temperature range of 0-30 degrees?

a)

Desert

b)

Tropical rainforest

c)

Grassland (Savanna_

d)

Temperate forest