Question 1

One characteristic of the class Holothuroidea is:

Accepted Answer

A)  that most are predators that consume partially digested prey. 
B)  that most of the species are extinct. 
C)  that they have a reduced endoskeleton consisting of microscopic plates embedded in the body wall. 
D)  that moveable spines are used to facilitate locomotion. 
E)  that they have a distinct central disk with very long, slender arms. 
A)  that most are predators that consume partially digested prey. 
B)  that most of the species are extinct. 
C)  that they have a reduced endoskeleton consisting of microscopic plates embedded in the body wall. 
D)  that moveable spines are used to facilitate locomotion. 
E)  that they have a distinct central disk with very long, slender arms.

Question 2

Describe the shared derived characteristics that support grouping the hemichordates, chordates, and echinoderms together as deuterostomes.

Accepted Answer

Shared derived characteristics that supp

Question 3

The first members of classes Osteichthyes and Chondrichthyes appeared in the __________ period.

Accepted Answer

A)  Permian 
B)  Paleozoic 
C)  Devonian 
D)  Jurassic 
E)  Cretaceous 
A)  Permian 
B)  Paleozoic 
C)  Devonian 
D)  Jurassic 
E)  Cretaceous

Question 4

Convergent evolution resulted in placental and marsupial mammals with similar structural features.
____________________

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following adaptations is NOT associated with the ability of birds to fly?

Accepted Answer

A)  high metabolic rate 
B)  broad, keeled breast bone 
C)  "one-way" air flow through the respiratory system 
D)  hollow bones 
E)  enlarged visual centers 
A)  high metabolic rate 
B)  broad, keeled breast bone 
C)  "one-way" air flow through the respiratory system 
D)  hollow bones 
E)  enlarged visual centers

Question 6

Order __________ includes the turtles and tortoises.

Accepted Answer

A)  Crocodilia 
B)  Squamata 
C)  Testudines 
D)  Apoda 
E)  Anapsida 
A)  Crocodilia 
B)  Squamata 
C)  Testudines 
D)  Apoda 
E)  Anapsida

Question 7

The only living descendant of the dinosaurs are the:

Accepted Answer

A)  marsupials. 
B)  monotremes. 
C)  birds. 
D)  mammals. 
E)  amphibians. 
A)  marsupials. 
B)  monotremes. 
C)  birds. 
D)  mammals. 
E)  amphibians.

Question 8

Biologists agree that ancestors of lobe-finned fishes gave rise to tetrapods.
____________________

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The tetrapods include:

Accepted Answer

A)  fish, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals. 
B)  lancelets, cartilage, and bony fish. 
C)  amphibians and reptiles. 
D)  amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. 
E)  echinoderms and chordates. 
A)  fish, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals. 
B)  lancelets, cartilage, and bony fish. 
C)  amphibians and reptiles. 
D)  amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. 
E)  echinoderms and chordates.

Question 10

Order __________ includes the snakes.

Accepted Answer

A)  Apoda 
B)  Chelonia 
C)  Aves 
D)  Squamata 
E)  Reptilia 
A)  Apoda 
B)  Chelonia 
C)  Aves 
D)  Squamata 
E)  Reptilia

Exam 32: The Deuterostomes

One characteristic of the class Holothuroidea is:

Describe the shared derived characteristics that support grouping the hemichordates, chordates, and echinoderms together as deuterostomes.

The first members of classes Osteichthyes and Chondrichthyes appeared in the __________ period.

Convergent evolution resulted in placental and marsupial mammals with similar structural features. ____________________

Which of the following adaptations is NOT associated with the ability of birds to fly?

Order __________ includes the turtles and tortoises.

The only living descendant of the dinosaurs are the:

Biologists agree that ancestors of lobe-finned fishes gave rise to tetrapods. ____________________

The tetrapods include:

Order __________ includes the snakes.

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