General Zoology, Exam 1
(classification, body plans, terms)
what is the scientific name for humans? - Answer-Homo sapiens (Italics)
_____ is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two
parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other
languages. - Answer-binomial nomenclature
what are the characteristics of the kingdom protoctista? - Answer-eukaryotic; mostly unicellular; can be
an auto, hetero, or mixotroph
What are the characteristics of the kingdom plantae? - Answer-Eukaryotic; multicellular; autrophic; cell
wall is made up of cellulose.
What are the characteristics of the kingdom fungi? - Answer-eukaryotic; multicellular; cell walls are of
chitin; absorptive heterotrophy (decomposition)
Out of the four kingdoms, which is the largest? - Answer-Animalia (1,700,000 known spp) (plants
300,000, fungi 70,000, protista 250,000 )
formal system for naming and classifying species - Answer-taxonomy
evolutionary taxonomy uses what 2 principles? - Answer-common decent, amount of adaptive
evolutionary change
(classification, body plans, terms)
what is the scientific name for humans? - Answer-Homo sapiens (Italics)
_____ is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two
parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other
languages. - Answer-binomial nomenclature
what are the characteristics of the kingdom protoctista? - Answer-eukaryotic; mostly unicellular; can be
an auto, hetero, or mixotroph
What are the characteristics of the kingdom plantae? - Answer-Eukaryotic; multicellular; autrophic; cell
wall is made up of cellulose.
What are the characteristics of the kingdom fungi? - Answer-eukaryotic; multicellular; cell walls are of
chitin; absorptive heterotrophy (decomposition)
Out of the four kingdoms, which is the largest? - Answer-Animalia (1,700,000 known spp) (plants
300,000, fungi 70,000, protista 250,000 )
formal system for naming and classifying species - Answer-taxonomy
evolutionary taxonomy uses what 2 principles? - Answer-common decent, amount of adaptive
evolutionary change