Question 1

Nearly all echinoderms are found in which habitat?

Accepted Answer

A) lakes 
B) rivers 
C) beaches 
D) ocean surface 
E) ocean floor 
A) lakes 
B) rivers 
C) beaches 
D) ocean surface 
E) ocean floor

Question 2

Most species of sponges live in freshwater environments,but a few species are marine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which group is most closely related to the echinoderms?

Accepted Answer

A) Arthropods 
B) Molluscs 
C) Chordates 
D) Nematodes 
E) Annelids 
A) Arthropods 
B) Molluscs 
C) Chordates 
D) Nematodes 
E) Annelids

Question 4

Refer to the figure below, and then answer the following question(s).
  
-The missing label indicated by a "2" corresponds to the:

Accepted Answer

A) radial symmetry. 
B) bilateral symmetry. 
C) asymmetry. 
A) radial symmetry. 
B) bilateral symmetry. 
C) asymmetry.

Question 5

There are both aquatic and terrestrial species in the phylum Mollusca.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Blood stays within vessels in a closed circulatory system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What type of skeleton is found in annelids?

Accepted Answer

A) endoskeleton 
B) exoskeleton 
C) dermal skeleton 
D) hydrostatic skeleton 
E) notochords 
A) endoskeleton 
B) exoskeleton 
C) dermal skeleton 
D) hydrostatic skeleton 
E) notochords

Question 8

Sponges were the earliest animals to evolve true tissues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Reptiles,birds,and some mammals share which of the following characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A) are predators 
B) are warm-blooded 
C) exhibit live birth 
D) have light, hollow bones 
E) produce amniotic eggs 
A) are predators 
B) are warm-blooded 
C) exhibit live birth 
D) have light, hollow bones 
E) produce amniotic eggs

Question 10

Which of the following parasites is a roundworm (Nematoda)?

Accepted Answer

A) hookworm 
B) fluke 
C) leech 
D) tapeworm 
A) hookworm 
B) fluke 
C) leech 
D) tapeworm

Question 11

As a general,common feature,what characteristic do flatworms (Platyhelminthes)have in common with some of the more advanced animal phyla?

Accepted Answer

A) bilateral symmetry 
B) segmentation 
C) complex sensory organs 
D) a shell 
E) a coelom 
A) bilateral symmetry 
B) segmentation 
C) complex sensory organs 
D) a shell 
E) a coelom

Question 12

The type of reproduction you are observing is:

Accepted Answer

A) sexual reproduction. 
B) asexual budding. 
C) parthenogenesis. 
D) oviparous. 
E) viviparous. 
A) sexual reproduction. 
B) asexual budding. 
C) parthenogenesis. 
D) oviparous. 
E) viviparous.

Question 13

Cnidarians such as jellyfish have muscle and nervous tissues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is not an advantage of a body cavity?

Accepted Answer

A) It allows flexibility and safe storage of organs. 
B) It allows for the storage of eggs or offspring. 
C) It provides a safe place for an expandable digestive tract. 
D) It provides for movement. 
A) It allows flexibility and safe storage of organs. 
B) It allows for the storage of eggs or offspring. 
C) It provides a safe place for an expandable digestive tract. 
D) It provides for movement.

Question 15

Animals that do not have a backbone are called ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Animals that do not have a backbone...

Question 16

Annelids demonstrate the important animal characteristic of body segmentation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Refer to the figure below, and then answer the following question(s).
  
-The missing label indicated by a "1" corresponds to the:

Accepted Answer

A) radial symmetry. 
B) bilateral symmetry. 
C) asymmetry. 
A) radial symmetry. 
B) bilateral symmetry. 
C) asymmetry.

Question 18

Mammals are the only group of animals to demonstrate significant protection of their young.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The typical "jellyfish" demonstrates which stage of the cnidarian life cycle?

Accepted Answer

A) blastula 
B) polyp 
C) medusa 
D) serpentine 
E) sessile 
A) blastula 
B) polyp 
C) medusa 
D) serpentine 
E) sessile

Question 20

Asymmetry refers to arrangement of body parts evenly around a central point.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 23: Animals: the Diversity of Life 3

Nearly all echinoderms are found in which habitat?

Most species of sponges live in freshwater environments,but a few species are marine.

Which group is most closely related to the echinoderms?

Refer to the figure below, and then answer the following question(s). -The missing label indicated by a "2" corresponds to the:

There are both aquatic and terrestrial species in the phylum Mollusca.

Blood stays within vessels in a closed circulatory system.

What type of skeleton is found in annelids?

Sponges were the earliest animals to evolve true tissues.

Reptiles,birds,and some mammals share which of the following characteristics?

Which of the following parasites is a roundworm (Nematoda)?

As a general,common feature,what characteristic do flatworms (Platyhelminthes)have in common with some of the more advanced animal phyla?

The type of reproduction you are observing is:

Cnidarians such as jellyfish have muscle and nervous tissues.

Which of the following is not an advantage of a body cavity?

Animals that do not have a backbone are called ________.

Annelids demonstrate the important animal characteristic of body segmentation.

Refer to the figure below, and then answer the following question(s). -The missing label indicated by a "1" corresponds to the:

Mammals are the only group of animals to demonstrate significant protection of their young.

The typical "jellyfish" demonstrates which stage of the cnidarian life cycle?

Asymmetry refers to arrangement of body parts evenly around a central point.

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Lifes Components: Biological Molecules

Lifes Home: the Cell

Lifes Border: the Plasma Membrane

Lifes Mainspring: an Introduction to Energy

Vital Harvest: Deriving Energy From Food

The Green Worlds Gift: Photosynthesis

The Links in Lifes Chain: Genetics and Cell Division

Preparing for Sexual Reproduction: Meiosis

The First Geneticist: Mendel and His Discoveries

Units of Heredity: Chromosomes and Inheritance

Passing on Lifes Information: Dna Structure and Replication

How Proteins Are Made: Genetic Transcription, translation, and Regulation

The Future Isnt What It Used to Be: Biotechnology

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The Means of Evolution: Microevolution

The Outcomes of Evolution: Macroevolution

A Slow Unfolding: the History of Life on Earth

Arriving Late,traveling Far: the Evolution of Human Beings

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Fungi: the Diversity of Life 2

Plants: the Diversity of Life 4

The Angiosperms: Form and Function in Flowering Plants

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Communication and Control 1: the Nervous System

Communication and Control 2: the Endocrine System

Defending the Body: the Immune System

Transport and Exchange 1: Blood and Breath

Transport and Exchange 2: Digestion, nutrition, and Elimination

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