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Organizational Levels: Question 1 of 2
In the cartoon below, Canus nipponicus refers to a proposed scientific name for an imaginary organism. This proposed scientific name indicates the
 

  1. kingdom and phylum
  2. phylum and genus
  3. genus and species
  4. kingdom and species

Correct Answer Number: 3

Explanation: Scientific names are written as the organisms genus and species. The genus name is always capitalized and the species name is always lower case. The scientific name should be underlined, bold or italicizes as well.


Organizational Levels: Question 2 of 2
An organelle differs from an organ in that an organelle
  1. is a substructure of a cell
  2. contains one specific type of tissue
  3. is larger than an organ
  4. cannot be stained

Correct Answer Number: 1

Explanation: From small to large, the order is organelle, cell, tissue, organ.
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