Question 1

To what class does the eastern gray squirrel belong?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chondrichthyes 
B)  Amphibia 
C)  Aves 
D)  Mammalia 
A)  Chondrichthyes 
B)  Amphibia 
C)  Aves 
D)  Mammalia

Question 2

Which of the following is correct about the evolutionary relationships among the three domains?

Accepted Answer

A)  Archaea and bacteria are more closely related to each other than to eukaryotes. 
B)  Eukaryotes and bacteria are more closely related to each other than to archaea. 
C)  Archaea and eukaryotes are more closely related to each other than to bacteria. 
D)  They are equally distant from each other. 
A)  Archaea and bacteria are more closely related to each other than to eukaryotes. 
B)  Eukaryotes and bacteria are more closely related to each other than to archaea. 
C)  Archaea and eukaryotes are more closely related to each other than to bacteria. 
D)  They are equally distant from each other.

Question 3

In all the following kingdoms,fertilization and meiosis are part of the life cycle except

Accepted Answer

A)  animalia. 
B)  fungi. 
C)  protista. 
D)  plantae. 
E)  archaea. 
A)  animalia. 
B)  fungi. 
C)  protista. 
D)  plantae. 
E)  archaea.

Question 4

The kingdoms within the domain Eukarya

Accepted Answer

A)  include the animals,plants,fungi,and protists. 
B)  exclude the prokaryotes. 
C)  contain only multicellular organisms. 
D)  All of these are correct. 
E)  Just the first two are correct. 
A)  include the animals,plants,fungi,and protists. 
B)  exclude the prokaryotes. 
C)  contain only multicellular organisms. 
D)  All of these are correct. 
E)  Just the first two are correct.

Question 5

The ___________________ concept determines if a group of organisms makes up a separate species based on whether or not it can interbreed with other such groups.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ___________________ concept determines if a group...

Question 6

What does it mean to have a hierarchical system of classification?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What does it mean to have a...

Question 7

Cladograms ___________ true family trees.

Accepted Answer

A)  are not 
B)  are 
A)  are not 
B)  are

Question 8

What are some advantages to using cladistics rather than traditional taxonomy?

Accepted Answer

Cladistics, also known as phylogenetic s

Question 9

Why are mitochondria and chloroplasts believed to have entered early eukaryotic cells by endosymbiosis of bacteria?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are the same size as bacteria. 
B)  They contain DNA. 
C)  They are not derived from the endomembrane system as other organelles are. 
D)  All of the choices are correct. 
A)  They are the same size as bacteria. 
B)  They contain DNA. 
C)  They are not derived from the endomembrane system as other organelles are. 
D)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 10

Which of these groups does not fit well into the biological species concept?

Accepted Answer

A)  Animals 
B)  Humans 
C)  Protists 
D)  All of these are correct. 
A)  Animals 
B)  Humans 
C)  Protists 
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 11

A group of organisms at a particular level in a system of classification is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  taxon. 
B)  ingroup. 
C)  outgroup. 
D)  category. 
A)  taxon. 
B)  ingroup. 
C)  outgroup. 
D)  category.

Question 12

A cladogram must contain a(n)____________ to serve as a baseline for comparisons among the other organisms being evaluated.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A cladogram must contain a(n)____________ to serve...

Question 13

Mitochondria are present in organisms in the following kindoms except

Accepted Answer

A)  plantae. 
B)  fungi. 
C)  protista. 
D)  archaea. 
E)  animalia. 
A)  plantae. 
B)  fungi. 
C)  protista. 
D)  archaea. 
E)  animalia.

Question 14

Which organisms play key roles in the cycling of nitrogen,carbon,and sulfur?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bacteria 
B)  Fungi 
C)  Plants 
D)  Animals 
E)  Archaea 
A)  Bacteria 
B)  Fungi 
C)  Plants 
D)  Animals 
E)  Archaea

Question 15

The domain Archaea includes organisms that contain mitochondria.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following sets of kingdoms contain organisms that are capable of photosynthesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bacteria and Fungi 
B)  Archaea and Animalia 
C)  Fungi and Protista 
D)  Protista and Plantae 
E)  Animalia and Plantae 
A)  Bacteria and Fungi 
B)  Archaea and Animalia 
C)  Fungi and Protista 
D)  Protista and Plantae 
E)  Animalia and Plantae

Question 17

To what phylum do honeybees belong?

Accepted Answer

A)  Annelida 
B)  Chordata 
C)  Arthropoda 
D)  Sporozoa 
A)  Annelida 
B)  Chordata 
C)  Arthropoda 
D)  Sporozoa

Question 18

The most objective way to construct a phylogeny is to focus on characters

Accepted Answer

A)  that are large in size. 
B)  that confer adaptedness to a particular habitat. 
C)  inherited from a common ancestor. 
D)  acquired during an organism's lifetime. 
A)  that are large in size. 
B)  that confer adaptedness to a particular habitat. 
C)  inherited from a common ancestor. 
D)  acquired during an organism's lifetime.

Question 19

Choose the highest,most inclusive category.

Accepted Answer

A)  Order 
B)  Family 
C)  Genus 
D)  Phylum 
A)  Order 
B)  Family 
C)  Genus 
D)  Phylum

Question 20

The kingdom often referred to as an artificial group because many of its organisms are distantly related is

Accepted Answer

A)  Bacteria. 
B)  Archaea. 
C)  Fungi. 
D)  Protista. 
E)  Animalia. 
A)  Bacteria. 
B)  Archaea. 
C)  Fungi. 
D)  Protista. 
E)  Animalia.

Exam 15: Exploring Biological Diversity

To what class does the eastern gray squirrel belong?

Which of the following is correct about the evolutionary relationships among the three domains?

In all the following kingdoms,fertilization and meiosis are part of the life cycle except

The kingdoms within the domain Eukarya

The ___________________ concept determines if a group of organisms makes up a separate species based on whether or not it can interbreed with other such groups.

What does it mean to have a hierarchical system of classification?

Cladograms ___________ true family trees.

What are some advantages to using cladistics rather than traditional taxonomy?

Why are mitochondria and chloroplasts believed to have entered early eukaryotic cells by endosymbiosis of bacteria?

Which of these groups does not fit well into the biological species concept?

A group of organisms at a particular level in a system of classification is called a(n)

A cladogram must contain a(n)____________ to serve as a baseline for comparisons among the other organisms being evaluated.

Mitochondria are present in organisms in the following kindoms except

Which organisms play key roles in the cycling of nitrogen,carbon,and sulfur?

The domain Archaea includes organisms that contain mitochondria.

Which of the following sets of kingdoms contain organisms that are capable of photosynthesis?

To what phylum do honeybees belong?

The most objective way to construct a phylogeny is to focus on characters

Choose the highest,most inclusive category.

The kingdom often referred to as an artificial group because many of its organisms are distantly related is

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