PRELIMINARY STAGE 2024
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T.I. AMASS
KUMASI VS AMENFIMAN SHS
TUOBODOM SHTS
ROUND 4 - TRUE OR FALSE
FIRST SET OF QUESTIONS
PREAMBLE
Two organisms belong to the same phylum.
1. They must be of the same species.
ANSWER: FALSE
EXPLANATION:
Belonging to the same phylum only indicates that the organisms share a broad set of characteristics.
Species is the most specific level of classification, so organisms in the same phylum can belong to different species.
2. They must be in the same class.
ANSWER: FALSE
EXPLANATION:
A phylum contains multiple classes.
Organisms in the same phylum may belong to different classes depending on further classification.
3. They must be in the same kingdom.
ANSWER: TRUE
EXPLANATION:
A phylum is a subdivision of a kingdom.
Therefore, all organisms in the same phylum are automatically members of the same kingdom.
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PRACTICE QUESTIONS
PREAMBLE 1
Two organisms belong to the same genus:
1. They must be in the same family.
ANSWER: TRUE
EXPLANATION:
A genus is a subdivision of a family.
2. They must be in the same order.
ANSWER: TRUE
EXPLANATION:
Every rank above the genus is shared.
3. They must be the same species.
ANSWER: FALSE
EXPLANATION:
A genus can hold several species.
PREAMBLE 2
The given list of ranks runs from the larger group to the smaller:
1. Kingdom, phylum, class, order.
ANSWER: TRUE
EXPLANATION:
Each rank sits inside the one before it.
2. Family, genus, species.
ANSWER: TRUE
EXPLANATION:
Species is the smallest main rank.
3. Class, phylum, order, family.
ANSWER: FALSE
EXPLANATION:
Phylum comes before class.
PREAMBLE 3
Moving down the ranks from kingdom to species:
1. The number of organisms in each group gets smaller.
ANSWER: TRUE
EXPLANATION:
Lower ranks are narrower groups.
2. The organisms in a group share more features.
ANSWER: TRUE
EXPLANATION:
They are more alike.
3. The organisms in a group become less closely related.
ANSWER: FALSE
EXPLANATION:
They become more closely related.