Unit 1 Test

Front 1

T/F: The science of classifying organisms is called taxidermy.

Back 1

False (taxonomy)

Front 2

Carl Linnaeus was one of the founders of modern taxonomy with his contribution of the binomial theorem system of classification.

Back 2

False: binomial nomenclature

Front 3

Viruses are not represented in the six-kingdom system because they do not exhibit enough different characteristics for scientists to classify them.

Back 3

False:

Front 4

Because of their extremely small size, and therefore small genome, viruses exhibit both narrow diversity and host range specificity.

Back 4

False

Front 5

Some tests performed at your doctor's office come back indicating that you have strep throat. This means that the bacteria infecting you occur in clumps.

Back 5

False

Front 6

Members of the kingdom protista first appeared in the fossil record 1.5 billion years ago, just before bacteria.

Back 6

False

Front 7

Fungi were once classified as members of the plant kingdom.

Back 7

True

Front 8

Back 8

C

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D

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E

Front 11

Back 11

A

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Back 12

D

Front 13

Back 13

B

Front 14

Back 14

B

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B

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Back 16

C

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A

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