Name Chapter One Exam Multiple Choice Questions 1. The study of evolutionary relationships among organisms is called A. biotechnology B. genetics. C. recombinant DNA D. phylogeny E. taxonomy. 2. A scientist studying the sequence of nucleotides in the rRNA of a bacterial species is working on A. determining evolutionary relatedness. B. bioremediation. C. recombinant DNA D. nomenclature. E. determining if that species is the cause of a new disease. 3. A scientist collects grass clippings to find the source of an outbreak of tularemia is an example of working in the field of A. food microbiology C. agricultural microbiology. D. genetic engineering E. biotechnology 4. All of the following pertain to photosynthesis except A. it occurs only in members of the kingdom Plantae. B. carbon dioxide is converted to organic material. C. it contributes to the oxygen content in the atmosphere D. it is fueled by light. E. it is important to each ecosystem’s flow of energy and food.