Classification and Evolution

Question 1

What is the taxonomic classification system order?

Answer 1

Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

Question 2

What is taxonomy?

Answer 2

the practice of biological classification

Question 3

Define species

Answer 3

a group of organisms that are able to reproduce to produce fertile offspring

Question 4

What are the three domains?

Answer 4

bacteria, archaea and eukarya

Question 5

What new source of evidence might help today’s scientists to find out how closely related two different organisms are?

Answer 5

DNA

Question 6

‘Genetically modified plants and animals should be classed as new species’. Outline one experiment or investigation that would provide evidence to support or contradict the statement. (3 marks)

Answer 6

• breed GM individual with non-GM individual
• see if offspring is fertile
• if so they should be classed as the same species

Question 7

Does the generic name or the specific name start with an upper case letter?

Answer 7

the generic name starts with an upper case letter

Question 8

Do both plants and fungi have a nucleus?

Answer 8

Yes

Question 9

Do both plants and fungi have starch?

Answer 9

No

Question 10

Which kingdoms carry out autotrophic nutrition?

Answer 10

plants, protoctista and prokaryotae only

Question 11

Which one of these kingdoms contains organisms that do not have a cell wall (fungi, plants, prokaryotae or protoctista) ?

Answer 11

protoctista