part 2

Which of the following is/are the characteristic/s of the

Linnaean System of Classification?

I. Placement of organisms into meaningful groups

II. Binomial nomenclature

• I only

• II only

• I and II

• none

Which of the following scientific names is written correctly?

• Canis Familiaris

• Passer domesticus

• monodon monoceros

n which group of organisms are the members most

closely related?

• All organisms of the same domain

• All organisms of the same family

• All organisms of the same order

• All organism of the same phylum

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Consider a common housefly that belongs to a

particular taxa. Which of the following will give you the

best information about the housefly assuming you had

access to scientific literatures and other textbook

materials?

• class Hexapoda

• genus Musca

• family Muscidae

• order Diptera

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Which of the following statements below best describes

the classification system?

• It unites organisms that have similar morphological

  characteristics.

• It reflects the basic distinction between eukaryotes

  and prokaryotes.

• It adheres to traditional taxonomic practices of

  Linnaeus.

• It reflects the history of evolution.

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Which of the following describes a “rooted”

phylogenetic tree?

• The one that extends the history of life on Earth.

• The one that illustrates the occurrence of gene

  swapping in early history of life.

• Its base can be assumed the common ancestor of all

  taxa that can be seen on the tree.

• The one that indicates high uncertainty about the

  relationships of the depicted taxa on the tree.

Suppose organisms A, B, and C are all belong to the

same order but to different families and then suppose

organisms D, E, and F are also belong to the same class

but to different orders. Which of the following will be the

expected pairs of organisms showing the greatest degree

of homological structure?

• B and D

• A and B

• D and F

• C and F

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In Linnaeus’s time, all living things were classified into

two kingdoms. Later, there were five kingdoms evolved.

What do you think is the reason for the increase in the

number of kingdoms ?

• Many new organisms have evolved since the time of

  Linnaeus and most of them don’t really fit into its

  original kingdoms.

• New kingdoms had to be created for them since

  scientists have discovered new organisms that were

  previously unknown.

• When the scientists found out that not all plants can

  make its own food, the Kingdom plantae must be split

  up into several kingdoms.

• Some organisms were moved out of existing

  kingdoms and into new ones and as scientists

  learned more about biochemistry and genetics

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