Practice Lab A Quiz- Bio 200- Ta: Joshua Adams
The following quiz should serve as a practice for the quiz in-class on September 14th, 2009. Be sure to return to this quiz before the lab practical. Try to do the quiz without any outside help (ie book or internet) THE FOLLOWING QUIZ IS NOT GRADED: IT IS MERELY FOR YOUR PRACTICE. IT IS TO YOUR ADVANTAGE TO TRY THE QUIZ!
- 1.
Which of the following is correct?
- A.
Homo sapiens
- B.
Homo sapiens (underlined)
- C.
Homo Sapiens (underlined)
- D.
Homo sapiens
- E.
Wise man (underlined)
Correct Answer
B. Homo sapiens (underlined)Explanation
Only an answer that is underlined (or in italics, with the first word (genus) capitalized and in Latin is correct in binomial nominclature.Rate this question:
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- 2.
__________________is the father of modern Taxonomy.
Correct Answer
Carl von Linnaeus
Linnaeus
LinaeusExplanation
Carl von Linnaeus is considered the father of modern taxonomy.Rate this question:
- 3.
A ____________ is a natural classification method (phenogram, phylogeny)
Correct Answer
phylogenyExplanation
A phenogram (like your homework) is an artifical scheme while a phylogeny is a natural scheme.Rate this question:
- 4.
Which of the following is correct?
- A.
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Family, Genus, Species
- B.
Kingdom, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus, Species, Order
- C.
Kingdom, Phylum, Family, Genus, Species
- D.
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Correct Answer
D. Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, SpeciesExplanation
King Philip came over for Great Spain.Rate this question:
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- 5.
Which of the following is an inference?
- A.
The dinosaur is 15 meters long.
- B.
The atom is 1 Angstrom in diameter.
- C.
The quark is either +2/3 or -1/3.
- D.
The chloroplast is used to make food for the plant cell.
- E.
A 100 nm sound wave is a higher pitch than a 500 nm sound wave.
Correct Answer
D. The chloroplast is used to make food for the plant cell.Explanation
Inferences require previous knowledge while an observation only requires the five senses (if you have six, please see me after class)Rate this question:
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