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