Taxonomy: The Complicated Tree of Life

What is the system for naming living things and sorting them into groups called?

• Evolutionary Code

• Taxonomy

• PhyloCode

• Biodiversity System

Who came up with a scheme to name and categorize life on Earth in the 1700s?

• Alfred Russel Wallace

• Charles Darwin

• Gregor Mendel

• Carl Linnaeus

What is the term for a group that contains all the descendants of a single common ancestor?

• Monophyletic

• Polyphyletic

• Paraphyletic

• Heterophyletic

What is the phylum that includes jellyfish and coral called?

• Mollusca

• Arthropoda

• Chordata

• Cnidaria

What is the term for a group that contains some, but not all, descendants of a single common ancestor?

• Monophyletic

• Polyphyletic

• Heterophyletic

• Paraphyletic

What is the biggest problem facing taxonomy today?

• Lack of resources

• Lack of interest

• Lack of technology

• Lack of funding

What is the term for a group that contains multiple, but not all, descendants of a single common ancestor?

• Heterophyletic

• Polyphyletic

• Paraphyletic

• Monophyletic

What is the proposed system called that is based on evolutionary relationships from the beginning?

• Taxonomy 2.0

• PhyloCode

• BioHierarchy

• EvoSystem

What is the estimated number of eukaryotic species that have yet to be described?

• 10 million

• 1 million

• 5 million

• 20 million

What is the study of insects called?

• Entomology

• Ornithology

• Ichthyology

• Herpetology