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Taxonomy 10 Q Intro

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following would correctly identify the scientific name of an organism?

a)

Felix domesticus

b)

Felis domesticus

c)

felis Domesticus

d)

felis Domesticus

2.

Which of the following is the most broad taxon?

a)

domain

b)

kingdom

c)

species

d)

class

3.

Which of the following would be found in all organisms in a phylogenetic tree (including the ancestors)?

a)

primitive trait

b)

derived trait

4.

Breeding organisms with specific traits in order to produce offspring with identical traits.

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Evolution

c)

Adaptation

d)

Artificial Selection

5.

A diagram that is based on patterns of shared, derived traits and that shows the evolutionary relationships between groups of organisms

a)

cladogram

b)

phylogenetic tree

c)

relative age dating

d)

radiometric age dating

6.

Which group of animals on this tree are most closely related to birds?

a)

Saurischian dinosaurs

b)

Ornithischian dinosaurs

c)

Crocodiles

d)

None of these are related to birds

7.

Which of the following describes structures that have the same function but are due to different developmental structures?

a)

analogous

b)

homologous

c)

vestigial

d)

fossil

8.

According to the phylogeny represented in this diagram, the raccoon is most closely related to the

a)

red panda

b)

giant panda

c)

bear

d)

equally related to all of them

9.

How many domains to we currently have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

5

10.

All eukaryotes are multicellular.

a)

True

b)

False