While classifying organisms, which of the following presents the biggest challenge to a strictly phylogenetic system of classification?
Convergent evolution
Horizontal gene transfer
Fossil record incompleteness
Morphological similarities in unrelated species
Related Questions
The basic unit of classification is:
Genus
Species
Family
Order
In the scientific name Homo sapiens, Homo represents the:
Species
Genus
Family
Order
Which of these represents the correct hierarchical sequence (from broader to narrower)?
Order, Class, Phylum
Class, Phylum, Order
Phylum, Class, Order
Order, Phylum, Class
Which taxonomic category includes related genera?
Order
Class
Family
Phylum
A taxon is:
Specifically a group of species
Only used for plants
A group of organisms at any level of taxonomic hierarchy
Only used for animals
Which taxonomic category is just above the level of Family?
Genus
Class
Order
Phylum
Taxonomic studies consider a group of individual organisms with fundamental similarities as a:
Genus
Family
Species
Order
Which of the following taxonomic categories represents the highest level of diversity?
Phylum
Class
Kingdom
Order
A group of closely related species forms a:
Family
Order
Genus
Class
Which of the following is the correct hierarchical sequence of taxonomic categories?
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species, Domain
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Domain
Kingdom, Domain, Phylum, Class, Family, Order, Genus, Species
