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Module #4 Student Activity Sheet
LESSON TITLE: CELL STRUCTURE AND TAXONOMY
PART 2
1. The science of taxonomy was established, based on the binomial system of nomenclature
developed in the 18th century by?
a. Christopher Columbus
b. Charles Darwin
c. Robert Hooke
d. Carolus Linnaeus.
Answer: D
Rationale: The science of taxonomy was established, based on the binomial system of nomenclature developed
in the 18th century by the Swedish scientist, Carolus Linnaeus. In the binomial system, each organism is given
two names (e.g., Homo sapiens for humans). The first name is the genus (pl., genera), and the second name is
the specific epithet.
2. In classification of Homo erectus which names is the specific epithet.?
a. Homo
b. erectus
c. both a and b
d. neither a or b
Answer: B
Rationale: In the binomial system the second name is the specific epithet
3. What do you call the process of prokaryotes in which one cell (the parent cell) splits in half to
become two daughter cells.
a. binary fission
b. binary fusion
c. meiosis
d. mitosis
Answer: A
Rationale: Prokaryotic cells reproduce by a process known as binary fission in which one cell (the parent cell)
splits in half to become two daughter cells. Before a prokaryotic cell can divide in half, its chromosome must be
duplicated (a process known as DNA replication.
4. It is the arrangement of organisms into taxonomic groups on the basis of similarities or
relationships.
a. identification
b. nomenclature
c. enumeration
d. classification
Answer: D
Module #4 Student Activity Sheet
LESSON TITLE: CELL STRUCTURE AND TAXONOMY
PART 2
1. The science of taxonomy was established, based on the binomial system of nomenclature
developed in the 18th century by?
a. Christopher Columbus
b. Charles Darwin
c. Robert Hooke
d. Carolus Linnaeus.
Answer: D
Rationale: The science of taxonomy was established, based on the binomial system of nomenclature developed
in the 18th century by the Swedish scientist, Carolus Linnaeus. In the binomial system, each organism is given
two names (e.g., Homo sapiens for humans). The first name is the genus (pl., genera), and the second name is
the specific epithet.
2. In classification of Homo erectus which names is the specific epithet.?
a. Homo
b. erectus
c. both a and b
d. neither a or b
Answer: B
Rationale: In the binomial system the second name is the specific epithet
3. What do you call the process of prokaryotes in which one cell (the parent cell) splits in half to
become two daughter cells.
a. binary fission
b. binary fusion
c. meiosis
d. mitosis
Answer: A
Rationale: Prokaryotic cells reproduce by a process known as binary fission in which one cell (the parent cell)
splits in half to become two daughter cells. Before a prokaryotic cell can divide in half, its chromosome must be
duplicated (a process known as DNA replication.
4. It is the arrangement of organisms into taxonomic groups on the basis of similarities or
relationships.
a. identification
b. nomenclature
c. enumeration
d. classification
Answer: D
