Question 1

Simple 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?

Accepted Answer

Quercus laceyi

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Sophora secundiflora

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Ungnadia speciosa

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Salix nigra

Question 2

The classifications of four trees are shown in the table. Which two trees are the most closely related?

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Taiwan catkin yew and lodgepole pine

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Taiwan beech and Taiwan catkin yew

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Lodgepole pine and Japanese maple

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Japanese maple and Taiwan beech

Question 3

While 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?

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Amphibia

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Insecta

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Mammalia

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Reptilia

Question 4

This 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?

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Needle-like straight leaves that are mostly over 25 cm long and found in clusters of three; no thorns on cones

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Needle-like straight leaves with a length of 25 cm that are mostly found in clusters of five; thorny cones

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Flattened and scale-like leaves that are mostly over 25 cm long; soft and leathery cones

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Leaves with a length of 25 cm that are found in clusters of more than five; no thorns on cones

Question 5

Frogs 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?

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Answer

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Question 6

A cladogram is shown below. All the animals to the right of the hagfish would have the common characteristic of —

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jaws

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fur

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claws or nails

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lungs

Question 7

Using 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?

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Organisms 2 and 3

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Organisms 1 and 4

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Organisms 1 and 2

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Organisms 3 and 4

Question 8

The diagram shows a dichotomous key and a picture of a fruit. According to the key, the fruit comes from which species of tree?

Accepted Answer

Acer negundo

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Acer platanoides

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Fraxinus nigra

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Fraxinus americana

Question 9

A 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?

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Platyhelminthes

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Arthropoda

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Mollusca

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Annelida

Question 10

Arthropods 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?

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Arthropods of the same species

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Arthropods of the same genus

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Arthropods of the same class

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Arthropods of the same family

Question 11

A 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 -

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species

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orders

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families

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kingdoms

Question 12

The relationships among different orders of millipedes are shown in the cladogram.Based on this cladogram, which statement best describes relationships among millipede orders?

Accepted Answer

Stemmiulida is more closely related to Merocheta than Penicillata is to Merocheta.

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Spirostreptida is more closely related to Glomerida than Sphaerotheriida is to Glomerida.

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Merocheta is more closely related to Glomeridesmida than Glomerida is to Glomeridesmida.

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Polyzoniida is more closely related to Glomeridesmida than Sphaerotheriida is to Glomeridesmida.

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