Plants, animals, and fungi are all multicellular organisms with unique modes of nutrition.
True
False
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When we say two species are closely related, we mean that they share a recent common ancestor.
True
False
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A primitive character is one that is found in a particular line of descent.
True
False
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In order to decide who preceded whom, you have to look at molecular data.
True
False
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There is a hierarchy of categories.
True
False
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Sexually reproducing organisms are always reproductively isolated.
True
False
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Organisms in the same kingdom have specific characteristics in common.
True
False
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Taxa are groups of organisms that fill a particular category of classification.
True
False
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A genus is a taxonomic category below the rank of species.
True
False
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Carolus Linnaeus developed
the binomial system.
cladistics.
both 1 and 2.
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Homologous structures always have the same
function.
structure.
both 1 and 2.
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Chimpanzees are more closely related to __________.
humans
other apes
neither 1 nor 2
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During DNA hybridization, the more __________ related two species are, the better the DNA strands stick together.
distantly
closely
both the same
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A characteristic is any __________ feature that distinguishes one group from another.
structural
chromosomal
molecular
any of the above
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Kingdom __________ contains the algae, protozoa, water molds, and slime molds.
Plantae
Animalia
Protista
none of the above
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Mushrooms and molds are in kingdom __________.
Plantae
Protista
Prokaryotae
none of the above
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In birds, the structural differences can involve the __________ of the body, feet, bill, or wings.
shape
size
color
any of the above
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Classification is a part of systematics because
it lists the unique characteristics of each taxon.
it is designed to reflect phylogeny.
both 1 and 2.
neither 1 nor 2.
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The five kingdoms are distinguished on the basis of type of __________.
cell
nutrition
motility
all of the above
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Systematics rely heavily on __________ when determining the relationships between organisms.
homology
molecular data
the fossil record
all of the above
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Convergent evolution is
the acquisition of similar characters in distantly related lines of descent.
the acquisition of similar characters in closely related lines of descent.
either 1 or 2.
neither 1 or 2.
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The fossil record __________ reveals common ancestors to past and present groups.
never
sometimes
always
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Sometimes in classifying organisms ORDERS are combined to form a group called
division
class
genus
family
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The scientific name for humans is Homo sapiens. In this example, “sapiens†is the
genus
common name
species name
family
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In taxonomy when great emphasis is placed on phylogenetic branching this is referred to as
classical taxonomy
numerical taxonomy
phenetics
cladistics
classical evolutionary systematics
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Analogous structures
an example is 2 species that evolved from a common ancestor
are closely related in terms of DNA structure.
can resemble but have different functions in 2 different species.
occur as a result of convergent evolution.
all of the above
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