Question 1

​Of the following invertebrate groups, the group most closely related to the chordates is the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​annelids 
B)  ​mollusks 
C)  crustaceans​ 
D)  ​echinoderms 
E)  cnidarians​ 
A)  ​annelids 
B)  ​mollusks 
C)  crustaceans​ 
D)  ​echinoderms 
E)  cnidarians​

Question 2

Examine the figure below and match each term with the letter to which it best corresponds.Not all choices will be used.  
-​anthropoids

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E

Question 3

​Evidence suggesting that snakes evolved from ancestral lizards includes the fact that _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​some give live birth to their young 
B)  ​some have bony remnants of hind limbs 
C)  ​all have internal fertilization 
D)  ​all have amniotic eggs 
E)  ​some actually have legs 
A)  ​some give live birth to their young 
B)  ​some have bony remnants of hind limbs 
C)  ​all have internal fertilization 
D)  ​all have amniotic eggs 
E)  ​some actually have legs

Question 4

Which vertebrate is a fish that has a cartilaginous skeleton, no jaws, and a tooth-covered tongue?

Accepted Answer

A)  shark 
B)  lamprey 
C)  coelacanth 
D)  goldfish 
E)  lungfish 
A)  shark 
B)  lamprey 
C)  coelacanth 
D)  goldfish 
E)  lungfish

Question 5

​Animals that use a radula to scrape up algae are _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​gastropods 
B)  ​bivalves 
C)  ​annelids 
D)  ​roundworms 
E)  leeches​ 
A)  ​gastropods 
B)  ​bivalves 
C)  ​annelids 
D)  ​roundworms 
E)  leeches​

Question 6

​Which animal has radial symmetry, a gastrovascular cavity, and the same opening for the entry of food and expulsion of waste?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​a cnidarian 
B)  ​a flatworm 
C)  ​an annelid 
D)  ​a mollusk 
E)  a sponge​ 
A)  ​a cnidarian 
B)  ​a flatworm 
C)  ​an annelid 
D)  ​a mollusk 
E)  a sponge​

Question 7

​Which group was first to have an amniotic egg?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​birds 
B)  ​reptiles 
C)  ​amphibians 
D)  ​bony fishes 
E)  mammals​ 
A)  ​birds 
B)  ​reptiles 
C)  ​amphibians 
D)  ​bony fishes 
E)  mammals​

Question 8

​Tetrapods are most closely related to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​lungfish 
B)  ​ray-finned fish 
C)  ​cartilaginous jawed fish 
D)  ​cartilaginous jawless fish 
E)  ​lancelets 
A)  ​lungfish 
B)  ​ray-finned fish 
C)  ​cartilaginous jawed fish 
D)  ​cartilaginous jawless fish 
E)  ​lancelets

Question 9

Matching
Examine the figure below and match each term with the letter to which it best corresponds.  
-First opening of the embryo becomes an anus and the second becomes a mouth.

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E
F)F 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E
F)F

Question 10

​Jellyfish are ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​polyp forms of cnidarians 
B)  ​medusae forms of cnidarians 
C)  ​spongiforms of cnidarians 
D)  ​spongiforms of echinoderms 
E)  polyp forms of echinoderms​ 
A)  ​polyp forms of cnidarians 
B)  ​medusae forms of cnidarians 
C)  ​spongiforms of cnidarians 
D)  ​spongiforms of echinoderms 
E)  polyp forms of echinoderms​

Question 11

​Which part of the amphibian life cycle prevents them from being fully terrestrial?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​finding a mate 
B)  ​reproduction 
C)  ​respiration 
D)  ​obtaining food 
E)  ​locomotion 
A)  ​finding a mate 
B)  ​reproduction 
C)  ​respiration 
D)  ​obtaining food 
E)  ​locomotion

Question 12

Matching
Examine the figure below and match each term with the letter to which it best corresponds.  
-characteristic shared by all animals

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E
F)F 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E
F)F

Question 13

Examine the figure below and match each term with the letter to which it best corresponds.  
-​chorion

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E
F)F
G)G 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E
F)F
G)G

Question 14

​Drugs used to treat AIDS and herpes virus infections are synthetic versions of compounds found in ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​sea anemones 
B)  ​sponges 
C)  ​roundworms 
D)  ​cnidarians 
E)  ​planaria 
A)  ​sea anemones 
B)  ​sponges 
C)  ​roundworms 
D)  ​cnidarians 
E)  ​planaria

