AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Florida Panther was once considered to be a subspecies of cougars and given a special trinomial taxonomy of Puma concolor coryi. Current scientists however, have studied the Florida Panther and removed the subspieces classification to only Puma concolor. Which of the following would most likely explain why the classification of the Florida Panther changed.
A
. New genetic evidence suggests a much closer relationship between the Florida Panther and other cougars.
B
Shared features between the Florida Panther and other cougars were also found in newly discovered organisms in the world.
C
. Advanced technologies have shown a large difference in cell structure between the Florida Panther and other cougars.
D
Trinomial naming conventions are no longer used by longer used by scientists because only the genus and species are important in taxonomy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following would most likely explain why the classification of the Florida Panther changed. New genetic evidence suggests a much closer relationship between the Florida Panther and other cougars.

Detailed explanation-2: -Many protists are single-celled organisms. All bacteria are single-celled organisms. Bacteria are prokaryotes, while protists are eukaryotes. Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells have these four parts in common: a plasma membrane, cytoplasm, ribosomes, and DNA.

Detailed explanation-3: -The generally accepted criterion for defining a species is that organisms of the same species interbreed under natural conditions to yield fertile offspring. Individuals of different species normally do not mate. If they are forced to mate, either the mating is unsuccessful or the offspring are sterile.

Detailed explanation-4: -Taxonomy is the science of naming, describing and classifying organisms and includes all plants, animals and microorganisms of the world.

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