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Which one of the following sequences shows the correct hierarchy of classification, going from the most inclusive to the least inclusive? |
| | A) | kingdom, phylum, order, class, family, genus, species |
| | B) | kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species |
| | C) | species, genus, family, class, order, phylum, kingdom |
| | D) | phylum, kingdom, genus, species, family, order, class |
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The reconstruction and study of evolutionary trees is called |
| | A) | classification. |
| | B) | taxonomy. |
| | C) | systematics. |
| | D) | biological species concept. |
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___________ has/have provided evidence that the archaea are more closely related to the eukaryotes than to the bacteria. |
| | A) | Fossils |
| | B) | RNA sequencing |
| | C) | Cytochrome c comparison |
| | D) | Cladistics |
| | E) | Both 1 and 4 |
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In the name Escherichia coli, coli is the __________ name. |
| | A) | genus |
| | B) | specific epithet |
| | C) | family |
| | D) | common name |
| | E) | phylum |
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While conducting research in the rain forest you collect a number of beetles. Several of them have similar morphologies but different coloring. How could you determine if they are members of the same species? |
| | A) | By determining if they produce viable, fertile offspring |
| | B) | By determining if they live in the same niche |
| | C) | By determining if they eat the same foods |
| | D) | By further examination of their morphologies for significant differences |
| | E) | Both 1 and 4 |
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