Question 1

Mammals:

Accepted Answer

A) usually swallow their food whole 
B) usually eat only once or twice a week 
C) begin the digestive process in the stomach 
D) begin the digestive process in the mouth 
A) usually swallow their food whole 
B) usually eat only once or twice a week 
C) begin the digestive process in the stomach 
D) begin the digestive process in the mouth

Question 2

The phylum Chordata and the phylum Arthropoda share many features including:

Accepted Answer

A) bilateral symmetry 
B) a notochord 
C) four-chambered heart 
D) all of the above 
A) bilateral symmetry 
B) a notochord 
C) four-chambered heart 
D) all of the above

Question 3

Some biologists see the primate order as being closely related to:

Accepted Answer

A) Scandentia (tree shrews) 
B) Dermoptera (colugos) 
C) Rodentia (rodents) 
D) all of the above 
A) Scandentia (tree shrews) 
B) Dermoptera (colugos) 
C) Rodentia (rodents) 
D) all of the above

Question 4

Which of the following groups contains the largest number of animals?

Accepted Answer

A) arthropods 
B) mammals 
C) fish 
D) reptiles 
A) arthropods 
B) mammals 
C) fish 
D) reptiles

Question 5

Why do biologists study taxonomy? What information can be gained from attempting a classification of a phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

Biologists study taxonomy in order to un

Question 6

Matching Questions
match each taxon with its diagnostic trait:
-Theria

Accepted Answer

A) notochord 
B) placenta 
C) heterodonty 
D) bear live young 
A) notochord 
B) placenta 
C) heterodonty 
D) bear live young

Question 7

Features that first appeared in the distant past and are shared by a large number of populations are called:

Accepted Answer

A) autapomorphic features 
B) shared (synapomorphic)derived features 
C) shared (symplesiomorphi
C) ancestral features 
D) archetypes 
A) autapomorphic features 
B) shared (synapomorphic)derived features 
C) shared (symplesiomorphi
C) ancestral features 
D) archetypes

Question 8

Homoplasy can arise in three different ways.What are these ways and give an example of each.

Accepted Answer

Homoplasy can arise in three different w

Question 9

Humans would be classified as:

Accepted Answer

A) therian mammals 
B) eutherian mammals 
C) placental mammals 
D) all of the above 
A) therian mammals 
B) eutherian mammals 
C) placental mammals 
D) all of the above

Question 10

Matching Questions
match each concept with its definition:
-convergence

Accepted Answer

A) similarities in evolutionary history resulting from similar selective pressures in similar ecological niches 
B) similarity in function 
C) evolution of two taxa from a common ancestry 
D) evolution of superficially similar features in diverse taxa 
A) similarities in evolutionary history resulting from similar selective pressures in similar ecological niches 
B) similarity in function 
C) evolution of two taxa from a common ancestry 
D) evolution of superficially similar features in diverse taxa

Question 11

Which of the following taxa is not a kingdom?

Accepted Answer

A) Animalia 
B) Chordata 
C) Planti 
D) Fungi 
A) Animalia 
B) Chordata 
C) Planti 
D) Fungi

Question 12

Matching Questions
match the mammalian group with its description:
-marsupial

Accepted Answer

A) fetus completes development in mother's pouch 
B) fetus obtains nutrients through placenta 
C) fetus develops within an egg 
A) fetus completes development in mother's pouch 
B) fetus obtains nutrients through placenta 
C) fetus develops within an egg

Question 13

Humans belong to the Order:

Accepted Answer

A) Carnivora 
B) Primate 
C) Scandentia 
D) Chiroptera 
A) Carnivora 
B) Primate 
C) Scandentia 
D) Chiroptera

Question 14

Matching Questions
match the mammalian group with its description:
-monotreme

Accepted Answer

A) fetus completes development in mother's pouch 
B) fetus obtains nutrients through placenta 
C) fetus develops within an egg 
A) fetus completes development in mother's pouch 
B) fetus obtains nutrients through placenta 
C) fetus develops within an egg

Question 15

Mammary glands:

Accepted Answer

A) produce milk 
B) are found among mammals 
C) are related to the development of close bonds between mothers and offspring 
D) all of the above 
A) produce milk 
B) are found among mammals 
C) are related to the development of close bonds between mothers and offspring 
D) all of the above

