BSC 2005 Lecture Quiz Module 10:

BSC 2005 Lecture Quiz Module 10:


1.) According to the Linnean hierarchy, which of the following is NOT in the correct
order?


Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Class Mammalia



Class Mammalia, Species Canis, Genus Lupus



Class Mammalia, Order Carnivora , Family Felidae



Family Hominidae, Genus Homo, Species sapiens



Question 2
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According to binomial nomenclature, the genus and species of a name is always:


written in Latin and upper case letters



written in Swedish and in italics



written in Latin and in italics



written in lower case letters entirely



Question 3
pts
Which of the following is the correct representation of binomial nomenclature?


genus species

, Genus species



Genus species


Genus species

Question 4
pts
Cichlids living in Lake Tanganyika have diversity relative to other
groups living in similar sized lakes.


high



average



low



Question 5
pts
The diversification of Darwin's finches throughout the Galapagos exemplify which of
the following?


adaptive radiation



parasitism



Wallace's Rule



taxonomy



Question 6
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