BSC1005 EXAM 4 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
what the discipline of assigning scientific names to organisms is called? - CORRECT
ANSWER - taxonomy
hierarchy of classification, from high to low. - CORRECT ANSWER - domain, kingdom,
phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species
true or false. the Linnaean system of classification consists of a hierarchy of groupings in which
the taxons are organized hierarchically. - CORRECT ANSWER - true
true or false. scientists recognize organisms in three domains: plants, animals, and protists. -
CORRECT ANSWER - false
what statement best describes the relationship between chimpanzees and humans? - CORRECT
ANSWER - chimpanzees and humans evolved from a common ancestor
a "map" of organismal evolutionary relationships is called? - CORRECT ANSWER -
phylogenetic tree
in the Linnaean system, families are grouped into - CORRECT ANSWER - order
what do scientists in the field of systematics accomplish? - CORRECT ANSWER -
organize and classify organisms
which statement about the taxonomic classification system is correct? - CORRECT
ANSWER - species are the most specific category of classification
what does the term phylogeny describe? - CORRECT ANSWER - evolutionary history
, all life on earth evolved from a - CORRECT ANSWER - common ancestor
which of the following statements best describes the term branch point? - CORRECT
ANSWER - point on a phylogenetic tree where a single lineage splits to a distinct new
ones
fungal filament composed of one or more cells - CORRECT ANSWER - hypha
the producer of antibiotic, penicillin is - CORRECT ANSWER - penicillium notatum
term that describes the close association of a fungus with the root of a tree - CORRECT
ANSWER - mychorrhiza
fungi benefits the soil by - CORRECT ANSWER - adding bulk and help retain water and
nutrients
saccharomyces cerevisiae is important to humans because it - CORRECT ANSWER - uses
sugars to produce CO2 during bread making
saprobes are essential to life on earth because they - CORRECT ANSWER - recycle dead
organic material to produce inorganic compounds
which polysaccharide is usually found in the cell walls of fungi? - CORRECT ANSWER -
chitin
why are fungi important decomposers? - CORRECT ANSWER - they recycle carbon and
inorganic minerals by the process of decomposition
the three domains of life are - CORRECT ANSWER - Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
what the discipline of assigning scientific names to organisms is called? - CORRECT
ANSWER - taxonomy
hierarchy of classification, from high to low. - CORRECT ANSWER - domain, kingdom,
phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species
true or false. the Linnaean system of classification consists of a hierarchy of groupings in which
the taxons are organized hierarchically. - CORRECT ANSWER - true
true or false. scientists recognize organisms in three domains: plants, animals, and protists. -
CORRECT ANSWER - false
what statement best describes the relationship between chimpanzees and humans? - CORRECT
ANSWER - chimpanzees and humans evolved from a common ancestor
a "map" of organismal evolutionary relationships is called? - CORRECT ANSWER -
phylogenetic tree
in the Linnaean system, families are grouped into - CORRECT ANSWER - order
what do scientists in the field of systematics accomplish? - CORRECT ANSWER -
organize and classify organisms
which statement about the taxonomic classification system is correct? - CORRECT
ANSWER - species are the most specific category of classification
what does the term phylogeny describe? - CORRECT ANSWER - evolutionary history
, all life on earth evolved from a - CORRECT ANSWER - common ancestor
which of the following statements best describes the term branch point? - CORRECT
ANSWER - point on a phylogenetic tree where a single lineage splits to a distinct new
ones
fungal filament composed of one or more cells - CORRECT ANSWER - hypha
the producer of antibiotic, penicillin is - CORRECT ANSWER - penicillium notatum
term that describes the close association of a fungus with the root of a tree - CORRECT
ANSWER - mychorrhiza
fungi benefits the soil by - CORRECT ANSWER - adding bulk and help retain water and
nutrients
saccharomyces cerevisiae is important to humans because it - CORRECT ANSWER - uses
sugars to produce CO2 during bread making
saprobes are essential to life on earth because they - CORRECT ANSWER - recycle dead
organic material to produce inorganic compounds
which polysaccharide is usually found in the cell walls of fungi? - CORRECT ANSWER -
chitin
why are fungi important decomposers? - CORRECT ANSWER - they recycle carbon and
inorganic minerals by the process of decomposition
the three domains of life are - CORRECT ANSWER - Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya
