Flashcards: Classification and Taxonomy

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Which sets of animals are most closely related? Options: Animals in the same order, Animals in the same genus, Animals in the same class, Animals in the same family.

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Animals in the same genus

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Which taxonomic group contains plants with the greatest variety and differences? Options: Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Family

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Kingdom

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Which taxonomic group contains the most related set of animals? Options: Domain, Species, Family, Order

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Species

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The American lobster (Homarus americanus) is most closely related to which of the following organisms?

• Cape lobster (Homarinus capensis)
• Common lobster (Homarus gammarus)
• Patagonian lobsterette (Thymops birsteini)
• Scarlett clawed lobster (Nephropsis atlantica)

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Common lobster (Homarus gammarus)

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Black panthers (Panthera onca) are a color variant of a species of large cats. Black panthers would be most closely related to what organism listed below? Tiger (Panthera tigris), Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), Puma (Puma concolor), Jaguar (Panthera onca)

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Jaguar (Panthera onca)

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Which of the following pairs of organisms would be the most closely related?

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Desert iguana and Chuchwalla

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I am prokaryotic and am found everywhere. What kingdom do I belong to? Options: Eubacteria, Archaebacteria, Fungi, Protista

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Eubacteria

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This organism is found in pond water. It has a nucleus, is microscopic, unicellular and can perform photosynthesis. What kingdom does it belong in? Options: protista, eubacteria, archaebacteria, plantae

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protista

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This organism is multicellular, autotroph, that has a cell wall made of cellulose. Options: animalia, plantae, fungi, eubacteria

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plantae

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An organism is microscopic, does not have a nucleus, and is known to cause strep throat in humans. What kingdom does it belong in? Options: archaebacteria, fungi, eubacteria, protista

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eubacteria