Examine the table showing the classification of four organisms. Then answer the question below. Taxon or Taxa

House Cat

Mountain Lion

Domestic Dog

Human

Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Genus

Species

Animalia

Chordata

Mammalia

Carnivora

Felidae

Felis

domesticus

Animalia

Chordata

Mammalia

Carnivora

Felidae

Felis

Concolor

Animalia

Chordata

Mammalia

Carnivora

Canidae

Canis

familiaris

Animalia

Chordata

Mammalia

Primates

Hominidae

Homo

sapiens

What three taxa do all four organisms have in common?

15 points come and ! which characteristic describes all bacteria? a rod-shaped b microscopic c multicellular d autotrophic

The human genome project is devoted to mapping the general dna sequence of our species. this could lead to the development of new medicines, as well as the possibility of using gene therapy to treat certain diseases. however, there are some ethical issues surrounding the mapping of individual genomes. one concern is a) that your genes may change over time, making the project useless. b) that insurance companies could discriminate based on genetic make-up. c) that since this has never been done before, we should probably not do it now. d) that sequencing our individual genomes is so expensive, it is a counter-productive strategy.

Which of the following best describes the purpose of the parathyroid hormone? a. it decreases the blood calcium level and decreases blood phosphorus level. b. it decreases the blood calcium level and increases the blood phosphorus level. c. it increases the blood calcium level and increases blood phosphorus level. d. it increases the blood calcium level and decreases blood phosphorus level.