Question 1

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 2

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 3

Match between columns
                        Premises: amnion

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

The cause of schistosomiasis is a ____.

Accepted Answer

A) fluke 
B) tapeworm 
C) planarian 
D) leech 
E) roundworm 
A) fluke 
B) tapeworm 
C) planarian 
D) leech 
E) roundworm

Question 5

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

Question 6

Which was an early tetrapod innovation?

Accepted Answer

A) limbs evolved from dorsal fins 
B) cartilaginous pectoral girdle 
C) four chambered heart 
D) stereoscopic vision 
E) inner ear changes to detect airborne sounds 
A) limbs evolved from dorsal fins 
B) cartilaginous pectoral girdle 
C) four chambered heart 
D) stereoscopic vision 
E) inner ear changes to detect airborne sounds

Question 7

Match between columns
                        Premises: anthropoids

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Match between columns
                        Premises: pupa stage

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

A ____ lays water-proof eggs and nourishes its young with milk from glands.

Accepted Answer

A) turtle 
B) shark 
C) platypus 
D) rat 
E) Gila monster 
A) turtle 
B) shark 
C) platypus 
D) rat 
E) Gila monster

Question 10

As an adult, which typical chordate embryonic traits do adult tunicates retain?

Accepted Answer

A) hollow, dorsal nerve cord 
B) notochord 
C) gill slits 
D) tail extending beyond anus 
E) carbohydrate "tunic" 
A) hollow, dorsal nerve cord 
B) notochord 
C) gill slits 
D) tail extending beyond anus 
E) carbohydrate "tunic"

Question 11

Bilateral symmetry is characteristic of a(n)____.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Which group was first to have an amniotic egg?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Snails 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 14

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 15

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 16

Humans are least closely related to the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) chimpanzee 
B) lemur 
C) gorilla 
D) tarsier 
E) gibbon 
A) chimpanzee 
B) lemur 
C) gorilla 
D) tarsier 
E) gibbon

Question 17

Match between columns
                        Premises: one or more cell types that are organized in a specific pattern and carry out a particular function

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

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 19

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 20

Match between columns
                        Premises: dry-nosed

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 15: Animal Evolution

Birds are the only modern amniotes with ____.

Most animal lineages evolved during the ____ period.

The cause of schistosomiasis is a ____.

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

Which was an early tetrapod innovation?

A ____ lays water-proof eggs and nourishes its young with milk from glands.

As an adult, which typical chordate embryonic traits do adult tunicates retain?

Bilateral symmetry is characteristic of a(n)____.

Which group was first to have an amniotic egg?

Snails are examples of ____.

What is the function of a clitellum in earthworms?

The first known hominin species to leave Africa was ____.

Humans are least closely related to the ____.

This arthropod is the vector for Lyme disease.

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

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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