Classification and the species concept Quiz
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1. Which rank is directly below class in the hierarchy?
- A. Phylum
- B. Order
- C. Family
- D. Genus
2. Which organisms are hardest to classify by the interbreeding species definition?
- A. Mammals
- B. Birds
- C. Flowering plants
- D. Bacteria
3. In gel electrophoresis the bands of species X and Y are almost identical. What does this suggest?
- A. X and Y are unrelated
- B. X and Y are closely related
- C. X and Y have identical genomes
- D. X and Y are in different domains
4. In which domain are the archaea?
- A. They are in the domain Bacteria
- B. They are in the domain Eukarya
- C. They are in a separate domain, Archaea
- D. They are not in a domain
5. Why is peer review important for new scientific evidence?
- A. Independent experts check the methods and conclusions before publication
- B. It makes the research cheaper
- C. It guarantees the results are correct forever
- D. It stops other scientists repeating the work