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Unit 2- Classification of Plants and Other Organisms

Unit 2- Classification of Plants and Other Organisms. 1. ________ is (are) the science of describing, naming, and classifying organisms. Diversification Systematics Taxonomy Bionics. 2. Who devised our current system of classification? Mendel Aristotle Magnol Linneaus.

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Unit 2- Classification of Plants and Other Organisms

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  1. Unit 2- Classification of Plants and Other Organisms

  2. 1. ________ is (are) the science of describing, naming, and classifying organisms. • Diversification • Systematics • Taxonomy • Bionics

  3. 2. Who devised our current system of classification? • Mendel • Aristotle • Magnol • Linneaus

  4. 3. Of the following, which is a system for giving each organism a two - word scientific name? • Systematic Nomenclature • Biological Nomenclature • Binomial Nomenclature • Taxonomic Nomenclature

  5. 4. ________, a dead language that does not change and was once the language of European scholars, is still used for scientific names. • Italian • Greek • Latin • Cherokee

  6. 5. The ________ is the basic unit of classification. • Phylum • Species • Domain • Kingdom

  7. 6. What is a plant produced using techniques such as selective breeding called? • Cultivar • Ornamental • Mutant • Leaverite

  8. 7. What term best describes the Linnaean system of classification? a. Narrow b. Ranked tiers c. Descending Steps d. Hierarchical

  9. 8. In the Linnaean system of classification, families of organisms are grouped into ________. a. Phylum b. Genus c. Kingdom d. Orders

  10. 9. A ________ key consists of a series of two contrasting statements made about plants. • Parallel • Palmate • Dichotomous • Pinnate

  11. 10. Of the following, which is the scientific study of the diversity of organisms and their evolutionary relationships? a. Paleobotany b. Neoclassification c. Systematics d. Pseudoclassification

  12. 11. Of the following, which is a diagram that illustrates evolutionary relationships based on common ancestry? • Cladogram • Cladograph • Chi Square • Punnett Square

  13. 12. ________ is the evolutionary history of a species or other taxonomic group. • Taxonomy • Dendrology • Ontology • Phylogeny

  14. 13. Most biologists recognize a ________ Kingdom scheme of classification. • 5 • 6 • 3 • 4

  15. 14. Of the following, which kingdom consists of metabolically diverse, unicellular, prokaryotic organisms? • Eubacteria • Fungi • Plant • Protist

  16. 15. Of the following, which domain consists of unicellular, prokaryotic organisms adapted to extreme conditions, such as very hot or very salty environments? • Bacteria • Archaea • Monera • Eukarya

  17. 16. Of the following, which domain includes protists, plants, fungi, and animals? • Bacteria • Archaea • Monera • Eukarya

  18. Unit 2- Classification of Plants and Other Organisms ANSWERS

  19. 1. ________ is (are) the science of describing, naming, and classifying organisms. • Diversification • Systematics • Taxonomy • Bionics

  20. 2. Who devised our current system of classification? • Mendel • Aristotle • Magnol • Linneaus

  21. 3. Of the following, which is a system for giving each organism a two - word scientific name? • Systematic Nomenclature • Biological Nomenclature • Binomial Nomenclature • Taxonomic Nomenclature

  22. 4. ________, a dead language that does not change and was once the language of European scholars, is still used for scientific names. • Italian • Greek • Latin • Cherokee

  23. 5. The ________ is the basic unit of classification. • Phylum • Species • Domain • Kingdom

  24. 6. What is a plant produced using techniques such as selective breeding called? • Cultivar • Ornamental • Mutant • Leaverite

  25. 7. What term best describes the Linnaean system of classification? a. Narrow b. Ranked tiers c. Descending Steps d. Hierarchical

  26. 8. In the Linnaean system of classification, families of organisms are grouped into ________. a. Phylum b. Genus c. Kingdom d. Orders

  27. 9. A ________ key consists of a series of two contrasting statements made about plants. • Parallel • Palmate • Dichotomous • Pinnate

  28. 10. Of the following, which is the scientific study of the diversity of organisms and their evolutionary relationships? a. Paleobotany b. Neoclassification c. Systematics d. Pseudoclassification

  29. 11. Of the following, which is a diagram that illustrates evolutionary relationships based on common ancestry? • Cladogram • Cladograph • Chi Square • Punnett Square

  30. 12. ________ is the evolutionary history of a species or other taxonomic group. • Taxonomy • Dendrology • Ontology • Phylogeny

  31. 13. Most biologists recognize a ________ Kingdom scheme of classification. • 5 • 6 • 3 • 4

  32. 14. Of the following, which kingdom consists of metabolically diverse, unicellular, prokaryotic organisms? • Eubacteria • Fungi • Plant • Protist

  33. 15. Of the following, which domain consists of unicellular, prokaryotic organisms adapted to extreme conditions, such as very hot or very salty environments? • Bacteria • Archaea • Monera • Eukarya

  34. 16. Of the following, which domain includes protists, plants, fungi, and animals? • Bacteria • Archaea • Monera • Eukarya

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