BIOL1300 SYSTEMATICS QUIZ 1

Which of these scientific names is written correctly?

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He proposed the Two Kingdom System of Classification

• Carolus Linnaeus

• H.F. Copeland

• R.H. Whitakker

• Carl Whoose

Names ending in -ales are ____________.

• Genus

• Order

• Family

• Species

Names ending in -aceae are ______________.

• Order

• Family

• Class

• Genus

Which of these organisms belong to a different kingdom?

• Salmonella typhi

• Escherichia coli

• Thermophilus aquaticus

• Staphylococcus aureus

Which of these describe a diagnostic key.

• Diagnostic key uses specific characters of a specimen.

• Diagnostic key can start from any point of the key.

• Diagnostic key is the most readily available key for authors.

• Diagnostic key emphasizes on evolutionary relationship.

Couplets can have more than two leads.

• Yes

• No

Which of the following is an example of a homologous character?

• Limbs of bats and crocodiles

• Wings of birds and bees

• Thorns of cactus and euphorbias

What is the meaning of nomen oblitum?

• the junior synonym has been widely used

• name that has not been used for the past 50 years

• a name with no holotype assigned

In citing authors, what is the meaning of et ?

• citing wrong authors

• citing new and old authors

• citing two authors