PRACTICE TEST IN TAXONOMY AND ECOLOGY

1. Outline the hierarchy of classification.

2. Construct a cladogram of the following organisms: man, cat, dog, chimpanzee, fish,
butterfly. List the features common to all and unique to each organism.

3. Outline the features of the major animal phyla.

4. Construct a terrestrial food web showing at least 10 organisms. Identify the trophic
level of each organism.

5. Outline the causes and implications of climate change.

6. Explain precautionary principle. Give an example to illustrate.

7. Explain the flow of energy and nutrients in the ecosystem.