Question 15

​Sharks differ from most other fishes in that they lack ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​lungs 
B)  ​scales 
C)  ​bony skeletons 
D)  ​paired appendages 
E)  ​jaws 
A)  ​lungs 
B)  ​scales 
C)  ​bony skeletons 
D)  ​paired appendages 
E)  ​jaws

Question 16

Shrimps, crabs, and lobsters are examples of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​cephalopods 
B)  ​gastropods 
C)  ​mollusks 
D)  ​arachnids 
E)  ​crustaceans 
A)  ​cephalopods 
B)  ​gastropods 
C)  ​mollusks 
D)  ​arachnids 
E)  ​crustaceans

Question 17

​Snails are examples of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​cephalopods 
B)  ​pseudopods 
C)  ​monopods 
D)  ​gastropods 
E)  ​polypods 
A)  ​cephalopods 
B)  ​pseudopods 
C)  ​monopods 
D)  ​gastropods 
E)  ​polypods

Question 18

​Which is the closest living relative to a bird?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​lizards 
B)  ​crocodiles 
C)  ​bats 
D)  ​dinosaurs 
E)  ​winged insects 
A)  ​lizards 
B)  ​crocodiles 
C)  ​bats 
D)  ​dinosaurs 
E)  ​winged insects

Question 19

Examine the figure below and match each term with the letter to which it best corresponds.  
-pupa stage

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C

Question 20

Examine the figure below and match each term with the letter to which it best corresponds.  
-​amnion

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E
F)F
G)G 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E
F)F
G)G

Exam 16: Animal Evolution

​Of the following invertebrate groups, the group most closely related to the chordates is the _____.

Examine the figure below and match each term with the letter to which it best corresponds.Not all choices will be used. -​anthropoids

​Evidence suggesting that snakes evolved from ancestral lizards includes the fact that _____.

Which vertebrate is a fish that has a cartilaginous skeleton, no jaws, and a tooth-covered tongue?

​Animals that use a radula to scrape up algae are _____.

​Which animal has radial symmetry, a gastrovascular cavity, and the same opening for the entry of food and expulsion of waste?

​Which group was first to have an amniotic egg?

​Tetrapods are most closely related to ____.

Matching Examine the figure below and match each term with the letter to which it best corresponds. -First opening of the embryo becomes an anus and the second becomes a mouth.

​Jellyfish are ____.

​Which part of the amphibian life cycle prevents them from being fully terrestrial?

Matching Examine the figure below and match each term with the letter to which it best corresponds. -characteristic shared by all animals

Examine the figure below and match each term with the letter to which it best corresponds. -​chorion

​Drugs used to treat AIDS and herpes virus infections are synthetic versions of compounds found in ____.

​Sharks differ from most other fishes in that they lack ____.

Shrimps, crabs, and lobsters are examples of ____.

​Snails are examples of ____.

​Which is the closest living relative to a bird?

Examine the figure below and match each term with the letter to which it best corresponds. -pupa stage

Examine the figure below and match each term with the letter to which it best corresponds. -​amnion

Invitation to Biology

Molecules of Life

Cell Structure

Energy and Metabolism

Photosynthesis

Releasing Chemical Energy

Dna Structure and Function

Gene Expression and Control

How Cells Reproduce

Patterns of Inheritance

Biotechnology

Evidence of Evolution

Processes of Evolution

Prokaryotes, Protists, and Viruses

Plants and Fungi

Population Ecology

Communities and Ecosystems

The Biosphere and Human Effects

Animal Tissues and Organs

How Animals Move

Circulation and Respiration

Immunity

Digestion and Excretion

Neural Control and the Senses

Endocrine Control

Animal Reproduction and Development

Plant Form and Function

Life Cycles of Flowering Plants

Filters

Of the following invertebrate groups, the group most closely related to the chordates is the _____.

Examine the figure below and match each term with the letter to which it best corresponds.Not all choices will be used. -anthropoids

Evidence suggesting that snakes evolved from ancestral lizards includes the fact that _____.

Animals that use a radula to scrape up algae are _____.

Which animal has radial symmetry, a gastrovascular cavity, and the same opening for the entry of food and expulsion of waste?

Which group was first to have an amniotic egg?

Tetrapods are most closely related to ____.

Jellyfish are ____.

Which part of the amphibian life cycle prevents them from being fully terrestrial?

Examine the figure below and match each term with the letter to which it best corresponds. -chorion

Drugs used to treat AIDS and herpes virus infections are synthetic versions of compounds found in ____.

Sharks differ from most other fishes in that they lack ____.

Snails are examples of ____.

Which is the closest living relative to a bird?

Examine the figure below and match each term with the letter to which it best corresponds. -amnion