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The chart below is a key to the classification of four
organisms. | | |
According to the classification
chart above, which two organisms are the most closely related?
a. | Organism 2 and 3 | c. | Organism 2 and 4 | b. | Organism 1 and
4 | d. | Organism 1 and 3 |
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Thomas saw a
rabbit near the edge of a forest. This rabbit’s grayish-brown fur did not have any stripes, and
it had a very small tail. Thomas also noticed that the rabbit’s legs were reddish-brown. .
Name | Coat
| Ears | Tail | Legs | Sumatran Rabbit
Nesolagus
netscheri | gray fur with
brown stripes | large/tall | large/wooly | long and gray | Riverine Rabbit
Bunolagus monticularis | brown fur with
black
stripes | large/tall | large/wooly | long and
brown | Mountain
Cottontail
Sylvilagus
nuttallii | grayish-brown fur with no stripes | small/short | small/almost
nonexistent | short and reddish brown | Volcano Rabbit
Romerolagus diazi | dark brown fur white
stripes | large/tall | small/almost nonexistent | short and dark
brown | | | | | |
Based on the classfication table
above, what is the scientific name for the rabbit that Thomas saw?
a. | Sylvilagus nuttallii | c. | Riverine Rabbit | b. | Romerolagus
diazi | d. | Sumatran Rabbit |
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Dinosaur Dichotomous Key | | 1A | has wings and can fly | species:
Pterodactyl | | 1B | does not have
wings | Go to step
2 | | | | | | 2A | bipedal carnivore | species: Spinosaurus | | 2B | is not a carnivore-walks on
4-legs | Go to step 3 | | | | | | 3A | quadrupedal herbivore, has
spinal spikes and a short neck | species:
Stegosaurus | | 3B | quadrupedal herbivore without spinal
spikes | Go to step 4 | | | | | | 4A | quadrupedal herbivore, very
long neck & tail | species:
Apatosaurus | | 4B | quadrupedal herbivore with a short
neck & tail | Done | | | |
Contrast the physical characteristics used to identify the Stegosaurus
at step 3A and the Apatosaurus at step 4A. a. | Both organisms are quadrupeds (walk on 4
legs) | b. | A Stegosaurus has a short neck with spikes, but an
Apatosaurus has a very long neck. | c. | The Apatosaurus
had large claws on their feet, but the Stegosaurus did not have claws | d. | Both organisms were herbivores that consumed only plant
material |
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Dichotomous Key for Domains and
Kingdoms |
1. a. one cell
b.
many cells | a. Go to step 2.
b. Go to step 4. | 2.
a. no membrane-bound
organelles
b. membrane-bound organelles | a. Go to step 3.
b. Go to step
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3. a. extreme
environments
b. throughout the environment and
within larger living things | a. domain Archaea
b. domain
Bacteria |
4. a. all the same kind of cell or
few different kinds of cells
b. many different kinds of cells in organism | a. Go to step 5.
b.
Go to step 6. |
5. a. plantlike
characteristics
b. absorbs nutrients from surroundings | a. kingdom Protista
b. kingdom
Fungi |
6. a. uses
photosynthesis
b. consumes other organisms | a. kingdom Plantae
b. kingdom
Animalia | | |
An organism appears to be made up of one cell, doesn’t
move, and has mitochondria and chloroplasts.
Using this
dichotomous key, determine the kingdom to which the organism belongs. a. | kingdom Plantae | c. | kingdom Fungi | b. | kingdom
Protista | d. | kingdom Animalia |
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Bear Dichotomous
Key | | 1A | Carnivore with all white
fur | species: Ursus maritumus | | 1B | Organism does not have all white fur | Go
to step 2 | | | | | | 2A | Omnivore with brown
fur | species: Ursus arctos | | 2B | Organism does not have brown fur | Go
to step 3 | | | | | | 3A | Omnivore with black
fur | species: Ursus americanus | | 3B | Organism does not have all black fur | Go
to step 4 | | | | | | 4A | Herbivore with both black and white
fur | species: Ailuropda Melanoleuca | | 4B | Organism does not have black and white fur | Done | | | |
Use this classification key to identify the species shown above.
Then contrast this species of bear with Ursus arctos.a. | The bear in the image is Ailuropda Melanoleuca.
It is
different from Ursus arctos by what it eats and by its color. | b. | The bear in the image is Ailuropda Melanoleuca.
It is different from Ursus
arctos by the shape of its body. | c. | The bear in the
image is Ursus americanus.
It is different from Ursus arctos by its size and
habitat. | d. | The bear in the image is Ursus maritumus.
It is
different from Ursus arctos by the type of ecosystem that it is a part
of. |
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Which plant is most similar to the hibiscus and which plant is
least similar to the hibiscus?a. | Most similar: Fern
Least Similar: Hibiscus | c. | Most similar: Flowers
Least
Similar: Ferns | b. | Most similar: Moss
Least Similar: Fern | d. | Most similar: Pine tree
Least Similar:
Moss |
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| 1. Does the insect have wings? | If
Yes-Go to #2 | If No-Go to #6 | | 2. How many pairs of
wings does the insect have? | If One-Order Diptera
| If Two-Go to
#3 | | 3. Does the insect have straight antennae? | If Yes-Go to #4 | If No-Order
Odonata | | 4. Are there two or three long, slender, tail-like appendages at the tip of
the abdomen? | If Yes-Order
Ephemeroptera | If No-Go to 5 | | 5. Does the insect have
five segments on each leg? | If Yes-Order
Neuroptera | If No-Order
Isoptera | | 6. Is the insect ant-like with a narrow waist? | If Yes-Order Hymenoptera | If
No-Go to 7 | | 7. Are the antennae long, and composed of many
segments? | If Yes-Order
Psocoptera | If No-Order
Mallophaga | |
According to the dichotomous key
above, to which order does the insect belong?a. | Isoptera | b. | Ephemeroptera | c. | Odonata | d. | Diptera |
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Use the provided classification key
to identify the insect shown above.
To what genus does this organism
belong?a. | Chortophaga | b. | Tenodera | c. | Latrodectus | d. | Atrax |
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Trait | Algae,
green | Angiosperm | Fern | Gymnosperm | Liverwort | Has many cells | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Lives
entirely in water | Most
Species | No | No | No | No | Lives on
land | A few species | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Has true roots, stems, and
leaves | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Produces seeds in cones | No | No | No | Yes | No | Produces
seeds in fruit | No | Yes | No | No | No | Produces spores | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Plants
are only male or only female | No | No | No | Some species | No | | | | | | |
Use the chart provided above:
A certain species does not
produce spores, lives on land, and produces seeds in fruit.
Which of the following traits must
also be true about this species?a. | Plants are only male or only
female | c. | It has true roots, stems, and
leaves | b. | It produces seeds in cones | d. | It lives entirely
in water |
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Using this diagram to
identify which bird can fly but does not perch on trees or roost.a. | vulture | b. | emu | c. | crane | d. | finch |
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