Every animal on the planet, down to the most microscopic creature you can imagine, can be classified according to Linnaeus's system. In chapter 28 we covered what it involves and how to ensure you name them correctly. Test how well you understood it by taking the quiz below. All the best!
Order
Genus
Class
Family
Phylum
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It belongs to the genus Heraclides.
It belongs to the species cresphontes.
The specific epithet is cresphontes.
All of the above are correct.
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Depends on nucleic acid changes being neutral and not tied to adaptation.
Nucleic acid changes occurring at a fairly constant rate.
Still needs to be calibrated with the fossil record.
All of the above are correct.
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Explain the variations among fossils from rock strata.
Explain why there are similarities and differences among modern living groups.
Reflect patterns of shared and unique sections of DNA among groups of animals.
Help predict where unresearched features will be in common, such as how widely a medicine will be effective among animals.
All of the above are correct.
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Any two organisms with the same trait.
Two organisms sharing the same trait because they have a common ancestor with that trait.
Two lineages acquiring the same trait independently without the trait being present in a common ancestor.
Possession of homologous structures.
All of the above are part of parallel evolution.
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Animal
Plant
Fungi
Protists
Prokaryotes
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The arm of a human and the wing of a bat
The arm of a human and the leg of a human
The wing of a butterfly and the wing of a bee
The wing of a bat and the wing of a butterfly
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Monera to Protists to Plants, from Plants separately to both Animals and Fungi
Monera to Fungi to Protists to Plants to Animals
Monera to Protists, from Protists separately to Fungi, Plants and Animals
Protists to Monera to Fungi, from Fungi separately to Plants and Animals
Monera to Protists, separately to Animals and Plants with Fungi a loss of plant photosynthesis
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Primitive character
Clade
Character trait
Derived character
Analogous structure
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