Cladograms
Phylogenetic Trees
Classification
Kingdoms
Microscopes
100
All the animals to the right of the salamnder would have the common characteristic of
Claws or nails
100
Which letter represents the most recent common ancestor of sponges and mushrooms?
C
100
True or False
New genetic evidence would never change the evolutionary relationships of two different species
False
100
Which kingdom would an organism be found if it is responsible for breaking down dead plant matter and recycling vital nutrients back into the soil.
Fungi Kingdom
100
Which low powered microscope views the surface of a whole specimen and uses light reflected from the specimen to view details.
Dissecting Microscope
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200
Which two organisms are most closely related?
Chimpanzee and Hamster
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200
Which species is most closely related to the sheep?
Deer
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200
What two levels of classification are the most specific and used to give an organism its scientific name?
Genus and Species
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200
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If an organism has a cell wall made of cellulose and chloroplasts which kingdom would it belong too?
Kingdom Plantae
200
Which microscope would show a 3D, no color image of an organelle in a cell showing the surface openings of the cell wall.
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
300
Which trait should go where A is on the cladogram?
Eyes
300
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According to this tree, which of these animal phyla are most closely related?
Annelida and Arthropoda
300
Which domain includes all animals and plants?
Eukaryota
300
Many thermophiles, organisms that live in very high temperatures such as hot springs, belong to which kingdom?
Archaebacteria
300
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Which microscope would produce the best image of inside a mitochondria within a muscle cell.
Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)
400
What do both the squirrel and lion have in common that the other animals do not?
They are both mammals
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400
According to the diagram, what is the common ancestor of ALL organisms on the phylogenetic tree?
E
400
The original taxonomic system had one Prokaryotic domain in which all bacteria was found. What two domains do we now use to refer to prokaryotic organisms?
Bacteria and Archaea
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400
My cells have an organized nucleus. I am usually made of many cells, but sometimes I can be single celled. I cannot make my own food, so I must eat. I have a cell wall.
Which kingdom should I be placed in
Fungi
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400
An entomologist is studying the exoskeletons of different insects. Which microscope would be used to produce a surface image on a live specimen.
Dissecting Microscope
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500
Briefly explain the purpose of a cladogram.
To show the ancestral relationships and shared traits of different organisms.
500
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What is the common ancestor(s) of Letters C, D, E?
2
500
List the 7 levels of Classification in order from MOST specific to LEAST specific.
Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Domain
500
Name two differences between the Kingdom Fungi and Kingdom Plantae.
How they get nutrients- Fungi are heterotrophs and plants are autotrophs.
Composition of cell wall- fungi is chitin and plants are cellulose.
500
Crystal violet is a dye that is used to stain the outer layer of certain bacterial cells and differentiate them from other types of cells. What type of microscope would be used to obtain this type of image?
Compound Light Microscope