Question 1

The single characteristic that all animals have that other organisms don't is that they:

Accepted Answer

A) possess the ability to change location. 
B) are single celled. 
C) possess sensory systems. 
D) undergo a blastula stage in development. 
E) are terrestrial. 
A) possess the ability to change location. 
B) are single celled. 
C) possess sensory systems. 
D) undergo a blastula stage in development. 
E) are terrestrial.

Question 2

Molting is necessary for:

Accepted Answer

A) all animals. 
B) all animals with skeletons. 
C) all animals with exoskeletons. 
D) all animals with endoskeletons. 
E) only animals with endoskeletons and scaly skin. 
A) all animals. 
B) all animals with skeletons. 
C) all animals with exoskeletons. 
D) all animals with endoskeletons. 
E) only animals with endoskeletons and scaly skin.

Question 3

The animal phyla with the most diversity and greatest representation in the animal kingdom have developed tissues,organs,and body cavities.Less successful phyla have not.Evaluate and explain why this is so.

Accepted Answer

Tissues allow for a group of cells to be

Question 4

Refer to the scenario below, and then answer the following question(s).
As part of your independent study in field biology, you are sent to the seashore to take samples. In one of your samples, you discover a flexible, sessile creature. It looks somewhat plant-like, but then you notice a polyp that is producing medusa-like animals.
-The creature is likely to be related to:

Accepted Answer

A) Arthropods such as lobsters. 
B) Echinoderms such as sea cucumbers. 
C) Poriferans such as sponges. 
D) Chordates such as sea squirts. 
E) Cnidarians such as Obelia. 
A) Arthropods such as lobsters. 
B) Echinoderms such as sea cucumbers. 
C) Poriferans such as sponges. 
D) Chordates such as sea squirts. 
E) Cnidarians such as Obelia.

Question 5

Invertebrate animals greatly outnumber vertebrates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The features common to all chordates are: ________,________,________,and ________.

Accepted Answer

notochord; dorsal ne

Question 7

The term "arthropod" best translates as:

Accepted Answer

A) human-like. 
B) outside skeleton. 
C) sharp jaws. 
D) jointed leg. 
E) hairy legs. 
A) human-like. 
B) outside skeleton. 
C) sharp jaws. 
D) jointed leg. 
E) hairy legs.

Question 8

The phylum of animals that does not show true tissues or symmetry is:

Accepted Answer

A) Nematoda. 
B) Annelida. 
C) Platyhelminthes. 
D) Cnidaria. 
E) Porifera. 
A) Nematoda. 
B) Annelida. 
C) Platyhelminthes. 
D) Cnidaria. 
E) Porifera.

Question 9

Which of the following would be a valid characteristic of animals that may also be shared by other groups of organisms?

Accepted Answer

A) Some animals have cell walls. 
B) All animals are multicellular. 
C) Some animals are sessile their entire lives. 
D) Some animals are photosynthetic. 
E) All animals are relatively large. 
A) Some animals have cell walls. 
B) All animals are multicellular. 
C) Some animals are sessile their entire lives. 
D) Some animals are photosynthetic. 
E) All animals are relatively large.

Question 10

There are more species in the insect group of phylum Arthropoda than all other animal phyla combined.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The structure in cnidarians with both digestive and circulation functions is the ________.

Accepted Answer

gastrovasc

Exam 23: Animals: the Diversity of Life 3

The single characteristic that all animals have that other organisms don't is that they:

Molting is necessary for:

The animal phyla with the most diversity and greatest representation in the animal kingdom have developed tissues,organs,and body cavities.Less successful phyla have not.Evaluate and explain why this is so.

Invertebrate animals greatly outnumber vertebrates.

The features common to all chordates are: ________,________,________,and ________.

The term "arthropod" best translates as:

The phylum of animals that does not show true tissues or symmetry is:

Which of the following would be a valid characteristic of animals that may also be shared by other groups of organisms?

There are more species in the insect group of phylum Arthropoda than all other animal phyla combined.

The structure in cnidarians with both digestive and circulation functions is the ________.

Science As a Way of Learning: a Guide to the Natural World

Fundamental Building Blocks: Chemistry, water, and Ph

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

An Introduction to Evolution: Charles Darwin, evolutionary Thought, and the Evidence for Evolution

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

Viruses,bacteria,archaea,and Protists: the Diversity of Life 1

Fungi: the Diversity of Life 2

Plants: the Diversity of Life 4

The Angiosperms: Form and Function in Flowering Plants

Body Support and Movement: the Integumentary, skeletal, and Muscular Systems

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

An Amazingly Detailed Script: Animal Development

How the Baby Came to Be: Human Reproduction

An Interactive Living World 1: Populations in Ecology

An Interactive Living World 2: Communities in Ecology

An Interactive Living World 3: Ecosystems and Biomes

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