B - Classification and Dichotomous Key Quiz

Last updated almost 3 years ago

11 questions

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Last updated almost 3 years ago

11 questions

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Which two are the most closely related?

Chocolate Chip Starfish and Crown-of-Thorns Starfish

Red Comb Star and Chocolate Chip Starfish

Reticulated Brittle Star and Red Comb Star

Chocolate Chip Starfish

Reticulated Brittle Star

Red Comb Star

Crown-of-Thorns Starfish

Chocolate Chip Starfish

Reticulated Brittle Star

Acanthaster planci

Protoreaster nodosus

Ophionereis reticulata

Kingdom

Genus

Species

All of the above

Species

Family

Kingdom

Spotted chorus frog, Pseudacris clarki

Asian flying frog, Polypedates leucomystax

Northern leopard frog, Rana pipiens

Mayfly Larvae

Damselfly Larvae

Dragonfly Larvae

Mayfly Larvae

Diving Beetle Larvae

Stonefly Larvae

Thresher Shark

Killer Whale

Hammerhead Shark

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Dichotomous Key		Arranging organisms into categories based on shared characteristics
Scientific Name		The science of naming and classifying organisms into groups based on shared traits.
Classification		A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals that can reproduce with each other
Species		The taxonomic name of an organism that consists of the genus and species
Taxonomy		A tool used to identify a species by answering a series of questions based on contrasting features.

Which two are the most closely related?

Chocolate Chip Starfish and Crown-of-Thorns Starfish

Red Comb Star and Chocolate Chip Starfish

Reticulated Brittle Star and Red Comb Star

Which one is the least related to the other three stars?

Chocolate Chip Starfish

Reticulated Brittle Star

Red Comb Star

Who would Acanthaster brevispinus be most closely related to?

Crown-of-Thorns Starfish

Chocolate Chip Starfish

Reticulated Brittle Star

What is the scientific name of the Chocolate Chip Starfish?

Acanthaster planci

Protoreaster nodosus

Ophionereis reticulata

For two starfish to successfully reproduce together, which of the taxon levels must be the same?

Kingdom

Genus

Species

All of the above

Which of the taxon levels are the largest and most broad?

Species

Family

Kingdom

The bullfrog Rana catesbeiana is most closely related to the

Spotted chorus frog, Pseudacris clarki

Asian flying frog, Polypedates leucomystax

Northern leopard frog, Rana pipiens

Use the dichotomous key to determine the correct classification of the insect in the diagram X (has wings).

Mayfly Larvae

Damselfly Larvae

Dragonfly Larvae

Use the dichotomous key to determine the correct classification of the insect in the diagram Y (does not have wings).

Mayfly Larvae

Diving Beetle Larvae

Stonefly Larvae

Which organism has a vertical tail fin, gill slits behind the mouth, and his tail is half the length of the body?

Thresher Shark

Killer Whale

Hammerhead Shark

Match the term to the definition.

Dichotomous Key

Arranging organisms into categories based on shared characteristics

Scientific Name

The science of naming and classifying organisms into groups based on shared traits.

Classification

A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals that can reproduce with each other

Species

The taxonomic name of an organism that consists of the genus and species

Taxonomy

A tool used to identify a species by answering a series of questions based on contrasting features.