Question 1

​Which physical feature makes it possible for amniotes to be completely terrestrial?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​their skin 
B)  ​their lungs 
C)  ​their eggs 
D)  ​their four limbs 
E)  ​their brains 
A)  ​their skin 
B)  ​their lungs 
C)  ​their eggs 
D)  ​their four limbs 
E)  ​their brains

Question 2

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

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 3

How do turtles differ from other reptiles?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are mostly predators. 
B)  They do not have internal fertilization. 
C)  They give birth to live young. 
D)  They do not have teeth. 
E)  They must live part of their life in water. 
A)  They are mostly predators. 
B)  They do not have internal fertilization. 
C)  They give birth to live young. 
D)  They do not have teeth. 
E)  They must live part of their life in water.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

​The first known hominin species to leave Africa was ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Homo sapiens 
B)  ​Homo erectus 
C)  ​Homo habilis 
D)  ​Australopithecus afarensis 
E)  ​Homo neanderthalensis 
A)  ​Homo sapiens 
B)  ​Homo erectus 
C)  ​Homo habilis 
D)  ​Australopithecus afarensis 
E)  ​Homo neanderthalensis

Question 6

​Most tunicate adults are ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  herbivores​ 
B)  ​photoautotrophs 
C)  ​carnivores 
D)  ​scavengers 
E)  filter feeders​ 
A)  herbivores​ 
B)  ​photoautotrophs 
C)  ​carnivores 
D)  ​scavengers 
E)  filter feeders​

Question 7

A typical amniote has ____ but fish do not.

Accepted Answer

A)  a backbone 
B)  waterproof skin 
C)  gills 
D)  external fertilization 
E)  a cartilaginous skeleton 
A)  a backbone 
B)  waterproof skin 
C)  gills 
D)  external fertilization 
E)  a cartilaginous skeleton

Question 8

​Most animal lineages evolved during the ____ period.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Cretaceous 
B)  ​Devonian 
C)  ​Ordovician 
D)  ​Silurian 
E)  ​Cambrian 
A)  ​Cretaceous 
B)  ​Devonian 
C)  ​Ordovician 
D)  ​Silurian 
E)  ​Cambrian

Question 9

​One feature shared by modern humans and lacking in other Homo species is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​a chin 
B)  ​a large brain 
C)  ​bipedalism 
D)  ​tool making 
E)  ​legs longer than arms 
A)  ​a chin 
B)  ​a large brain 
C)  ​bipedalism 
D)  ​tool making 
E)  ​legs longer than arms

Question 10

​Birds are the only modern amniotes with ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​wings 
B)  ​feathers 
C)  ​a four-chambered heart 
D)  ​ectothermic metabolism 
E)  ​more than one of these 
A)  ​wings 
B)  ​feathers 
C)  ​a four-chambered heart 
D)  ​ectothermic metabolism 
E)  ​more than one of these

Question 11

​What is the function of a clitellum in earthworms?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​anchoring an animal to its substrate 
B)  ​digestion 
C)  ​cushions organs 
D)  ​glues two organisms together for sperm exchange 
E)  ​keeps blood from clotting 
A)  ​anchoring an animal to its substrate 
B)  ​digestion 
C)  ​cushions organs 
D)  ​glues two organisms together for sperm exchange 
E)  ​keeps blood from clotting

Question 12

​Sponges are ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​herbivores 
B)  ​filter feeders 
C)  ​scavengers 
D)  ​predators 
E)  carnivores​ 
A)  ​herbivores 
B)  ​filter feeders 
C)  ​scavengers 
D)  ​predators 
E)  carnivores​

Question 13

​The wet-nose and cleft upper lip of the _____ does not allow these primates the range of facial expressions and vocalizations observed in the anthropoids.

