Biosystematics

Question 1

SCIENCE THAT ENCOMPASSES TRADITIONAL TAXONOMY, AND ITS PRIMARY GOAL IS TO RECONSTRUCT PHYLOGENY

Answer 1

Systematics

Question 2

DESCRIPTION, IDENTIFICATION, NOMENCLATURE, AND

CLASSIFICATION OF ORGANISMS

Answer 2

Taxonomy

Question 3

EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF LIFE

Answer 3

Phylogeny

Question 4

CUMULATIVE CHANGE THAT OCCURRED IN AN ORGANISM SINCE THE

ORIGIN OF THE UNIVERSE

Answer 4

Evolution

Question 5

THE TRANSFER OF GENETIC MATERIAL FROM PARENTS TO
OFFSPRING OVER TIME, WHICH LEADS TO THE FORMATION OF LINEAGE OR
CLADE

Answer 5

Descent

Question 6

A SET OF ORGANISMS INTERCONNECTED THROUGH TIME AND SPACE BY THE TRANSFER OF GENETIC MATERIAL FROM PARENTS TO OFFSPRING

Answer 6

Clade

Question 7

GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS OF THE SAME SPECIES THAT IS USUALLY
GEOGRAPHICALLY DELIMITED AND THAT TYPICALLY HAS A SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF GENE EXCHANGE

Answer 7

Population

Question 8

A GROUP OF ORGANISMS THAT IS ESSENTIALLY

REPRODUCTIVELY ISOLATED FROM OTHER GROUPS

Answer 8

Species

Question 9

What are the two mechanisms of evolution?

Answer 9

1. Genetic Drift

2. Natural Selection

Question 10

An evolutionary mechanism where the modifications are random

Answer 10

Genetic Drift

Question 11

An evolutionary mechanism in which the modifications are not random

Answer 11

Natural selection

Question 12

A FEATURE THAT PERFORMS A PARTICULAR FUNCTION AND BRINGS ABOUTINCREASED SURVIVAL

Answer 12

Adaptation

Question 13

WHEN POPULATIONS EVOLVED TO BECOME DISTINCT SPECIES

Answer 13

Speciation

Question 14

TAXONOMIC UNIT OF ANY
RANK; ARRANGED IN HIERARCHY, FROM
KINGDOM TO SPECIES

Answer 14

Taxon

Question 15

Arrange the taxons from the most inclusive to the least

Answer 15

Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

Question 16

AN ACCURATE AND COMPLETE LISTINGS OF FEATURES OF ORGANISMS OR
PART OF AN ORGANISM IS ONE OF THE MAJOR OBJECTIVES AND
CONTRIBUTION TO TAXONOMY

Answer 16

Description

Question 17

THE PROCESS OF ASSOCIATING AN UNKNOWN TAXON WITH A KNOWN ONE

Answer 17

Identification

Question 18

ALSO KNOWN AS TAXONOMIC KEYS

Answer 18

Dichotomous key

Question 19

DICHOTOMOUS KEY CONSISTS OF A SERIES OF TWO CONTRASTING

STATEMENTS CALLED

Answer 19

Leads

Question 20

Two leads form a…

Answer 20

Couplet

Question 21

FORMAL NAMING OF TAXA ACCORDING TO A STANDARDIZED SYSTEM

Answer 21

Nomenclature

Question 22

The formal name of organisms

Answer 22

Scientific name

Question 23

Scientific names is comprised of which taxa

Answer 23

Genus and Specific Epithet

Question 24

Father of Taxonomy

Answer 24

Carolus Linnaeus

Question 25

Plural of genus

Answer 25

Genera

Question 26

What are the two methods of taxonomic classification?

Answer 26

Phenetic | Phylogenetic

Question 27

CLASSIFICATION BASED ON OVERALL SIMILARITIES

Answer 27

Phenetic

Question 28

BASED ON EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY, OR PATTERN OF DESCENT

Answer 28

Phylogenetic

Question 29

REFERS TO THE EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF A GROUP OF ORGANISMS REPRESENTED IN A CLADOGRAM

Answer 29

Phylogeny

Question 30

A BRANCHING DIAGRAM THAT REPRESENTS THE | EVOLUTIONARY PATTERN OF DESCENT

Answer 30

Cladogram

Question 31

Branching on the cladogram represents...

