1) What is the standard definition of a species? a) a particular type of animal b) a group of organisms that look and behave differently to other organisms c) a group of similar organisms that can reproduce to produce fertile offspring d) a group of similar organisms that can reproduce to produce offspring 2) What is a hybrid? a) a bird that can fly very high b) a distinct species c) the usually fertile offspring of two different species d) the usually infertile offspring of two different species 3) Why could dogs and wolves be considered the same species? a) they look similar b) they both have canine teeth c) both can be trained d) they can reproduce to produce fertile offspring 4) Why does the standard definition of a species not work for bacteria? a) they reproduce asexually b) they are two small to see without a microscope c) they can reproduce very fast d) there are billions and billions of them 5) Why does the standard definition of a species not work for some bees and ants? a) they live in large colonies b) the majority of the colony are infertile c) there are too many different types d) they live in places which makes them hard to study 6) The binomal system uses which parts of the classification system? a) kindom, class and family b) family and species c) genus and species d) family, genus and species 7) Which of these extinct species were from the same genus as humans a) Homo sapiens b) Homo neanderthalensis c) Australopithecus africanus d) Pongo borneo 8) Which 2 organisms are the most closely related? a) Rattus rattus and Rattus norvegicus b) Canidae rattus and rattus rattus c) Rattus norvegicus and Norvegicus europa 9) How many different named species are there? a) 15,000 b) 150,000 c) 1,500,000 d) 150,000,000 10) On average, how many species were discovered everyday ion 2006 a) 0.25 b) 6 c) 50 d) 275

naming species quiz

by Anonymous
Embed

Leaderboard

Visual style

Options

Switch template

Continue editing: ?