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Biology Practice
Test questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| To show evolutionary relationships, taxonomists do not use what? | Analogous structures in young people |
| It became clear that Linnaeus's two kingdoms could not be used to classify all organisms after the discovery of? | Microorganisms |
| An organism whose separate cells are not divided by complete cell walls is in the kingdom? | Fungi |
| An organism that lacks mitochondria and reproduces by binary fission is a (an)? | Moneran |
| From fossil evidence, scientists believe that the earliest life forms on earth were? | Prokaryotes |
| The taxon that includes all others is? | Chordata |
| Not all members of the genus Felis have similar..? | Body sizes |
| The unifying biological principle in modern classification systems is? | Evolutionary theory |
| Carnivores are? | Meat eaters |
| If a one-celled organism contains membrane-enclosed organelles, it must be a (an)? | Protist |
| The only taxon with a clear biological identity is the..? | Species |
| Cats, dogs, and lions are in the..? | Order carnivora |
| In classifying organisms, orders are grouped into? | Classes |
| Solely from it's name you know the Rhizopus niqricans must be? | In the species niqricans |
| The third smallest taxon in the Linnaeus system of classification is the? | Family |
| The double-naming system introduced by Linnaeus is? | Known as binomial nomenclature |
| Any good classification system does not? | Use different scientific names for the same organism |
| A moneran contains a? | Cell membrane |
| In the present system of taxonomy, the least clear-cut division of kingdoms is between the..? | Protists and multicellular kingdoms |
| A eukaryotic organism that has a cell wall that lacks cellulose is a (an)? | Fungus |
| The two organisms whose DNA and RNA are most similar in structure are..? | Humans and chimpanzees |
| An animal that is warmblooded, has hair, and produces milk for its young must be in the? | Class Mammalia |
| Unlike a plant, a plantlike protist..? | is unicellular |
| The smallest taxon is? | Species |
| The scientific name for humans is written..? | Homo sapiens (underlined or italicized) |