Answer 31

Divergence

Question 32

A line in the cladogram is called...

Answer 32

A clade

Question 33

INFERRING THE PATTERN OF EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF A | GROUP, USING APOMORPHIES

Answer 33

Cladistics

Question 34

NEW OR UNIQUE OR DERIVED CHARACTER

Answer 34

Apomorphy

Question 35

Cladograms: CONSIST OF A COMMON ANCESTOR PLUS ALL | DESCENDANTS OF THAT COMMON ANCESTOR

Answer 35

Monophyletic groups

Question 36

CONSIST OF A COMMON ANCESTOR BUT NOT ALL | DESCENDANTS OF THAT COMMON ANCESTOR

Answer 36

Paraphyletic group

Question 37

TWO OR MORE SEPARATE GROUPS, EACH WITH A | SEPARATE COMMON ANCESTOR

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Polyphyletic group

Question 38

7 FIELDS THAT SYSTEMATICS | ENCOMPASSED

Answer 38

* BIODIVERSITY * TAXONOMY * CLASSIFICATION * NOMENCLATURE * BIOGEOGRAPHY * EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY * PHYLOGENETICS

Question 39

True or false. NO OTHER BRANCH OF BIOLOGY HAS MADE A GREATER CONTRIBUTION TO OUR UNDERSTANDING OF EVOLUTION THAN SYSTEMATICS

Answer 39

True

Question 40

True or false. SYSTEMATICS IS THE FOUNDATION OF COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

Answer 40

True

Question 41

Which of the statement is not a role of biosystematics in modern biology? A. SYSTEMATICS IDENTIFY AND DOCUMENT EARTH’S BIODIVERSITY, AND ORGANIZE THIS INFORMATION IN A FORM THAT CAN BE UTILIZED BY OTHERS B. SYSTEMATIC PATTERNS ARE HYPOTHESES OF THE HISTORY OF LIFE AND FORM THE BASIS FOR MODERN CLASSIFICATIONS C. PHYLOGENETIC PATTERNS THAT RESULT FROM SYSTEMATIC STUDIES, AND CLASSIFICATIONS DERIVED FROM THEM, HAVE PREDICTIVE VALUE D. SYSTEMATICS HELPS BIOLOGISTS IDENTIFY AND ELIMINATE SPECIES THAT HAVE NO USE AND ARE HARMFUL TO OUR ENVIRONMENT E. SYSTEMATICS PROVIDES INDEPENDENT EVIDENCE FOR PATTERNS OF GEOLOGICAL CHANGE

Answer 41

D

Question 42

Which of the following fields are not helped by systematics? ``` A. APPLIED BIOLOGY B. APPLIED CHEMISTRY C. EPIDEMIOLOGY D. BIOLOGICAL CONTROL E. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ```

Answer 42

B

Question 43

DATING ROCKS IS DONE THROUGH RADIOACTIVE DECAY, BUT SEDIMENTARY ROCKS CAN BE DATED THROUGH THEIR ENCLOSED FLORA AND FAUNA. SYSTEMATISTS PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN IDENTIFYING THESE FLORA AND FAUNA, AND FORMULATE A CLEAR PICTURE OF GEOLOGICAL EVENTS. In what field of study does this function biosystematic need?

Answer 43

Determination of sequential events

Question 44

AN ECOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE CONDUCTED WITHOUT | IDENTIFYING THE SPECIES THAT ARE OF ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE. True or false?

Answer 44

False

Question 45

SYSTEMATICS IS THE FOUNDATION OF ________

Answer 45

Comparative Biology

Question 46

How many kingdoms are there according to cavalier-smith?

Answer 46

8

Question 47

Kingdom that includes mammals

Answer 47

Animalia

Question 48

Phylum that includes jellyfish

Answer 48

Cnidarians

Question 49

The only plant species left in its family

Answer 49

Gingko Biloba

Question 50

What is an invertebrate?

Answer 50

Animals with no backbone