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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
Charles Darwin
Gregor Mendel
Carl Woese
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Which international system is commonly used to classify organisms?
The binomial naming system
The Linnaean classification 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?
Species
Kingdom
Genus
Order
Class
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What is the binomial name for humans?
Mammalia primates
Felis tigris
Homo sapiens
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How do we write the binomial name of a species?
(Select all that apply)
All in italics
All lower case except the first letter of the genus
All in uppercase (capitals)
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?
Species name is Canis
Genus name is lupus
Species name is lupus
Genus name is Canis
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Which 20th century scientist used microscopes and modern technology to develop the three domain system to classify organisms?
Charles Darwin
Gregor Mendel
Carl Woese
Carl Linnaeus
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Carl Woese developed the three domain system to classify organisms. What are the three domains?
Animals
Eukaryotes
Plants
Bacteria
Archaea
Protoctists
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Which of the following are considered Eukaryotes?
(Select all that apply)
Plants
Bacteria
Protoctists
Animals
Archeae
Fungi
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What do evolutionary trees show?
The importance of natural selection within an organism
The relationship based on binomial classification
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)?
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? Rabbits Fish Sharks Birds
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Which group(s) of animals have hair? (Select all that apply) Sharks Chimpanzees Birds Rabbits
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Which group has a bony skeleton but no limbs? Shark Birds Fish Rabbits
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