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CH 18 BIO LONG TEST

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One reason common names are not useful to biologists is that they
A. are Latin
B. can apply to more than one animal
C. are too long
D. require the use of a dichotomous key

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One reason common names are not useful to biologists is that they
A. are Latin
B. can apply to more than one animal
C. are too long
D. require the use of a dichotomous key

B. can apply to more than one animal

At any level of organization, groups that have biological meaning are referred to as:
A. cladograms
B. binomials
C. taxa
D. systems

According to the rules of binomial nomenclature, which of the terms is capitalized:
A. the genus name only
B. the species name only
C. both the genus and species names
D. neither the genus nor the species names

A. the genus name only

Often, the second part of the scientific name is :
A. a description of a trait or habitat
B. the same as for other members of the same genus
C. capitalized if it derives from a proper name
D. different in different locations.

A. a description of a trait or habitat

In evolutionary classification, a monophyletic group includes one:
A. species and all its ancestors
B. ancestor and all its descendants
C. species and its genus
D. genus and all its species

B. ancestor and all its descendants