Classification
Discover the World of Taxonomy
Embark on a journey to explore the fascinating realm of taxonomy through this engaging quiz! Test your knowledge of the classification of living organisms and discover fundamental concepts in phylogeny, molecular relationships, and the diversity of life.
Whether you're a student, educator, or a biology enthusiast, this quiz is designed for everyone. Here are some highlights:
- 10 multiple-choice questions
- Learn about the three domains of life
- Understand the hierarchy of taxonomic groups
How many taxonomic groups are there?
8
7
6
9
What is the hierarchy of the 8 taxonomic groups?
Kingdom, domain, phylum, order, class, family, genus, species
Domain, kingdom, phylum, order, class, genus, family, species
Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
What is phylogeny?
A) the study of organisms genotype
B) the study of organisms phenotype
C) the study of evolutionary relationships between groups of organisms
What is molecular phylogeny?
A) the use of DNA/proteins to determine evolutionary relationships
B) the study of an organisms observable characteristics to determine taxonomic grouping
C) the study of DNA to classify organisms.
What are the 3 domains?
A) Archaea, plantae, bacteria
B) Archaea, bacteria, eukaryota
C) Archaea, eukaryota, prokaryota
What two domains are most distantly related?
A) archaea and bacteria
B) bacteria and eukaryota
C) eukaryota and archaea
What process did carl woese's work go through in order to be accepted by the scientific community?
A) had to publish findings in a scientific journal
B) his work had to be peer reviewed
C) a conference was held to discuss his findings
D) all of the above
Which of the following is not a feature of archaea?
A) absence of true nucleus
B) small ribosomes
C) peptidoglycan in walls
D) presence of smooth ER
E) no mitochondria
Which of the following are characteristics of bacteria?
A) no true nucleus, small ribosomes, no smooth ER, sensitive to antiobiotics
B) no true nucleus, large ribosomes, branched hydrocarbons attached to glycerol in cell membrane
C) smooth ER present, linear chromosomes, no peptidoglycan in cell walls
Which of the following is a characteristic of eukaryota?
A) true nucleus absent
B) small ribosomes
C) not sensitive to antiobiotics
D) no smooth ER
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