Biology Test 01

Date: 18th July, 2023

Time Provided: 40 Minutes

Name: Mohammed Reza Mohsin

Q) For each question, select the best answer from the four alternatives. (Total 27 Marks)

1. Which of the following is true of heterotrophs? (3 Marks)

(a) They include all organisms.
(b) They include only single-celled organisms.
(c) They cannot make their own food.
(d) none of the above

2. The range of physical sizes, shapes, and distribution of individuals, as well as habitats and
communities in an ecosystem, are together referred to as what? (3 Marks)
(a) structural diversity
(b) species diversity
(c) genetic diversity
(d) evolutionary diversity

K/u

3. The binomial nomenclature system uses a two-name format. What does the first of the two
names refer to? (3 Marks)
(a) the specific name
(b) the genus name
(c) the species name
(d) the evolutionary name
4. Which of the following is the most accurate job description of a botanist? (3 Marks)
(a) a scientist specializing in the study of marine life
(b) a scientist specializing in the study of plants
(c) a scientist specializing in the study of cells
(d) ascientist specializing in the classification of organisms

5. Which term describes a taxonomic group that includes a single ancestor species and all its
descendants? (3 Marks)
(a) prokaryote
(b) classification
(c) clade
(d) domain

6. What does a phylogenetic tree show? (3 Marks)

(a) the set number of taxonomic ranks
(b) the order of cells that have joined to form long strands or clustered arrangements
(c) the classifications of all organisms
(d) the evolutionary relationship between and among species

7. Which of the following is the name given to single- celled organisms that do not contain
membrane- bound organelles? (3 Marks)
(a) prokaryotes
(b) eukaryotes
(c) protists
(d) none of the above

K/u
8. Which of the following groups make up Carl Woese’s three domains of life? (3 Marks)
(a) plants, animals, and fungi
(b) bacteria, archaea, and eukaryotes
(c) prokaryotes, eukaryotes, and protists
(d) heterotrophs, autotrophs, and microtrophs

9.In addition to the dinosaur link, evidence also suggests a connection between birds and?
(3 Marks)
(a) fish
(b) amphibians
(c) mammals
(d) crocodilians

Q) For each question, select the best answer from the four alternatives. (Total 36 Marks)

1. Dandelions (which reproduce asexually) must be classified based on their shared features
rather than as members of a population of breeding individuals. You have just used (4 Marks)
(a) hybridization
(b) genetic diversity
(c) individual variability
(d) morphology K/u

2. What are differences in hair, skin, and eye colour in humans the results of? (4 Marks)
(a) genetic diversity
(b) species diversity
(c) hybridization
(d) the environment
3. Loss of biodiversity (4 Marks)
(a) threatens our food supply
(b) eliminates sources of natural medicines
(c) causes habitat destruction
(d) all the above

4. Which of the following is the highest taxonomic level of the traditional Linnaean system of
classification? (4 Marks)
(a) species
(b) genus
(c) order
(d) kingdom

5. Which of the following is true of the binomial nomenclature system? (4 Marks)

(a) It saw resistance and slow acceptance.
(b) It was never fully adopted by scientists.
(c) It assigned each species a two-word name.
(d) all of the above

6. What is the name given to the diagram depicting the evolutionary relationships between
different species or groups? (4 Marks)
(a) taxonomic rank of classification
(b) great chain of being
(c) phylogenetic tree
(d) none of the above

7. Which of the following is true about traditional classification systems? (4 Marks)

(a) They group species according to evolutionary relatedness.
(b) They are the only type of classification systems used by scientists.
(c) They group species according to observed morphological characteristics.
(d) They are no longer used by scientists.
8. Most prokaryotes consist of? (4 Marks)
(a) no cells
(b) individual cells
(c) many cells
(d) clustered arrangements of cells

9. Birds are difficult to categorize because they share similarities with organisms from
different classes. Which two classes have taxonomists placed birds in? (4 Marks)
(a) mammals and reptiles
(b) aves and reptiles
(c) mammals and aves
(d) aves and amphibians

Q. Please give brief answers to the questions. (Total 37 Marks)

1. What is a Dichotomous Key? (12 Marks)

2. How many kingdoms are included in the system of classifying living things most biologist use
today? (8 Marks)

3. Name two key characteristics that birds share with mammals. (5 Marks)

4. What is hybridization? (12 Marks)