Diversty Quiz

Question 1

Classification groups in order

Answer 1

1. Kingdom
2. Phylum
3. Class
4. Order
5. Family
6. Genus
7. Species

Question 2

What are the 7 characteristics of life?

Answer 2

1. Cellular organization
2. Reproduction
3. Metabolization
4. Homeostasis
5. Heredity
6. Responsiveness
7. Growth and development
   * Evolution

Question 3

What is cellular organization?

Answer 3

The components that make up a cell
(Cell, tissue, organ, organ system)

Question 4

What is metabolization?

Answer 4

The ability to obtain and use energy

Question 5

Autotroph vs Heterotroph

Answer 5

Autotroph: creates own energy through photosynthesis, carbon cycle, etc.
Heterotroph: consumes energy from other organisms

Question 6

What is homeostasis?

Answer 6

The state of steady internal, physical, and chemical conditions maintained by the body

Question 7

By 2010, ____ kinds of species have been identified

Answer 7

1.7 million

Question 8

Earth may be home to as many as ______ different kinds of living things

Answer 8

15 million

Question 9

Of all species that have ever lived, only __% are still living

Answer 9

0.1

Question 10

What is a species?

Answer 10

The group whose members are able to freely breed among themselves in natural conditions. The individuals may show different traits or subtle differences, but still belong to the same species

Question 11

Structural diversity?

Answer 11

Range of physical sizes, shapes and distribution of the individuals, as well as habitats in an ecosystem

Question 12

Risks of losing biodiversity:

Answer 12

• Threatens our food supply
• eliminate sources of medicines
• economic impact on tourism
• forestry potential to disrupt biogeochemical cycles

Question 13

What did E.O Wilson estimate?

Answer 13

The current rate of extinction may be 10,000 times greater than it would have been without humans

Question 14

Only _% of the worlds oceans and __% of the worlds land is protected

Answer 14

3, 11

Question 15

What is the goal of classification?

Answer 15

To track evolution and determine which organisms share common ancestors

Question 16

What is taxonomy?

Answer 16

Classification and identification name of organisms. It aims to group organisms according to a set of criteria

Singular: taxon
Plural: taxa

Question 17

What is phylogeny?

Answer 17

The study of evolution related between a species. Instead of tracing relationships between family members, it tracks relationships between entire species

Question 18

What is a taxon species?

Answer 18

The smallest group and contains only a single type of organism

Question 19

TRUE OR FALSE: the organisms in a species are most like one another

Answer 19

True

Question 20

What are the names of the six kingdoms?

Answer 20

1. Archaebacteria
2. Eubacteria
3. Protista
4. Fungi
5. Plantae
6. Animalia

Question 21

What is a dichotomous key and what is its purpose?

Answer 21

A tool we use to place organisms into the appropriate classification group. It includes two choices for each characteristic

Question 22

What are phylogenetics?

Answer 22

The reconstructing of evolutionary relationships among organisms

Question 23

What is a clade?

Answer 23

Taxonomic group that includes a single common ancestor, and all its descendants

Question 24

What are the 2 types of taxonomy?

Answer 24

Traditional classification and phylogenetic analyses

Question 25

Traditional Classification vs Phylogenetic Analyses

Answer 25

Traditional classification: hierarchal classification, grouped by observed characteristics

Phylogenetic analyses: modern taxonomy, grouped based on evolutionary relatedness

Question 26

What are the 3 domains?

Answer 26

1. Bacteria [prokaryotic and unicellular]
   - Eubacteria
2. Archaea [prokaryotic and unicellular]
   - Archaea
3. Eukarya [all eukaryotic and multicellular (Protista can be unicellular)]
   - Protista, Plantae, Animalia, Fungi

Question 27

Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic

Answer 27

Prokaryotic: no nucleus
Eukaryotic: has nucleus