Question 1

The greatest number of mammals are:

Accepted Answer

A) eutherians 
B) prototherians 
C) metatherians 
D) monotremes 
A) eutherians 
B) prototherians 
C) metatherians 
D) monotremes

Question 2

Matching Questions
identify the name of the appropriate taxonomic level:
-Chordata

Accepted Answer

A) Class 
B) Sub-Phylum 
C) Phylum 
D) Kingdom 
A) Class 
B) Sub-Phylum 
C) Phylum 
D) Kingdom

Question 3

An example of a taxon would be a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) archetype 
B) order 
C) binomen 
D) clade 
A) archetype 
B) order 
C) binomen 
D) clade

Question 4

Humans belong to the class:

Accepted Answer

A) Vertebrata 
B) Mammalia 
C) Aves 
D) Chordata 
A) Vertebrata 
B) Mammalia 
C) Aves 
D) Chordata

Question 5

A bird's wing and a bat's wing are said to be:

Accepted Answer

A) homologous structures 
B) convergent structures 
C) archetypical structures 
D) cladograms 
A) homologous structures 
B) convergent structures 
C) archetypical structures 
D) cladograms

Question 6

The domain Eukaryota consists of organisms characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A) cells with distinct nuclei 
B) internal skeleton and jaws 
C) terrestrial life styles 
D) ability to make food from air and water 
A) cells with distinct nuclei 
B) internal skeleton and jaws 
C) terrestrial life styles 
D) ability to make food from air and water

Question 7

Diphyodonty refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) the development of two sets of teeth 
B) the regional differentiation of teeth 
C) the continuous replacement of teeth 
D) all teeth with a similar structure 
A) the development of two sets of teeth 
B) the regional differentiation of teeth 
C) the continuous replacement of teeth 
D) all teeth with a similar structure

Question 8

Which of the following is true about whales?

Accepted Answer

A) whales evolved from water-dwelling carnivores such as seals and walruses 
B) fossils whales exhibit pelvic and leg structures 
C) whales are more closely related to the bony fish than to land mammals 
D) fossil whales have yet to be discovered 
A) whales evolved from water-dwelling carnivores such as seals and walruses 
B) fossils whales exhibit pelvic and leg structures 
C) whales are more closely related to the bony fish than to land mammals 
D) fossil whales have yet to be discovered

Question 9

An archetype can be considered to be:

Accepted Answer

A) a reproductive population 
B) the class of animals to which a specific species belongs 
C) the divine plan for a particular animal 
D) the reconstructed common ancestor of a group of organisms 
A) a reproductive population 
B) the class of animals to which a specific species belongs 
C) the divine plan for a particular animal 
D) the reconstructed common ancestor of a group of organisms

Question 10

Early classification schemes were based upon the divine unit of creation known as the:

Accepted Answer

A) prototype 
B) category 
C) kindred 
D) archetype 
A) prototype 
B) category 
C) kindred 
D) archetype

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Which of the following is not a member of the eukaryote domain?

Accepted Answer

A) oak tree 
B) tree frog 
C) bacteria 
D) mushrooms 
A) oak tree 
B) tree frog 
C) bacteria 
D) mushrooms

Question 13

Which of the following is not a chordate?

Accepted Answer

A) a bird 
B) a fish 
C) a dog 
D) a spider 
A) a bird 
B) a fish 
C) a dog 
D) a spider

Question 14

Cladistics is an approach to classification based upon:

Accepted Answer

A) the reconstruction of archetypes 
B) assigning a numerical value to similarities 
C) an analysis of reproductive isolation 
D) an analysis of recently and distantly evolved features 
A) the reconstruction of archetypes 
B) assigning a numerical value to similarities 
C) an analysis of reproductive isolation 
D) an analysis of recently and distantly evolved features

Question 15

Matching Questions
identify the name of the appropriate taxonomic level:
-Mammalia

Accepted Answer

A) Class 
B) Sub-Phylum 
C) Phylum 
D) Kingdom 
A) Class 
B) Sub-Phylum 
C) Phylum 
D) Kingdom

Question 16

Homologies that appeared most recently and are therefore shared by a relatively small group of closely related taxa are called:

Accepted Answer

A) autapomorphic features 
B) shared derived features 
C) shared ancestral features 
D) shared archetypical features 
A) autapomorphic features 
B) shared derived features 
C) shared ancestral features 
D) shared archetypical features

Question 17

Many Australian marsupials closely resemble placental mammals.This is called:

Accepted Answer

A) parallel evolution 
B) homologous evolution 
C) convergent evolution 
D) archetypical evolution 
A) parallel evolution 
B) homologous evolution 
C) convergent evolution 
D) archetypical evolution

Question 18

Modern biological classifications are based upon:

Accepted Answer

A) archetypes 
B) habitats 
C) evolutionary relationships 
D) none of the above 
A) archetypes 
B) habitats 
C) evolutionary relationships 
D) none of the above

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

In what ways does an order differ from a family in the taxonomic hierarchy?

Accepted Answer

In the taxonomic hierarchy, the classifi

The greatest number of mammals are:

Matching Questions identify the name of the appropriate taxonomic level: -Chordata

An example of a taxon would be a(n):

Humans belong to the class:

A bird's wing and a bat's wing are said to be:

The domain Eukaryota consists of organisms characterized by:

Diphyodonty refers to:

Which of the following is true about whales?

An archetype can be considered to be:

Early classification schemes were based upon the divine unit of creation known as the:

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

Which of the following is not a member of the eukaryote domain?

Which of the following is not a chordate?

Cladistics is an approach to classification based upon:

Matching Questions identify the name of the appropriate taxonomic level: -Mammalia

Homologies that appeared most recently and are therefore shared by a relatively small group of closely related taxa are called:

Many Australian marsupials closely resemble placental mammals.This is called:

Modern biological classifications are based upon:

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

In what ways does an order differ from a family in the taxonomic hierarchy?

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Exam 6: Peoples Place in Nature

The greatest number of mammals are:

Matching Questions identify the name of the appropriate taxonomic level: -Chordata

An example of a taxon would be a(n):

Humans belong to the class:

A bird's wing and a bat's wing are said to be:

The domain Eukaryota consists of organisms characterized by:

Diphyodonty refers to:

Which of the following is true about whales?

An archetype can be considered to be:

Early classification schemes were based upon the divine unit of creation known as the:

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

Which of the following is not a member of the eukaryote domain?

Which of the following is not a chordate?

Cladistics is an approach to classification based upon:

Matching Questions identify the name of the appropriate taxonomic level: -Mammalia

Homologies that appeared most recently and are therefore shared by a relatively small group of closely related taxa are called:

Many Australian marsupials closely resemble placental mammals.This is called:

Modern biological classifications are based upon:

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

In what ways does an order differ from a family in the taxonomic hierarchy?

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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