Question 16

Matching Questions
match each taxon with its diagnostic trait:
-Eutheria

Accepted Answer

A) notochord 
B) placenta 
C) heterodonty 
D) bear live young 
A) notochord 
B) placenta 
C) heterodonty 
D) bear live young

Question 17

The taxa between class and family is:

Accepted Answer

A) species 
B) genus 
C) order 
D) phylum 
A) species 
B) genus 
C) order 
D) phylum

Question 18

The development of the amniote egg was important for:

Accepted Answer

A) survival of birds 
B) movement of vertebrates onto land 
C) development of external fertilization in fish 
D) the evolution of the egg-laying mammals 
A) survival of birds 
B) movement of vertebrates onto land 
C) development of external fertilization in fish 
D) the evolution of the egg-laying mammals

Question 19

Matching Questions
identify the name of the taxonomic group to which humans belong:
-class

Accepted Answer

A) Primates 
B) Mammalia 
C) Chordata 
D) Animalia 
E) Vertebrata 
A) Primates 
B) Mammalia 
C) Chordata 
D) Animalia 
E) Vertebrata

Question 20

Whales are most closely related to:

Accepted Answer

A) elephants 
B) primates 
C) rodents 
D) hoofed mammals 
A) elephants 
B) primates 
C) rodents 
D) hoofed mammals

Mammals:

The phylum Chordata and the phylum Arthropoda share many features including:

Some biologists see the primate order as being closely related to:

Which of the following groups contains the largest number of animals?

Why do biologists study taxonomy? What information can be gained from attempting a classification of a phenomenon?

Matching Questions match each taxon with its diagnostic trait: -Theria

Features that first appeared in the distant past and are shared by a large number of populations are called:

Homoplasy can arise in three different ways.What are these ways and give an example of each.

Humans would be classified as:

Matching Questions match each concept with its definition: -convergence

Which of the following taxa is not a kingdom?

Matching Questions match the mammalian group with its description: -marsupial

Humans belong to the Order:

Matching Questions match the mammalian group with its description: -monotreme

Mammary glands:

Matching Questions match each taxon with its diagnostic trait: -Eutheria

The taxa between class and family is:

The development of the amniote egg was important for:

Matching Questions identify the name of the taxonomic group to which humans belong: -class

Whales are most closely related to:

Investigating the Nature of Humankind

The Study of Heredity

The Modern Study of Human Genetics

Population Genetics

Natural Selection and the Origin of Species

The Living Primates

Comparative Studies: Anatomy and Genetics

Onhuman Primate Behavior

Human Behavior in Perspective

The Record of the Past

The Early Primate Fossil Record and the Origins of the Hominins

The Early Hominins

Early Species of the Genus Homo

The Evolution of Homo Sapiens

The Biology of Modern Homo Sapiens

The Analysis of Human Variation

The Modern World

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Exam 6: Peoples Place in Nature

Mammals:

The phylum Chordata and the phylum Arthropoda share many features including:

Some biologists see the primate order as being closely related to:

Which of the following groups contains the largest number of animals?

Why do biologists study taxonomy? What information can be gained from attempting a classification of a phenomenon?

Matching Questions match each taxon with its diagnostic trait: -Theria

Features that first appeared in the distant past and are shared by a large number of populations are called:

Homoplasy can arise in three different ways.What are these ways and give an example of each.

Humans would be classified as:

Matching Questions match each concept with its definition: -convergence

Which of the following taxa is not a kingdom?

Matching Questions match the mammalian group with its description: -marsupial

Humans belong to the Order:

Matching Questions match the mammalian group with its description: -monotreme

Mammary glands:

Matching Questions match each taxon with its diagnostic trait: -Eutheria

The taxa between class and family is:

The development of the amniote egg was important for:

Matching Questions identify the name of the taxonomic group to which humans belong: -class

Whales are most closely related to:

Investigating the Nature of Humankind

The Study of Heredity

The Modern Study of Human Genetics

Population Genetics

Natural Selection and the Origin of Species

The Living Primates

Comparative Studies: Anatomy and Genetics

Onhuman Primate Behavior

Human Behavior in Perspective

The Record of the Past

The Early Primate Fossil Record and the Origins of the Hominins

The Early Hominins

Early Species of the Genus Homo

The Evolution of Homo Sapiens

The Biology of Modern Homo Sapiens

The Analysis of Human Variation

The Modern World

Filters