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Which of the following statements is/are true about classification? |
| | A) | Taxonomy, the science of naming and categorizing organisms, had its origins in the Middle Ages. |
| | B) | Carolus Lineaus developed the binomial (two-name) system of classification. |
| | C) | Our present taxonomic system is derived from the Greek. |
| | D) | All of the above. |
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Which of the following is the correct way to write the genus and epithet (species) name of the coyote? |
| | A) | Canis latrans |
| | B) | canis latrans |
| | C) | Canis latrans or Canis latrans |
| | D) | Canis Latrans or Canis Latrans |
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When classifying an organism, it is important to remember that |
| | A) | Order is more general than family. |
| | B) | Family is more general than class. |
| | C) | Phylum is a subcategory of genus. |
| | D) | All of the above. |
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Which of the following statements about phylogeny is/are true? |
| | A) | Phylogeny is based primarily on the evolutionary relationships between organisms. |
| | B) | There is no complete agreement on how organisms should be classified. |
| | C) | Fossil and molecular evidence are both used in both phylogeny and taxonomy. |
| | D) | All of the above. |
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Which of the following could be classified as a fossil? |
| | A) | Preserved organism. |
| | B) | Footprint of an organism. |
| | C) | Petrified cast of an organism. |
| | D) | All of the above. |
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Fundamental reasons that developmental biology is important to taxonomists and phylogenists include the fact that |
| | A) | Larval stages often resemble each other, even if adult stages do not. |
| | B) | Seed parts often develop in almost identical fashion. |
| | C) | DNA analysis may reveal previously unsuspected links between organisms. |
| | D) | All of the above. |
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When studying a basic phylogenetic tree (molecules to organisms), it is clear that |
| | A) | Fungi evolved from plants. |
| | B) | Bacteria developed from slime molds. |
| | C) | Mollusks are more closely related to fish than to segmented worms. |
| | D) | Birds are more closely related to amphibians than to insects. |
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Characteristics common to all prokaryotes include |
| | A) | Saprophytic nature. |
| | B) | No true nucleus. |
| | C) | Ability to cause disease. |
| | D) | All of the above. |
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Which of the following statements about the kingdom Protista is/are true? |
| | A) | Most are single celled; some are colonial. |
| | B) | The members are metabolically, reproductively, and morphologically diverse. |
| | C) | They probably evolved from the prokaryotes. |
| | D) | All of the above. |
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Which of the following statements about eukaryotic evolution is/are true? |
| | A) | Plantlike protists probably gave rise to both the plants and the fungi. |
| | B) | The funguslike protists probably gave rise the the Archaea. |
| | C) | The animal-like protists probably gave rise to the kingdom Animalia. |
| | D) | All of the above. |
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Most fungi are |
| | A) | Unicellular saprophytes. |
| | B) | Multicellular saprophytes. |
| | C) | Unicellular parasites. |
| | D) | Multicellular parasites. |
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Which of the following statements about kingdom Plantae is/are true? |
| | A) | Plants probably evolved from the green algae. |
| | B) | All cells have a cellulose cell wall. |
| | C) | Plants are marked by their alternation of generations. |
| | D) | All of the above. |
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When discussing the kingdom Animalia, it is important to remember that |
| | A) | Over a million species of animals have been classified. |
| | B) | Animals probably originated from non-motile protists. |
| | C) | Most animals are heterotrophs, but some are autotrophs. |
| | D) | All of the above. |
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When discussing viruses, it is important to remember that |
| | A) | Viruses are obligate intracellular parasites. |
| | B) | Viruses are typically host specific. |
| | C) | One hypothesis of viral origin states that viruses are runaway genes that escaped from a host cell and must return to a host cell to replicate. |
| | D) | All of the above. |
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Which of the following statements about viral structure is/are true? |
| | A) | Viral genes may be located on either DNA or RNA. |
| | B) | Viral genes do not take over the host's metabolic pathways, but do set up mechanisms for intercepting the products of the host's metabolic pathways. |
| | C) | Because of their small size, no true virus can be seen with a standard light microscope. |
| | D) | All of the above. |
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Which of the following scientific names is written correctly? |
| | A) | Micropterus Salmoides |
| | B) | Treponema pallidum |
| | C) | Nymphaea odorata |
| | D) | salmo Trutta |
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Which is the proper sequence of taxa? |
| | A) | kingdom, phylum, class, order, family |
| | B) | phylum, kingdom, family, order, class |
| | C) | phylum, class, order, family, species |
| | D) | kingdom, phylum, family, class, order |
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Which is commonly used as sources of information when developing a phylogeny? |
| | A) | fossil evidence |
| | B) | biochemical information |
| | C) | DNA analysis |
| | D) | all the above are used |
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Which type of organism is NOT included in the five kingdom system of classification? |
| | A) | fungi |
| | B) | marine red algae |
| | C) | viruses |
| | D) | larva |
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The single-cell Mycetae are commonly called |
| | A) | algae. |
| | B) | molds. |
| | C) | protozoa. |
| | D) | yeast. |
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Which of the following Kingdoms contain members that are autotrophs? |
| | A) | Mycetae |
| | B) | Animalia |
| | C) | viruses |
| | D) | Protista |
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Infectious diseases that occur throughout the world at unacceptably high rates are referred to as |
| | A) | endemic. |
| | B) | epidemic. |
| | C) | pandemic. |
| | D) | international. |
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23 | |
The cause of AIDS is a |
| | A) | bacterium. |
| | B) | fungus. |
| | C) | protozoan. |
| | D) | virus. |
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Of the following, two organisms which belong to the same ________ are most closely related. |
| | A) | family |
| | B) | order |
| | C) | class |
| | D) | kingdom |
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Alternation of generations is a characteristic of |
| | A) | Prokaryotae. |
| | B) | Protista. |
| | C) | Mycetae. |
| | D) | Plantae. |
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Viruses |
| | A) | can be free-living or parasitic. |
| | B) | belong to the kingdom Prokaryotae. |
| | C) | can only function and reproduce inside a host. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
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An organism that is multicellular, eukaryotic and heterotrophic is a(n) |
| | A) | plant. |
| | B) | animal. |
| | C) | protist. |
| | D) | animal or fungus. |
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Organisms that obtain energy from the decomposition of other organisms are |
| | A) | saprophytes. |
| | B) | gametophytes. |
| | C) | sporophytes. |
| | D) | obligate intracellular parasites. |
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Most Plantae are |
| | A) | cone bearing plants. |
| | B) | ferns. |
| | C) | flowering plants. |
| | D) | mosses. |
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Algae, amoeba, and paramecia belong to thekingdom |
| | A) | Mycetae. |
| | B) | Prokaryotae. |
| | C) | Protista. |
| | D) | virus. |
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Viruses are composed of |
| | A) | prokaryotic cells. |
| | B) | eukaryotic cells. |
| | C) | protein and nucleic acid. |
| | D) | membranous organelles. |
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