Biology Test On Diversity

13 Questions | By Biology09 | Updated: Mar 22, 2022 | Attempts: 3322

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Biological diversity is the variability among living organisms from all sources including inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the complexities of the ecology they are a part of. What can you tell us about the study?

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1.

The scince that specializes in the classification of organisms is
- A.
  
  Botany
- B.
  
  Anatomy
- C.
  
  Paleontology
- D.
  
  Taxonomy
2.

The largest and mot inclusive of Linnaeus's taxonomic categories is the
- A.
  
  Kingdom
- B.
  
  Order
- C.
  
  Phylum
- D.
  
  Species
3.

Which diagram best illustrates the relationship between a phylum,order,and genus?
- A.
  
  Genus,order,phylum
- B.
  
  Genus,phylum,order
- C.
  
  Phylum.oder,genus
- D.
  
  Order,genus,phylum
4.

Which of the following shows the evolutionary relationships among a group of organisms?
- A.
  
  Taxon
- B.
  
  Molecular clock
- C.
  
  Binomial nomenclature
- D.
  
  Cladogram
5.

A unique trait that is used to construct a cladogram is called a
- A.
  
  Taxon.
- B.
  
  Derived character.
- C.
  
  Domain.
- D.
  
  Molecular clock.
6.

The three domains are
- A.
  
  Animalia,Plantae,Archaebacteria.
- B.
  
  Plantea,Fungi,Eubacteria.
- C.
  
  Bacteria,Archaea,Eukarya.
- D.
  
  Protista,Bacterial,Animalia.
7.

A kingdom that includes only heterotrophs is
- A.
  
  Protista.
- B.
  
  Fungi.
- C.
  
  Plantae.
- D.
  
  Eubacteria.
8.

The domain of unicellular prokartotes that have cell walls containing peptidoglycans is
- A.
  
  Plantea
- B.
  
  Fungi
- C.
  
  Domain
- D.
  
  Bacterial
9.

Which animal is grouped within each taxonomic category?
- A.
  
  Polar bear
- B.
  
  Star fish
- C.
  
  Grizzle bear
- D.
  
  Red fox
10.

Solely from its name, you know that Rhizopus nigricans must be
- A.
  
  A plant.
- B.
  
  An animal.
- C.
  
  In the genus nigricans.
- D.
  
  In the genus Rhizopus.
11.

A useful classification system does NOT
- A.
  
  Show relationship.
- B.
  
  Reveal evolutionary trends.
- C.
  
  Use different scientific names for the same organism.
- D.
  
  Chang tha taxon of an organism based on new data.
12.

In classifying organisms, orders are grouped together into
- A.
  
  Genera.
- B.
  
  Phyla.
- C.
  
  Families.
- D.
  
  Classes.
13.

Which of the following is out of order?
- A.
  
  Kingdom-Phylum-Class
- B.
  
  Class-Family-Order
- C.
  
  Family-Order-Genus
- D.
  
  Genus-Species
- E.
  
  B and C