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