17.2: Classification Based on Evolutionary Relationships
17.3: Molecular Clocks
17.4: Domains & Kingdoms
100
The correct order for the levels of Linnaeus’s classification system, from general to specific, is...
What is kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species?
100
What is the evolutionary history for a group of species called?
What is a phylogeny?
100
What do molecular clocks use to measure evolutionary time?
What are mutation rates?
100
Woese separated the kingdom Monera into the which two kingdoms?
What is Bacteria and Archaea?
200
Which of the following is correctly written in the binomial nomenclature system?
a. Canis lupus
b. Red wolf
c. Ailurus Fulgens
d. kingdom
What is a. Canis lupus?
200
The embryos of both mammals and reptiles are protected by amniotic fluid. What is this type of trait called?
What is a "derived character"?
200
Which of the following has the lowest mutation rate?
a. ribosomal RNA
b. protein sequences
c. amino acids
d. mitochondrial DNA
What is a. ribosomal RNA?
200
What are the three domains accepted by most scientists?
What are Eukarya, Archaea, and Bacteria?
300
Which of the following taxa would generally contain the most members?
a. order
b. species
c. phylum
d. class
What is c. phylum?
300
Cladistics is a classification system based on what?
What is common ancestry?
300
How does mitochondrial DNA differ from nuclear DNA?
What is Mitochondrial DNA is inherited from the mother only, and nuclear DNA is inherited from both parents?
300
What description distinguishes eukaryotes from prokaryotes?
What is Eukaryotes have a nucleus?
400
Which phrase best describes the Linnaean classification system?
a. Each genus contains one species.
b. The taxa are interchangeable.
c. There is only one kingdom.
d. Each level includes the more specific levels below.
What is d. Each level includes the more specific levels below?
400
In a cladogram, what represents the most recent common ancestor shared by a clade?
What is the node where branches meet?
400
What is the best molecular clock for comparing distantly related species?
What is ribosomal RNA?
400
What are single-celled prokaryotes that are classified by their ability to survive extreme conditions?
What are archaea?
500
What is one limitation of the Linnaean classification system?
What is is based on physical characteristics alone?
500
Which of the following would be considered the strongest evidence that two species are related to one another?
a. common structures
b. shared taxon
c. similar genes
d. same extinction pattern
What is c. similar genes?
500
What is the best molecular clock for comparing closely related species?
What is mitochondrial DNA?
500
What characteristic of fungi makes them different from plants?