18 Questions
Which domain of life contains 4 Kingdoms, including Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia?
Domain Eukarya
Which Kingdom includes organisms that are both saprotrophic and heterotrophic?
Fungi
Which of the following characteristics is unique to the Kingdom Metazoa (Animalia)?
Multicellularity
Which of the following domains is classified as a prokaryote?
Domain Eubacteria
Which Kingdom is mainly composed of unicellular organisms?
Protista
What is the key difference between Domain Eubacteria and Domain Eukarya in terms of the presence of a nucleus and mitochondria?
Eubacteria lacks a nucleus and mitochondria, while Eukarya has both.
What does the trunk represent in the tree that describes the Kingdom Metazoa?
Kingdom
According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, why are generic and specific names Latinized?
To comply with Latin rules of grammar
Why are two taxa at the level of family not necessarily evolutionary equivalent?
Because they may have different common ancestors
In the taxonomy tree, what does the next order branch represent after the trunk?
Phylum
What determines the level at which various categories are placed for two distinct clades in taxonomy?
Convenience
According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, why is it important for each taxon to be a natural group (monophyletic)?
For accurate evolutionary relationships
What is the subphylum of organisms with a vertebral cord?
Vertebrata
Which class of organisms does not belong to the phylum Chordata?
Cephalaspidomorphi
In which category of the I.C.Z.N. hierarchy would you find the classification 'Order'?
Subfamily
Which of the following is NOT a domain?
Vertebrata
What is the superclass of organisms classified under Chondrichthyes?
Superorder
Which group of organisms does not have a vertebral cord?
Metazoa
Test your knowledge on the factors affecting primary productivity in ocean, terrestrial soils, and freshwater bodies, with a focus on the role of Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen (DIN) as a limiting nutrient. Explore concepts from Thurman & Trujillo's book regarding Eukaryotes and their impact on primary productivity.
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