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What is the advantage of using a binomial system to name species?
(Select all that apply)
Each species has a unique name
There are two names to remember rather then one
It uses Latin words
It lets scientists discuss individual species
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Which 18th Century scientist developed the traditional classification system for classifying living things?
Carl Linnaeus
Gregor Mendel
Charles Darwin
Carl Woese
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Which international system is commonly used to classify organisms?
The Linnaean classification system
The group creation system
The binomial naming system
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What is the correct order of groups in the Linnaean classification system?
kingdom, , class, , family, , species.
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Which two groups in the classification system are used in the binomial naming system?
Kingdom
Genus
Class
Order
Species
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What is the binomial name for humans?
Homo sapiens
Mammalia primates
Felis tigris
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How do we write the binomial name of a species?
(Select all that apply)
All in bold
All lower case except the first letter of the genus
All in italics
All in uppercase (capitals)
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The binomial name for grey wolves is Canis lupus.
What are the species and genus names for the grey wolf?
Species name is Canis
Genus name is Canis
Species name is lupus
Genus name is lupus
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Which 20th century scientist used microscopes and modern technology to develop the three domain system to classify organisms?
Carl Woese
Carl Linnaeus
Gregor Mendel
Charles Darwin
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Carl Woese developed the three domain system to classify organisms. What are the three domains?
Bacteria
Eukaryotes
Plants
Protoctists
Archaea
Animals
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Which of the following are considered Eukaryotes?
(Select all that apply)
Protoctists
Plants
Bacteria
Archeae
Animals
Fungi
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What do evolutionary trees show?
The evolutionary relationship between the organisms being studied
The relationship based on binomial classification
The importance of natural selection within an organism
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What do the branch points show on an evolutionary tree (circled red in the above diagram)?
When species become extinct
The introduction of a new competitor
The divergence of a single population/species into two separate populations/species
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The diagram above shows an evolutionary tree for some groups of animals. It also shows when some characteristics first evolved. |
Which group is most closely related to crocodiles? Birds Fish Rabbits Sharks
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Which group(s) of animals have hair? (Select all that apply) Rabbits Sharks Chimpanzees Birds
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Which group has a bony skeleton but no limbs? Rabbits Shark Fish Birds
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