Accepted Answer

A)  orangutan​ 
B)  ​lemur 
C)  ​spider monkey 
D)  ​gorilla 
E)  ​human 
A)  orangutan​ 
B)  ​lemur 
C)  ​spider monkey 
D)  ​gorilla 
E)  ​human

Question 14

​A water-vascular system that operates the tube feet is characteristic of the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​arthropods 
B)  ​annelids 
C)  ​chordates 
D)  ​mollusks 
E)  echinoderms​ 
A)  ​arthropods 
B)  ​annelids 
C)  ​chordates 
D)  ​mollusks 
E)  echinoderms​

Question 15

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

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 16

How do ray-finned fish keep from sinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are constantly swimming. 
B)  Their fins are constantly moving. 
C)  They have lungs that are always filled with air. 
D)  They have a swim bladder that is filled with gas. 
E)  They have a skeleton that is less dense than the surrounding water. 
A)  They are constantly swimming. 
B)  Their fins are constantly moving. 
C)  They have lungs that are always filled with air. 
D)  They have a swim bladder that is filled with gas. 
E)  They have a skeleton that is less dense than the surrounding water.

Question 17

Birds and mammals share which characteristic?

Accepted Answer

A)  ectothermy 
B)  air-pocketed bones 
C)  bladders 
D)  four-chambered heart 
E)  three-chambered heart 
A)  ectothermy 
B)  air-pocketed bones 
C)  bladders 
D)  four-chambered heart 
E)  three-chambered heart

Question 18

​Although some early amniotes developed endothermy, which amniote is an ectotherm?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​armadillo 
B)  ​eagle 
C)  ​snake 
D)  ​platypus 
E)  ​roadrunner 
A)  ​armadillo 
B)  ​eagle 
C)  ​snake 
D)  ​platypus 
E)  ​roadrunner

Question 19

​What are the defining traits of anthropoids?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​diurnal, poor vision 
B)  ​diurnal, have color vision 
C)  ​diurnal, black and white vision 
D)  ​nocturnal, color vision 
E)  ​nocturnal, poor night vision 
A)  ​diurnal, poor vision 
B)  ​diurnal, have color vision 
C)  ​diurnal, black and white vision 
D)  ​nocturnal, color vision 
E)  ​nocturnal, poor night vision

Question 20

​Among the following, bats are most closely related to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​birds 
B)  ​rats 
C)  ​foxes 
D)  ​squirrels 
E)  ​monkeys 
A)  ​birds 
B)  ​rats 
C)  ​foxes 
D)  ​squirrels 
E)  ​monkeys

Exam 16: Animal Evolution

​Which physical feature makes it possible for amniotes to be completely terrestrial?

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

How do turtles differ from other reptiles?

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

​The first known hominin species to leave Africa was ____.

​Most tunicate adults are ____.

A typical amniote has ____ but fish do not.

​Most animal lineages evolved during the ____ period.

​One feature shared by modern humans and lacking in other Homo species is ____.

​Birds are the only modern amniotes with ____.

​What is the function of a clitellum in earthworms?

​Sponges are ____.

​The wet-nose and cleft upper lip of the _____ does not allow these primates the range of facial expressions and vocalizations observed in the anthropoids.

​A water-vascular system that operates the tube feet is characteristic of the ____.

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

How do ray-finned fish keep from sinking?

Birds and mammals share which characteristic?

​Although some early amniotes developed endothermy, which amniote is an ectotherm?

​What are the defining traits of anthropoids?

​Among the following, bats are most closely related to ____.

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

Which physical feature makes it possible for amniotes to be completely terrestrial?

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

The first known hominin species to leave Africa was ____.

Most tunicate adults are ____.

Most animal lineages evolved during the ____ period.

One feature shared by modern humans and lacking in other Homo species is ____.

Birds are the only modern amniotes with ____.

What is the function of a clitellum in earthworms?

Sponges are ____.

The wet-nose and cleft upper lip of the _____ does not allow these primates the range of facial expressions and vocalizations observed in the anthropoids.

A water-vascular system that operates the tube feet is characteristic of the ____.

Although some early amniotes developed endothermy, which amniote is an ectotherm?

What are the defining traits of anthropoids?

Among the following, bats are most closely related to ____.