Chapter 18 Quiz: 2003

1. All prokaryotes are grouped in the kingdom __________.
1. Plantae
2. Monera
3. Animalia
4. Protista

2. Many scientists believe that ______ should be in its own kingdom.
1. Archaea
2. Eukaryotes
3. Viruses
4. Animalia

3. The order of the Linnean Classification System from most general to most specific is:
1. Kingdom-Genus-Class-Family-Order-Phylum-Species
2. Kingdom-Order-Phylum-Genus-Class-Family-Species
3. Kingdom-Phylum-Class-Order-Family-Genus-Species
4. Kingdom-Class-Phylum-Order-Family-Genus-Species

4. Two organisms mate and produce fertile offspring. What conclusion(s) can you make about the two organisms based on this statement?
1. They are from the same region
2. They are part of the same species
3. They are part of the same Genus
4. B and C

5. _______ is a method of classification that compares as many traits as possible and groups the organisms together based on the number of shared characteristics.
1. Cladistics
2. Phenetics
3. Orthodox classification
4. Homologies

6. Kingdom Monera has all of the following characteristics except _______.
1. Prokayrotic
2. Reproduce asexually
3. Large nuclei
4. Bacteria

7. Kingdom Animalia has all of the following characteristics except _______.
1. Multicellular
2. Obtain energy from food
3. Reproduce asexually
4. Motile

8. Kingdom Plantae has all of the following characteristics except _______.
1. Obtain energy from photosynthesis
2. Contain chloroplasts with chlorophyll
3. No cell walls
4. Reproduce sexually

9. Kingdom Fungi has all of the following characteristics except ________.
1. No cell walls
2. Multicellular
3. Obtain energy by releasing enzymes to break down and absorb matter
4. Reproduce by spores

10. Kingdom Protista has all of the following characteristics except ________.
1. Multicellular
2. Live in water
3. Microscopic
4. Includes algae

11. Why isn’t a mule its own species?

a) Mules are infertile

b) Mules are geographically isolated from one another

c) Mules are their own species

d) Mules are too similar to horses to be their own species

12. The flipper of a whale in comparison to the wing of a bird and the arm of a human is an example of a/ an

a) Analogy

b) Evolution

c) Homology

d) Speciation

13. After genus, what is the next specific classification?

a) Order

b) Family

c) Kingdom

d) Species

14. What kingdom is algae part of?

a) Animalia

b) Protista

c) Plantae

d) Monera

15. Most Protists

a) Are Producers

b) Are Unicellular

c) Have Cell Walls

d) Are Consumers

16. What is the pigment in cells that aborbs light and is what color is it?
1. Chlorophyll; yellow
2. Chlorophyll; green
3. Xylem; green
4. Xylem; yellow

17. Which of these following kingdoms have species that are motile and produce sexually?
1. Plantae
2. Fungi
3. Monera
4. Animalia

18. Which of the following is a requirement of a species?
1. Offspring is fertile
2. Offspring is sterile
3. Offspring is hostile
4. Offspring is perile

19. Who created the classification system still used today in 1753?
1. Carolus Linnaeus
2. Thomas Malthus
3. Charles Darwin
4. Benjamin Franklin

20. Where is one place where archeabacteria can live?
1. The atmosphere
2. Your mouth
3. Volcanic Vents
4. Only trees

21. A animal with exoskeletons and joined legs are:

1. snakes
2. crabs
3. tigers
4. fish

22. Different mating call is an example of:

1. Mechanical isolation
2. Habitat isolation
3. Time isolation
4. Behavioral isolation

23. The main characteristic that classifies a species into the Plantae category:

1. chloroplast
2. cell walls
3. no nucleus
4. reproduce sexually

24. The reason for biological diversity is:

1. rainfall
2. temperature
3. light
4. all of the above

25. Photoautotrophic multicellular eukaryotes that develop from embryos and have cells that contain chloroplasts can best describe the kingdom:
1. Plantae
2. Protista
3. Animalia
4. Monera

26. The kingdom Monera is divided into two main groups:
1. Protozoa and Algae
2. Heterotrophic and Autotrophic
3. Vertebrae and Invertebrae
4. Eubacteria and Archaea

27. An organism with the scientific name, Panthera Leo is in the genus:
1. Leo
2. Canis
3. Panthera
4. Homo

28. A group of organisms that is capable of breeding with one another to produce fertile offspring is called a:
1. kingdom
2. species
3. genus
4. hybrid

29. Species remain separate from one another because:
1. Potential mates do not meet
2. Potential mates meet but do not breed
3. Potential mates meet and breed but do not produce fertile or viable offspring
4. All of the above can be reasons that species remain separate

30. What is it called when the forelimbs of two animals appear different and are used for different purposes, however their bone structure is almost identical?
1. Analogies
2. Comparisons
3. Homologies
4. Similarities

31. What is it called when the forelimb or specific structure of two different animals is used for the same purpose and has a similar appearance, however the bone structure is nothing alike.
1. Analogies
2. Comparisons
3. Homologies
4. Similarities

32. How is the Canis lupus related to the Canis familiaris?
1. Same Species
2. Not Related
3. Different Genus
4. Same Genus

33. The two-word naming system used to identify species is called…
1. Classification
2. Binomial nomenclature
3. Phenetics
4. Cladistics

34. The Linnean Classification System uses _____________ to group species into categories.
1. Homologies
2. Analogies
3. Unrelated Ancestry
4. Phenetics

35. All fungi are __________ except for _______.

a. unicellular; slime molds

b. multicellular; yeast

c. unicellular; yeast

d. multicellular; slime molds

Answer Key:

1. B
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. B
6. C
7. C
8. C
9. A
10. A
11. A
12. C
13. D
14. B
15. B
16. B
17. D
18. A
19. A
20. C
21. B
22. D
23. A
24. D
25. A
26. D
27. C
28. B
29. D
30. C
31. A
32. D
33. B
34. A
35. B