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A) species B) genus C) taxon D) phylum 2
A) capitalized but not printed distinctively, italicized, or underlined B) italicized or underlined C) capitalized and italicized or underlined D) italicized or underlined with the first word capitalized 3
A) do not normally interbreed with other species in nature B) can be distinguished from other species C) are incapable of hybridization with other species D) remain relatively constant 4
A) the overabundance of kingdoms B) cladistics C) great differences among bacteria D) the taxonomic problem presented by viruses 5
A) they are too poorly understood B) they are too small C) their genetics cannot be determined D) they are not organisms 6
A) Archaebacteria B) Protista C) Eubacteria D) Fungi E) none of the above 7
A) inaccurate B) cumbersome C) not descriptive D) in Latin E) in Greek 8
A) zygotic B) somatic C) sporic D) generic E) gametic 9
A) species B) phylum C) order D) family E) genus 10
A) animals B) eukaryotes C) plants and animals D) plants, animals and protists E) plants, animals and fungi 11
A) an order B) a family C) a class D) a phylum E) a division 12
A) Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, and Protists B) Archaebacteria and Protists C) Protists and Eubacteria D) Protists E) Eubacteria and Archaebacteria 13
A) classes B) phyla C) orders D) divisions E) kingdoms 14
A) two are plants and four are animals B) four are eukaryotes and two are prokaryotes C) four are macroscopic and two are microscopic D) two are eukaryotes and four are prokaryotes E) two are carnivorous and four are herbivorous 15
A) family B) order C) class D) phylum E) kingdom 16
A) Fungi and protists B) Fungi and Eubacteria C) only protists D) only Fungi E) Fungi, protists, and Eubacteria 17
A) family B) class C) species D) kingdom E) genus 18
A) polynomial B) pentanomial C) binomial D) tetranomial E) trinomial 19
A) binomial B) genus C) species D) division E) kingdom 20
A) analogous B) homogenous C) heterogamous D) homologous E) contiguous 21
A) Eubacteria B) Protista C) Fungi D) Prokaryota E) none of the above 22
A) class B) family C) genus D) phylum E) species 23
A) Animalia B) Plantae C) Protista D) Fungi E) Eubacteria 24
A) Latin B) Greek C) English D) French E) the native language 25
A) family B) order C) genus D) phylum 26
A) True B) False 27
A) Darwin B) Wallace C) Linnaeus D) Malthus E) none of the above 28
A) Kingdom, Domain, Phylum, Order, Class, Family, Genus, Species B) Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species C) Genus, Species, Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Class, Family D) Species, Genus, Family, Class, Order, Phylum, Kingdom E) Domain, Phylum, Kingdom, Genus, Species, Family, Order, Class 29
A) 100,000 B) 500,000 C) 1,000,000 D) 1,500,000 E) 10,000,000 30
A) mammals B) crocodilians C) turtles D) snakes E) none of the above 31
A) True B) False 32
A) True B) False 33
A) True B) False 34
A) True B) False 35
A) that these organisms are very different from eubacteria and from eukaryotes B) that organisms should never be classified according to how they appear (morphological characteristics) C) that early taxonomists rushed to classify them without closely examining them D) that optical viewing techniques have greatly improved so that we can better view these microorganisms E) none of the above 36
A) in swamps B) in a cow's stomach C) in marshes D) all of the above E) none of the above
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