Question 1

Which of the following is the correct way to write the scientific name for the domestic cat?

Accepted Answer

Felis catus

Question 2

Given the taxa 'Chordata' and 'Vertebrata', which statement is correct regarding their inclusiveness?

Accepted Answer

'Chordata' is more inclusive than 'Vertebrata'.

Question 3

Which of the following organisms would be classified in the domain Archaea?

Accepted Answer

A halophilic microorganism living in a salt lake

Question 4

According to Whittaker's five-kingdom system, which kingdom would a multicellular, photosynthetic organism with cell walls made of cellulose belong to?

Accepted Answer

Plantae

Question 5

Which of the following is a correct example of a monophyletic group?

Accepted Answer

All birds and their most recent common ancestor

Question 6

Which of the following best describes a synapomorphy?

Accepted Answer

A shared, derived trait inherited from a common ancestor

Question 7

A researcher is constructing a phylogenetic tree and chooses the tree that requires the fewest evolutionary changes. Which principle is she applying?

Accepted Answer

Parsimony

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of homoplasy?

Accepted Answer

The presence of wings in bats and birds due to convergent evolution

Question 9

Which of the following plant innovations is found in angiosperms but not in gymnosperms?

Accepted Answer

Flowers

Question 10

A biologist discovers a new animal with a segmented body, jointed appendages, and an exoskeleton. To which phylum does this animal most likely belong?

Accepted Answer

Arthropoda

Question 11

Which of the following groups is the most inclusive?

Accepted Answer

Eukarya

Question 12

Which of the following is a characteristic of deuterostomes but not protostomes?

Accepted Answer

The blastopore develops into the anus

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a member of the phylum Mollusca?

Accepted Answer

Earthworm

Question 14

Which of the following best describes a paraphyletic group?

Accepted Answer

A group that includes a common ancestor and some, but not all, of its descendants

Question 15

Which of the following is true about Eumetazoa?

Accepted Answer

They include all animals except sponges

Question 16

A scientist is comparing the evolutionary relationships among several animal groups. She uses shared derived characteristics to construct a tree. What is this method called?

Accepted Answer

Cladistics

Question 17

Which of the following is a synapomorphy for the phylum Chordata?

Accepted Answer

Presence of a notochord

Question 18

Which of the following groups contains both protostomes and deuterostomes?

Accepted Answer

Eumetazoa

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of a polyphyletic group?

Accepted Answer

All flying animals (bats, birds, insects)

Question 20

A patient is diagnosed with a fungal infection. According to Whittaker's five-kingdom system, to which kingdom does the causative organism belong?

Accepted Answer

Fungi

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