Question 1

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 2

Which organism is not an arachnid?

Accepted Answer

A) spider 
B) scorpion 
C) tick 
D) ant 
E) mite 
A) spider 
B) scorpion 
C) tick 
D) ant 
E) mite

Question 3

Which is a characteristic of all animals?

Accepted Answer

A) they develop from embryos 
B) they reproduce only sexually 
C) they are always motile 
D) some are producers 
E) some are unicellular 
A) they develop from embryos 
B) they reproduce only sexually 
C) they are always motile 
D) some are producers 
E) some are unicellular

Question 4

A typical amniote has ____, but fish do not.

Accepted Answer

A) a backbone 
B) waterproof skin 
C) gills 
D) external fertilization 
E) a cartilaginous skeleton 
A) a backbone 
B) waterproof skin 
C) gills 
D) external fertilization 
E) a cartilaginous skeleton

Question 5

The most diverse of the mammals are the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) rats 
B) bats 
C) dogs 
D) cats 
E) equines 
A) rats 
B) bats 
C) dogs 
D) cats 
E) equines

Question 6

Which primate group is classified as hominins?

Accepted Answer

A) bonobos 
B) gorillas 
C) humans 
D) gibbons 
E) orangutans 
A) bonobos 
B) gorillas 
C) humans 
D) gibbons 
E) orangutans

Question 7

What are the defining traits of anthropoids?

Accepted Answer

A) diurnal, poor vision 
B) diurnal, have color vision 
C) diurnal, black and white vision 
D) nocturnal, color vision 
E) nocturnal, poor night vision 
A) diurnal, poor vision 
B) diurnal, have color vision 
C) diurnal, black and white vision 
D) nocturnal, color vision 
E) nocturnal, poor night vision

Question 8

Which part of the amphibian life cycle prevents them from being fully terrestrial?

Accepted Answer

A) finding a mate 
B) reproduction 
C) respiration 
D) obtaining food 
E) locomotion 
A) finding a mate 
B) reproduction 
C) respiration 
D) obtaining food 
E) locomotion

Question 9

A horseshoe crab uses its long extended spine for what purpose?

Accepted Answer

A) defending its territory 
B) digging for clams 
C) fighting for mates 
D) protection from predators 
E) flipping itself right side up 
A) defending its territory 
B) digging for clams 
C) fighting for mates 
D) protection from predators 
E) flipping itself right side up

Question 10

The notochord is most closely associated with the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) muscular system 
B) digestive system 
C) skeletal system 
D) urinary system 
E) reproductive system 
A) muscular system 
B) digestive system 
C) skeletal system 
D) urinary system 
E) reproductive system

Question 11

Which animal has eggs with waterproofing keratin, well-developed kidneys, internal fertilization, and is an ectotherm?

Accepted Answer

A) a snake 
B) a dog 
C) a toad 
D) an owl 
E) more than one of these 
A) a snake 
B) a dog 
C) a toad 
D) an owl 
E) more than one of these

Question 12

Sharks differ from most other fishes in that they lack ____.

Accepted Answer

A) lungs 
B) scales 
C) bony skeletons 
D) paired appendages 
E) jaws 
A) lungs 
B) scales 
C) bony skeletons 
D) paired appendages 
E) jaws

Question 13

Evidence suggesting that snakes evolved from ancestral lizards includes the fact that _____.

Accepted Answer

A) some give live birth to their young 
B) some have bony remnants of hind limbs 
C) all have internal fertilization 
D) all have amniotic eggs 
E) some actually have legs 
A) some give live birth to their young 
B) some have bony remnants of hind limbs 
C) all have internal fertilization 
D) all have amniotic eggs 
E) some actually have legs

Question 14

Which group of organisms has an exoskeleton?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

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 16

A feature that distinguishes New World and Old World monkeys is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) a tail 
B) arm vs. leg length 
C) bipedalism 
D) a prehensile tail 
E) a small brain 
A) a tail 
B) arm vs. leg length 
C) bipedalism 
D) a prehensile tail 
E) a small brain

Question 17

Match between columns
                        Premises: first opening of the embryo becomes an anus, and the second becomes a mouth

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Birds and mammals share which characteristic?

Accepted Answer

A) ectothermy 
B) air pocketed bones 
C) bladders 
D) four-chambered heart 
E) three-chambered heart 
A) ectothermy 
B) air pocketed bones 
C) bladders 
D) four-chambered heart 
E) three-chambered heart

Question 19

Horseshoe crabs have lived in the earth's oceans for ____ years.

Accepted Answer

A) about 4 thousand 
B) close to 400 thousand 
C) less than 40 million 
D) over 400 million 
E) over 4 billion 
A) about 4 thousand 
B) close to 400 thousand 
C) less than 40 million 
D) over 400 million 
E) over 4 billion

Question 20

Although some early amniotes developed endothermy, which amniote is an ectotherm?

Accepted Answer

A) armadillo 
B) eagle 
C) snake 
D) platypus 
E) roadrunner 
A) armadillo 
B) eagle 
C) snake 
D) platypus 
E) roadrunner

Exam 15: Animal Evolution

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

Which organism is not an arachnid?

Which is a characteristic of all animals?

A typical amniote has ____, but fish do not.

The most diverse of the mammals are the ____.

Which primate group is classified as hominins?

What are the defining traits of anthropoids?

Which part of the amphibian life cycle prevents them from being fully terrestrial?

A horseshoe crab uses its long extended spine for what purpose?

The notochord is most closely associated with the ____.

Which animal has eggs with waterproofing keratin, well-developed kidneys, internal fertilization, and is an ectotherm?

Sharks differ from most other fishes in that they lack ____.

Evidence suggesting that snakes evolved from ancestral lizards includes the fact that _____.

Which group of organisms has an exoskeleton?

The colonial theory of animal origins states that animals ____.

A feature that distinguishes New World and Old World monkeys is ____.

Birds and mammals share which characteristic?

Horseshoe crabs have lived in the earth's oceans for ____ years.

Although some early amniotes developed endothermy, which amniote is an ectotherm?

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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