TEKS Biology High School - B.8.B: Hierarchical Classification
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High School - Biology
Science (2010) (Archived)
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- Q 1/12Score 0Simple leaves have a single leaf on a petiole, or stem, while compound leaves have more than one leaflet on a petiole. This unknown leaf can be identified using the dichotomous key. Which tree does the unknown leaf come from?29Sophora secundifloraQuercus laceyiUngnadia speciosaSalix nigra
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- Q1Simple leaves have a single leaf on a petiole, or stem, while compound leaves have more than one leaflet on a petiole. This unknown leaf can be identified using the dichotomous key. Which tree does the unknown leaf come from?Sophora secundifloraQuercus laceyiUngnadia speciosaSalix nigra30sB.8.B: Hierarchical Classification
- Q2The classifications of four trees are shown in the table. Which two trees are the most closely related?Taiwan beech and Taiwan catkin yewTaiwan catkin yew and lodgepole pineLodgepole pine and Japanese mapleJapanese maple and Taiwan beech30sB.8.B: Hierarchical Classification
- Q3While visiting a national park, a student encounters an unfamiliar organism in a damp area near a body of water. The student notes that the organism is about 10 cm long, has four legs, and has a tail. The organism is black with small white spots on its smooth, moist skin. It also appears to have an internal skeletal system. To which class does the organism most likely belong?InsectaMammaliaAmphibiaReptilia30sB.8.B: Hierarchical Classification
- Q4This dichotomous key can be used to identify some conifers. Based on the key, which of these best describes the leaves and cones of the longleaf pine?Needle-like straight leaves with a length of 25 cm that are mostly found in clusters of five; thorny conesFlattened and scale-like leaves that are mostly over 25 cm long; soft and leathery conesNeedle-like straight leaves that are mostly over 25 cm long and found in clusters of three; no thorns on conesLeaves with a length of 25 cm that are found in clusters of more than five; no thorns on cones30sB.8.B: Hierarchical Classification
- Q5Frogs and toads belong to the order Anura. The smallest organism in this order is about 7 millimeters long, while the largest member is about 30 centimeters long. Which of these lists best describes this order?45sB.8.B: Hierarchical Classification
- Q6A cladogram is shown below. All the animals to the right of the hagfish would have the common characteristic of —jawsfurclaws or nailslungs45sB.8.B: Hierarchical Classification
- Q7Using a light microscope, a student identified the following characteristics of four organisms found in a sample of pond water. Based on the observations of the student, which organisms most likely belong to the taxonomic group for bacteria?Organisms 1 and 4Organisms 1 and 2Organisms 3 and 4Organisms 2 and 330sB.8.B: Hierarchical Classification
- Q8The diagram shows a dichotomous key and a picture of a fruit. According to the key, the fruit comes from which species of tree?Acer platanoidesFraxinus nigraAcer negundoFraxinus americana30sB.8.B: Hierarchical Classification
- Q9A student collected the animal shown below on a field trip. The student used a dichotomous key and a microscope to classify the animal. How should this animal be classified?PlatyhelminthesArthropodaMolluscaAnnelida30sB.8.B: Hierarchical Classification
- Q10Arthropods are joint-legged animals. Spiders, crabs, pill bugs, centipedes, and millipedes are examples of the many types of arthropods. Which of these arthropods are most closely related?Arthropods of the same genusArthropods of the same classArthropods of the same speciesArthropods of the same family30sB.8.B: Hierarchical Classification
- Q11A student used a microscope to study four members of the phylum Ciliophora. Members of this phylum move when propelled by hundreds of tiny cilia. Although these organisms belong to the same phylum, they are classified as different -ordersfamilieskingdomsspecies60sB.8.B: Hierarchical Classification
- Q12The relationships among different orders of millipedes are shown in the cladogram.Based on this cladogram, which statement best describes relationships among millipede orders?Stemmiulida is more closely related to Merocheta than Penicillata is to Merocheta.Spirostreptida is more closely related to Glomerida than Sphaerotheriida is to Glomerida.Merocheta is more closely related to Glomeridesmida than Glomerida is to Glomeridesmida.Polyzoniida is more closely related to Glomeridesmida than Sphaerotheriida is to Glomeridesmida.60sB.8.B: Hierarchical Classification
