Semester Exam Part 2 Flashcards

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1
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As a general rule organisms which are similar in structure in which can mate and produce fertile offspring are known as

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Species

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2
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Organism are said to migrate when they

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Move from one area to another

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3
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Biological keys are used to

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Identify organisms

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4
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Aristotle’s classification system was

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An artificial system of classification

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5
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In the Linnaean system of classification, divisions of a phylum are

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Classes

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6
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An organism

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Can adapt to changing his behaviors when in new environment

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7
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Kingdoms has heterotrophic members only

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Fungi

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8
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Which of the following kingdoms contains multicellular organisms with tissues and organs

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Animalia

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9
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Which of the following is one of the criteria necessary for correct use of biological key

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All of these

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10
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Carolus Linnaeus did his work in the

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18th century A.D.

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11
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Classify an organism is to

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Assign it to a Scientific group

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12
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Acer rebrum and acer saccarinum are usually not found going together. The red Maple grows best in acidic soil and the sugar maple in alkaline soil. A scientist in a special special laboratory where he could control the pH of the soil was able to go hybrids are these two points. This would indicate that the acer rebrum and Acer saccarinum are probably

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Members of different species

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13
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Binomial nomenclature is a method of

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Naming organisms

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14
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After careful observation a scientist noted that the cells he was observing a lacked organize nuclei. He knew that

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He still needed more evidence be able to tell which kingdom the organisms belonged.

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15
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Poodle is

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A variety of dog

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16
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Which of the scientific names is written correctly

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Rama pipiens

17
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In one new England bay a group of crabs found and assigned to a particular species. In another bay, a slightly larger and slightly different colored group of crabs found in classified as a variety of the first group of crabs. Later scientist tried to cross the street groups are crabs but cannot obtain offspring. These two groups of crabs probably are

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Ecotypes

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An ecotype is

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Division of a species which appear similar but has some genetic differences

19
Q

To the following is not a reason that Latin was chosen for naming organisms

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It was the native language of Linnaeus

20
Q

The branch of biology dealing with the classification of organisms into groups is called

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Taxonomy

21
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I dog that lives in the house are your house within a code in the winter than a dog that was outside this is an example of

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Adaptation

22
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Pouched mammals such as a kangaroo found in Australia and almost nowhere else. This is probably an example of

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Migration

23
Q

Scientific name of an organism identifies

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It’s genus and it’s species

24
Q

A domain is a taxonomic level that

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Is above a kingdom