Want to see correct answers?
Login or join for free!
  Biology Worksheets
Looking for Biology worksheets?
Check out our pre-made Biology worksheets!
Share/Like This Page
Filter By Grade

You are browsing College questions. View questions in All Grades.

Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 College Graduate

Browse Questions

College Taxonomy Questions

You can create printable tests and worksheets from these College Taxonomy questions! Select one or more questions using the checkboxes above each question. Then click the add selected questions to a test button before moving to another page.

Previous Page 1 of 3 Next
College Taxonomy
Most bilaterians have a coelom (fluid- or air-filled body cavity), which is important for all of the following, EXCEPT                                                                                  .
  1. cushioning organs
  2. acting as a hydrostatic skeleton
  3. allowing for independent movement of internal organs
  4. enabling the concentration of sensory equipment at the anterior end of the animal
College Taxonomy
Construction of phylogenetic trees (cladograms) is based on the assumption that
  1. new species are formed at a constant and predictable rate
  2. characteristics shared among species reflect descent from a common ancestor
  3. homologous features usually cannot be distinguished from analogous features
  4. most species frequently
College Taxonomy
Which of the following men founding the modern classification system in taxonomy?
  1. R. H. Whittaker
  2. Charles Darwin
  3. Carl Linnaeus
  4. Erasmus Darwin
College Taxonomy
Which are the "3 domains"?
  1. Plantae, Fungi, Eukaryotes
  2. Eukaryotes, Archaea, Fungi
  3. Eukaryotes, Archaea, Bacteria
  4. Archaea, Eukaryotes, Fungi
College Taxonomy
What is the lowest, most distinct level of organism naming?
  1. Kingdom
  2. Class
  3. Species
  4. Genus
College Taxonomy
Which of the following are domains?
  1. bacteria, animalia, and protists
  2. eukarya, protists, and fungi
  3. planta, animalia, and archea
  4. archea, protists, and fungi
  5. bacteria, eukarya, and archea
College Taxonomy
Which of the following all belong to the domain Eukarya?
  1. Bacteria, Protists, Plantae
  2. Plantae, Archaea, Fungi
  3. Animalia, Bacteria, Protists
  4. Bacteria, Archaea, Protists
  5. Animalia, Fungi, Protists
College Taxonomy
Quercus rubra and quercus alba are scientific names that have                                                .
  1. have the same species
  2. different species, same genus
  3. different genera in same family
  4. different species, more info cannot be inferred
College Taxonomy
A central goal of the classification of organisms based on the evolutionary history is to create taxa that                                                     .
  1. groups together as much diversity as possible
  2. contain a single species
  3. include taxa that all descend from a common ancestor
  4. based on convergent evolution
College Taxonomy
What phylum does the jellyfish belong to?
  1. Porifera
  2. Cnidaria
  3. Nematoda
  4. Tracheophyta
  5. Mollusca
College Taxonomy
How many kingdoms are there in Whittakers phylogenetic tree? What are they?
  1. 5; Plantae, Fungi, Animalia, Protista, Monera
  2. 4; Plantae, Fungi, Animalia, Protista
  3. 3; Plantae, Fungi, Animalia
  4. 2; Plantae, Animalia
College Taxonomy
Which of following is NO LONGER a domain?
  1. Monera
  2. Bacteria
  3. Eukarya
  4. Animalia
College Taxonomy
Which of the following describes systematics?
  1. studies evolutionary relationships
  2. includes taxonomy and classification
  3. includes phylogenetic trees
  4. utilizes fossil, morphological, and molecular data
  5. All of the above are correct
College Taxonomy
The sponge belongs to the phylum                
  1. Mollusca
  2. Cnidaria
  3. Nematoda
  4. Tracheophyta
  5. Porifera
Previous Page 1 of 3 Next