Classification and phylogeny Quiz
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1. Which of these is the smallest taxon?
- A. Genus
- B. Family
- C. Species
- D. Order
2. In Felis catus, what is Felis?
- A. The species
- B. The genus
- C. The family
- D. The kingdom
3. Species X and Y share the same family but different genera. Species Z shares only the same order. Which statement is correct?
- A. Z is more closely related to X than Y is
- B. X and Y are more closely related to each other than either is to Z
- C. All three are equally related
- D. Z and X are in the same genus
4. Which is the best explanation of why DNA sequences from distantly related species differ more?
- A. Mutations have accumulated over a longer time
- B. They have more chromosomes
- C. They live in different habitats
- D. They have different binomials
5. Antibodies against albumin from species A react strongly with albumin from species B but weakly with species C. What does this suggest?
- A. C is more closely related to A than B is
- B. A and C are the same species
- C. B and C are the same species
- D. B is more closely related to A than C is