Ch 18 Review With Answers Study Guide Graded A+

What characteristic(s) differentiate the kingdom Animalia from the kingdom Plantae? {Ans: Unlike members of the Plantae kingdom, members of the Animalia kingdom are heterotrophic, do no have cell walls, and are motile.}Which of the following shows the evolutionary relationships among a group of organisms? A. taxon B. Domain C. Binomial Nomenclature D. Cladogram {Ans: d}A unique trait that is used to construct a cladogram is called a a. taxon b. molecular clock c. domain d. derived character {Ans: d}Sequences Linnaeu's seven taxonomic categories from smallest to largest. {Ans: species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, and kingdom}What is a derived character? Give an example of a derived character. {Ans: a character that appears in recent parts of lineage but not in its older members, a molted exoskeleton in crustaceans is an example; the trait was not present in early crustacean ancestors}In classifying organisms, orders are grouped together into _________________. a.classes b. phyla c. families d. genera {Ans: a}