Classification
Characteristics
Kingdoms
GENETICS
MENDELIAN
100
The branch of biology that deals with naming and classifying organisms is called?
What is Taxonomy?
100
Which of the following is an autotroph? A. Frog B. Mushroom C. Lion D. Oak Tree
What is Oak Tree?
100

Which kingdom includes only multicellular heterotrophs?

 Animalia


100

What is genetics?

The study of heredity.

100

What type of organism did Gregor Mendel use to first study heredity?

Pea plants


200
Which classification level contains organisms that share the most characteristics?
What is Species?
200
Where do autotrophic algae get the food they need to live?
What is by making it?
200

Which kingdom includes both multicellular and unicellular organisms?

Protists

200

What do we call the genetic make up of the individual, represented by a set of letters?

Genotype

 

200

Who first studied heredity and the passage of traits from one generation to the next?

Gregor Mendel 


300
A kingdom is the broadest level of organization for organisms, and within each kingdom there are ______?
What is Phyla (Plural of Phylum)?
300
Which of the following characteristics do members of the phylum Chordata share? A. Feathers B. A nerve cord (vertebrates) C. Eight Legs D. Being an autotroph
What is a never cord (vertebrates)?
300
Which of the following kingdoms obtain their food by breaking down decaying organisms?
What is Fungi?
300

For some traits, only one copy of a particular gene is needed to show a given trait. These genes are referred to as-

Dominant 


300

What is heredity?

The passage of genetic instructions (traits) from parent to offspring.

400
Orders are broken down into smaller called _______?
What is family?
400
Which two levels of classification make up an organism's scientific name?
What is Genus and Species?
400

Which of the following kingdoms includes only prokaryotes?

What is Archaebacteria?

400

Long ears are dominant (E) in rabbits. If one parent is homozygous dominant for the long ear trait and the other homozygours reccessive (e), what is the only possible genotype of the offspring?

Ee

400

The physical trait observed in an offspring is known as it's -

Phenotype

500

What is the correct order of the classification groups from largest to smallest?

What is Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species?

500
The system of naming organisms with two names is called?
What is Binomial Nomenclature?
500
The archaebacterial and eubacteria kingdoms were formerly one kingdom called?
What is Monera?
500

Two dark brown rabbits have four offspring. Three of the offspring are dark and one is white. What does this tell you about the parents' genes for fur color?

Dark brown is dominant and white fur is recessive. Both parents are heterozygous.

500

Having dimples is dominant (D). Not having dimples is recessive. (d) Both parents are heterozygous for the dominant trait. What percentage of the children will NOT have dimples?

25%

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