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Prior to the 1600's , what was the classification system that was used to group organisms?
a) plants or animals
b) plants, animals or bacteria
c) plants, animals, fungi or protist
d) plants, animals, fungi, protist or bacteria
Aristotle developed an early version of classifying living things by categorizing the organisms as plants or animals or animals . Why is this method of classification not appropriate for today's understanding of biodiversity?
a) The world had millions of different plants and animals
b) Plants and animals have many different characteristics
c) The model does not account for species that are neither plant or animal
d) The model does not include the interaction of species with their environment
What is the BEST question a scientist should answer to determine where a recently discovered unicellular organism should be classified?
a) Does the organisms have traits that match the traits of other organisms in other kingdoms?
b) What existing organism looks similar to the recently discovered organisms?
c) How does the organism's DNA compare to DNA of other species?
d) How does the organisms reproduce?
Which Kingdom is a pine tree a member of?
a) Animal
b) Plant
c) Protist
d) Fungi
What can you find by working through the statement in a dichotomous key?
a) When a species of organisms are birds
b) How long an organisms can live
c) How many species of organisms are live
d) The identity of an organism
A srudent wants to know if a kangaroo rat ( Diapodomys compactus) and a Kangaroo(Marcropus osphranter) have the same genus. Based on the provided names, what can the student conclude about the organisms and relation to the genus?
a) Both species have kangaroo in their common name so they are from the same genus.
b) Both species have a two-part scientific name so they are from the same genus
c) Both species have a two-part scientific name so they are from a different genus groups
d) Both species second portion in their scientific name is different so they are from different genus grouops
The division of organisms into groups or classes based on characteristics is
a) Taxonomy
b) Classification
c) Life Science
d) Biology
Consider and choose the correct scientific name for the Asian Elephant?
a) Elphas maximus
b) Elphas Maximus
c) elphas Maximus
d) elphas maximus
The seahorse found along the Atlantic Coast of the US has the scientific name Hippocampus hudsonius. To what genus does the seahorse belong?
a) Animal
b) Fish
c) Hippocampus
d) Hudsonius
How could you use an dichotomous key?
a) to identify an organism you found on a field trip
b) to identify the habitat of an unknown organism
c) to figure out what predators feed on an organism
d) to identify how an unknown organism reproduces
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