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Quiz 1 Phylogenetic Trees and Animal Basics

This document is a quiz for a biology course covering topics in taxonomy, binomial nomenclature, characteristics of species, homologous structures, taxonomic ranking, symmetry in animals, the last common ancestor of animals, classification of organisms into kingdoms, and using a phylogenetic tree to determine relatedness of species and ability to produce offspring. It consists of 10 multiple choice questions testing understanding of these core concepts.

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Quiz 1 Phylogenetic Trees and Animal Basics

This document is a quiz for a biology course covering topics in taxonomy, binomial nomenclature, characteristics of species, homologous structures, taxonomic ranking, symmetry in animals, the last common ancestor of animals, classification of organisms into kingdoms, and using a phylogenetic tree to determine relatedness of species and ability to produce offspring. It consists of 10 multiple choice questions testing understanding of these core concepts.

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Quiz 1 Biology 1120 Name: _______________________

Grade: _________/10
1. What is the correct way to write the specific epithet for centaurs? (use binomial nomenclature)
a) Eqqus sapiens
b) Eqqus Sapiens
c) equus sapiens
d) equus Sapiens

2. Which Kingdom is NOT included in the Domain Eukarya?


a) Archaea
b) Protista
c) Fungi
d) Animalia

3. What is a species?
a) A group of organisms that live near each other and utilize the same resources
b) A group of organisms that have a similar appearance and same type of metabolism
c) A group of organisms that interbreed and produce offspring that can interbreed
d) A group of organisms that share common characteristics that produce sterile hybrids

4. What are homologous structures?


a) Structures with similar functions that are not from a common ancestor
b) Structures that serve the same purpose for any two animals
c) Structures that are different in organisms that share a common ancestor
d) Structures that are similar due sharing a common ancestor

5. Which list below has placed the taxonomic groups in the correct order from broad to specific?
a) Kingdom, Order, Genus, Class, Family, Phylum, Domain, species
b) Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, species
c) Domain, Kingdom, Order, Phylum, Class, Family, Genus, species
d) Kingdom, Family, Domain, Order, Phylum, Class, Genus, species

6. What type of symmetry can be seen in a cow?


a. Bilateral
b. Radial
c. Asymmetry
d. Mammalian
7. What is believed to be the most recent common ancestor of all animals?
a. A Fungus
b. A Protist
c. A Bacteria
d. An Archaea

8. A planarian is an organism that is made up of many eukaryotic cells. It has a digestive system and can
crawl or swim. What kingdom does the planarian belong to?
a. Protista
b. Plantae
c. Animalia
d. Fungi

Use the phylogenetic tree of Megamagnon below to answer questions 9 and 10.

Cold Tolerance

Water Tolerant (Rainforests)

9. Referring to the image above; which of the Megamagnon compose a clade?


a. Bigfoot, Sasquach, Yeti
b. Abominable Snowman, Yeti, Mapinguari
c. Bigfoot, Sasquach, Mapinguari
d. Mapinguari, Bigfoot, Adbominable Snowman

10. Assuming that each organism listed on the cladogram above is a separate species, if a bigfoot and a
sasquatch mate, would they be able to produce viable offspring?
a. Yes, they are closely related species in the same clade, so will be able produce fertile offspring
b. Yes, all Megamagnon will be able to interbreed and produce fertile offspring
c. No, they are different species, so cannot interbreed and produce fertile offspring
d. No, they are found in different geographic locations, they will not be able to produce fertile
offspring

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