Question 1

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 B

Question 2

Which is true of the cells of a choanoflagellate colony?

Accepted Answer

A) each cell is genetically unique 
B) each cell is genetically identical 
C) each cell has a different chromosome number 
D) each cell performs the same function as the other cells 
E) each cell has the ability to switch their sex from male to female and back again 
A) each cell is genetically unique 
B) each cell is genetically identical 
C) each cell has a different chromosome number 
D) each cell performs the same function as the other cells 
E) each cell has the ability to switch their sex from male to female and back again B

Question 3

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 B

Question 4

Sea anemones are ____.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

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 6

Match between columns
                        Premises: hardened shell

Accepted Answer

The Answer of D and E and G and B is...

Question 7

Match between columns
                        Premises: characteristic shared by all animals

Accepted Answer

The Answer of A and D and C and F is...

Question 8

Which animal nurses its young, has forward facing eyes, nails on its fingers and toes, and a moist nose?

Accepted Answer

A) a lemur 
B) a tarsier 
C) a bird 
D) a new world monkey 
E) a human 
A) a lemur 
B) a tarsier 
C) a bird 
D) a new world monkey 
E) a human

Question 9

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 10

Match between columns
                        Premises: right and left halves have similar parts, and front and back differ

Accepted Answer

The Answer of A and F and E and D is...

Question 11

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 12

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 13

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 14

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 15

Match between columns
                        Premises: allantois

Accepted Answer

The Answer of A and G and B and E is...

Question 16

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 17

Match between columns
                        Premises: adult

Accepted Answer

The Answer of A and C and B is...

Question 18

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 19

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 live 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 live in water

Question 20

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

Exam 15: Animal Evolution

Many primate adaptations were responses to living in ____.

Which is true of the cells of a choanoflagellate colony?

Sponges are ____.

Sea anemones are ____.

Shrimps, crabs, and lobsters are examples of ____.

Which animal nurses its young, has forward facing eyes, nails on its fingers and toes, and a moist nose?

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

The vertebrate lung first appeared in ____.

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

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

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

The first known member of the genus Homo is ____.

What are nematocysts?

How do turtles differ from other reptiles?

Which animals are radially symmetrical?

Invitation to Biology

Molecules of Life

Cell Structure

Energy and Metabolism

Capturing and Releasing Energy

Dna Structure and Function

Gene Expression and Control

How Cells Reproduce

Patterns of Inheritance

Biotechnology

Evidence of Evolution

Processes of Evolution

Early Life Forms and the 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

Reproduction and Development

Plant Form and Function

Plant Reproduction and Development

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