Question 1

​Which animal lacks symmetry, has no embryonic tissues, and has intracellular digestion?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

​Which of the following invertebrates is most closely related to vertebrates?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​lancelets 
B)  ​tunicates 
C)  ​sea stars 
D)  ​earthworms 
E)  leeches​ 
A)  ​lancelets 
B)  ​tunicates 
C)  ​sea stars 
D)  ​earthworms 
E)  leeches​

Question 3

​The vertebrate lung first appeared in ____.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

​Squids 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 5

​This arthropod is the vector for Lyme disease.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​spider 
B)  ​tick 
C)  ​wasp 
D)  ​mosquito 
E)  mites​ 
A)  ​spider 
B)  ​tick 
C)  ​wasp 
D)  ​mosquito 
E)  mites​

Question 6

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

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 7

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

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 8

​Many primate adaptations were responses to living in ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​warm climates 
B)  ​trees 
C)  ​underground burrows 
D)  ​deserts 
E)  grasslands 
A)  ​warm climates 
B)  ​trees 
C)  ​underground burrows 
D)  ​deserts 
E)  grasslands

Question 9

​Which organ present in crocodiles is most like that of birds?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​lungs 
B)  ​kidneys 
C)  ​heart 
D)  ​eyes 
E)  ​skin 
A)  ​lungs 
B)  ​kidneys 
C)  ​heart 
D)  ​eyes 
E)  ​skin

Question 10

Bilateral symmetry is characteristic of a(n) ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  cnidarian 
B)  roundworm 
C)  echinoderm 
D)  coral 
E)  flatworm 
A)  cnidarian 
B)  roundworm 
C)  echinoderm 
D)  coral 
E)  flatworm

Question 11

​The smartest of all invertebrates is the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​octopus 
B)  ​squid 
C)  ​slug 
D)  ​ant 
E)  ​crab 
A)  ​octopus 
B)  ​squid 
C)  ​slug 
D)  ​ant 
E)  ​crab

Question 12

​What are nematocysts?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​reproductive cells 
B)  ​excretory organs 
C)  ​sets of muscle cells 
D)  ​circulatory cells 
E)  defensive cells​ 
A)  ​reproductive cells 
B)  ​excretory organs 
C)  ​sets of muscle cells 
D)  ​circulatory cells 
E)  defensive cells​

Question 13

​Which animals are radially symmetrical?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​annelids 
B)  ​arthropods 
C)  ​cnidarians 
D)  ​roundworms 
E)  flatworms​ 
A)  ​annelids 
B)  ​arthropods 
C)  ​cnidarians 
D)  ​roundworms 
E)  flatworms​

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Matching
Examine the figure below and match each term with the letter to which it best corresponds.  
-having parts arranged around a central axis

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

​The colonial theory of animal origins states that animals ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​migrated on land from sponge colonies in the ocean 
B)  ​originated in the colonial geologic period 
C)  ​evolved from autotrophic green alga colonies 
D)  ​evolved from a heterotrophic protist that formed colonies 
E)  colonized land before they colonized the seas​ 
A)  ​migrated on land from sponge colonies in the ocean 
B)  ​originated in the colonial geologic period 
C)  ​evolved from autotrophic green alga colonies 
D)  ​evolved from a heterotrophic protist that formed colonies 
E)  colonized land before they colonized the seas​

Question 17

​Reef-building polyps get their sugars from mutualistic ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​green algae 
B)  ​cyanobacteria 
C)  ​dinoflagellates 
D)  ​roundworms 
E)  ​planarians 
A)  ​green algae 
B)  ​cyanobacteria 
C)  ​dinoflagellates 
D)  ​roundworms 
E)  ​planarians

Question 18

​Which of the organisms below give support for the colonial theory of animal origins?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Spriggina 
B)  ​choanoflagellates 
C)  ​Ediacarans 
D)  ​trilobites 
E)  ​club fungi 
A)  ​Spriggina 
B)  ​choanoflagellates 
C)  ​Ediacarans 
D)  ​trilobites 
E)  ​club fungi

Question 19

​The first known member of the genus Homo is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​H. erectus 
B)  ​H. sapiens 
C)  H. neanderthalensis 
D)  ​H. habilis 
E)  H. floresiensis​ 
A)  ​H. erectus 
B)  ​H. sapiens 
C)  H. neanderthalensis 
D)  ​H. habilis 
E)  H. floresiensis​

Question 20

​The earliest hominin fossils were found in ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Africa 
B)  ​Asia 
C)  ​Australia 
D)  ​the South Pacific 
E)  ​Europe 
A)  ​Africa 
B)  ​Asia 
C)  ​Australia 
D)  ​the South Pacific 
E)  ​Europe

Exam 16: Animal Evolution

​Which animal lacks symmetry, has no embryonic tissues, and has intracellular digestion?

​Which of the following invertebrates is most closely related to vertebrates?

​The vertebrate lung first appeared in ____.

​Squids are examples of ____.

​This arthropod is the vector for Lyme disease.

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

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

​Many primate adaptations were responses to living in ____.

​Which organ present in crocodiles is most like that of birds?

Bilateral symmetry is characteristic of a(n) ____.

​The smartest of all invertebrates is the ____.

​What are nematocysts?

​Which animals are radially symmetrical?

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

Matching Examine the figure below and match each term with the letter to which it best corresponds. -having parts arranged around a central axis

​The colonial theory of animal origins states that animals ____.

​Reef-building polyps get their sugars from mutualistic ____.

​Which of the organisms below give support for the colonial theory of animal origins?

​The first known member of the genus Homo is ____.

​The earliest hominin fossils were found in ____.

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 animal lacks symmetry, has no embryonic tissues, and has intracellular digestion?

Which of the following invertebrates is most closely related to vertebrates?

The vertebrate lung first appeared in ____.

Squids are examples of ____.

This arthropod is the vector for Lyme disease.

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

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

Many primate adaptations were responses to living in ____.

Which organ present in crocodiles is most like that of birds?

The smartest of all invertebrates is the ____.

What are nematocysts?

Which animals are radially symmetrical?

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

The colonial theory of animal origins states that animals ____.

Reef-building polyps get their sugars from mutualistic ____.

Which of the organisms below give support for the colonial theory of animal origins?

The first known member of the genus Homo is ____.

The earliest hominin fossils were found in ____.