Question 1

The most unique feature of the echinoderms is their:

Accepted Answer

A)  digestive system. 
B)  nervous system. 
C)  closed circulatory system. 
D)  water vascular system. 
E)  mantle. 
A)  digestive system. 
B)  nervous system. 
C)  closed circulatory system. 
D)  water vascular system. 
E)  mantle.

Question 2

In which group did the amniotic egg first evolve?

Accepted Answer

A)  Amphibians 
B)  Birds 
C)  Reptiles 
D)  Mammals 
E)  Frogs 
A)  Amphibians 
B)  Birds 
C)  Reptiles 
D)  Mammals 
E)  Frogs

Question 3

In vertebrates, neural crest cells give rise to the nerves, head muscles, and cranium.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Extinct jawless fish include the:

Accepted Answer

A)  lungfishes. 
B)  lancelets. 
C)  placoderms. 
D)  acanthodians. 
E)  ostracoderms. 
A)  lungfishes. 
B)  lancelets. 
C)  placoderms. 
D)  acanthodians. 
E)  ostracoderms.

Question 7

The most closely related animal to vertebrates are the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Hemichordata. 
B)  Hemichordates. 
C)  Cephalochordata. 
D)  Ophiuroidea. 
E)  Urochordates. 
A)  Hemichordata. 
B)  Hemichordates. 
C)  Cephalochordata. 
D)  Ophiuroidea. 
E)  Urochordates.

Question 8

Which chordate group has the most species?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bony fishes 
B)  Reptiles 
C)  Amphibians 
D)  Mammals 
E)  Cartilaginous fishes 
A)  Bony fishes 
B)  Reptiles 
C)  Amphibians 
D)  Mammals 
E)  Cartilaginous fishes

Question 9

Which of the following embryonic cells are unique to vertebrates?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lung cells 
B)  Cardiac cells 
C)  Blastocysts 
D)  Neural crest cells 
E)  Zygotes 
A)  Lung cells 
B)  Cardiac cells 
C)  Blastocysts 
D)  Neural crest cells 
E)  Zygotes

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of (most) deuterostomes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Radial cleavage 
B)  Determinate cleavage 
C)  Mouth develops from the blastopore 
D)  Develop pharyngeal slits at some point in their life cycle 
E)  Have a true coelom 
A)  Radial cleavage 
B)  Determinate cleavage 
C)  Mouth develops from the blastopore 
D)  Develop pharyngeal slits at some point in their life cycle 
E)  Have a true coelom

Question 11

Figure 32-1 ​
 
The structure in the accompanying figure labeled ____ is characteristic of the phylum to which this organism belongs.

Accepted Answer

A)  brain 
B)  mouth 
C)  heart 
D)  notochord 
E)  anus 
A)  brain 
B)  mouth 
C)  heart 
D)  notochord 
E)  anus

Question 12

Marsupials include the:

Accepted Answer

A)  cat. 
B)  armadillo. 
C)  opossum. 
D)  crocodile. 
E)  spiny anteater. 
A)  cat. 
B)  armadillo. 
C)  opossum. 
D)  crocodile. 
E)  spiny anteater.

Question 13

The two groups representing the "jawless" fishes are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Cephalochordata and Placoderms. 
B)  Chondrichthyes and Actinistia. 
C)  Myxini and Petromyzontida. 
D)  Dipnoi and Actinistia. 
E)  Placoderms and Petromyzontida. 
A)  Cephalochordata and Placoderms. 
B)  Chondrichthyes and Actinistia. 
C)  Myxini and Petromyzontida. 
D)  Dipnoi and Actinistia. 
E)  Placoderms and Petromyzontida.

Question 14

Match between columns
                        Premises: Rodentia

Accepted Answer

The Answer of nocturnal; smallest mammal and gnawing animals with is...

Question 15

What are the four shared derived characteristics of chordates.

Accepted Answer

At some time in their life cyc

Question 16

Sea stars are primarily:

Accepted Answer

A)  herbivores. 
B)  omnivores. 
C)  carnivores. 
D)  detritivores. 
E)  saprophytes. 
A)  herbivores. 
B)  omnivores. 
C)  carnivores. 
D)  detritivores. 
E)  saprophytes.

Question 17

Match between columns
                        Premises: Primates

Accepted Answer

The Answer of hoofed with even number of digits per is...

Question 18

Which of the following are carnivorous predators and scavengers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sea stars 
B)  Sea lilies 
C)  Basket stars 
D)  Sea urchins 
E)  Sea cucumbers 
A)  Sea stars 
B)  Sea lilies 
C)  Basket stars 
D)  Sea urchins 
E)  Sea cucumbers

Question 19

The earliest mammals resembled small:

Accepted Answer

A)  dogs. 
B)  koalas. 
C)  kangaroos. 
D)  monkeys. 
E)  shrews. 
A)  dogs. 
B)  koalas. 
C)  kangaroos. 
D)  monkeys. 
E)  shrews.

Exam 32: The Deuterostomes

The most unique feature of the echinoderms is their:

In which group did the amniotic egg first evolve?

In vertebrates, neural crest cells give rise to the nerves, head muscles, and cranium.

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

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

Extinct jawless fish include the:

The most closely related animal to vertebrates are the:

Which chordate group has the most species?

Which of the following embryonic cells are unique to vertebrates?

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of (most) deuterostomes?

Figure 32-1 ​ The structure in the accompanying figure labeled ____ is characteristic of the phylum to which this organism belongs.

Marsupials include the:

The two groups representing the "jawless" fishes are:

What are the four shared derived characteristics of chordates.

Sea stars are primarily:

Which of the following are carnivorous predators and scavengers?

The earliest mammals resembled small:

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Figure 32-1 The structure in the accompanying figure labeled ____ is characteristic of the phylum to which this organism belongs.