Question 1

Characteristics shared by primates include

Accepted Answer

A)  flat nails instead of claws. 
B)  grasping hands with opposable thumbs. 
C)  binocular vision and excellent depth perception. 
D)  large brain size in comparison to body size. 
E)  All answers are correct. 
A)  flat nails instead of claws. 
B)  grasping hands with opposable thumbs. 
C)  binocular vision and excellent depth perception. 
D)  large brain size in comparison to body size. 
E)  All answers are correct. E

Question 2

Which of the following is a cartilaginous fish?

Accepted Answer

A)  shark 
B)  tuna 
C)  salmon 
D)  lungfish 
E)  catfish 
A)  shark 
B)  tuna 
C)  salmon 
D)  lungfish 
E)  catfish A

Question 3

Which of the following enabled Homo sapiens to develop complex cultures unlike other members of the Homo genus?

Accepted Answer

A)  the ability to walk upright 
B)  the development of agriculture 
C)  the ability to migrate out of Africa 
D)  changes in skin color 
E)  the ability to use stone tools 
A)  the ability to walk upright 
B)  the development of agriculture 
C)  the ability to migrate out of Africa 
D)  changes in skin color 
E)  the ability to use stone tools B

Question 4

Flatworms are very thin and can exchange materials across their surface.Flatworms lack which of the following anatomical systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  respiratory 
B)  nervous 
C)  digestive 
D)  movement 
E)  excretion 
A)  respiratory 
B)  nervous 
C)  digestive 
D)  movement 
E)  excretion

Question 5

Birds are classified as

Accepted Answer

A)  reptiles. 
B)  mammals. 
C)  amphibians. 
D)  fishes. 
E)  invertebrate chordates. 
A)  reptiles. 
B)  mammals. 
C)  amphibians. 
D)  fishes. 
E)  invertebrate chordates.

Question 6

A mollusk with multiple arms for locomotion and grabbing prey is a

Accepted Answer

A)  gastropod. 
B)  cephalopod. 
C)  bivalve. 
D)  chiton. 
E)  fluke. 
A)  gastropod. 
B)  cephalopod. 
C)  bivalve. 
D)  chiton. 
E)  fluke.

Question 7

In the Investigating Life,the observation that Tiktaalik had both gills and lungs suggests that it could absorb

Accepted Answer

A)  oxygen from the air. 
B)  oxygen from both the air and water. 
C)  oxygen from the water. 
D)  food from the water. 
E)  both food and oxygen from the water. 
A)  oxygen from the air. 
B)  oxygen from both the air and water. 
C)  oxygen from the water. 
D)  food from the water. 
E)  both food and oxygen from the water.

Question 8

When examining a picture of a jellyfish,you notice that if a mirror is placed in any orientation so that one end of the mirror touches the top of the jellyfish and the other end touches the mouth,the mirror shows the other half of the jellyfish.Therefore,you conclude that the jellyfish has

Accepted Answer

A)  longitudinal symmetry. 
B)  mirrored symmetry. 
C)  bilateral symmetry. 
D)  radial symmetry. 
E)  asymmetry. 
A)  longitudinal symmetry. 
B)  mirrored symmetry. 
C)  bilateral symmetry. 
D)  radial symmetry. 
E)  asymmetry.

Question 9

A vertebrate is an animal that

Accepted Answer

A)  has a complete digestive tract. 
B)  does not have a backbone. 
C)  has a backbone. 
D)  has an incomplete digestive tract. 
E)  does not have true tissues. 
A)  has a complete digestive tract. 
B)  does not have a backbone. 
C)  has a backbone. 
D)  has an incomplete digestive tract. 
E)  does not have true tissues.

Question 10

Which of the following is a characteristic of annelids?

Accepted Answer

A)  incomplete digestive tract 
B)  radial symmetry 
C)  cephalization 
D)  psuedocoelom 
E)  All of the answer choices are characteristics of annelids. 
A)  incomplete digestive tract 
B)  radial symmetry 
C)  cephalization 
D)  psuedocoelom 
E)  All of the answer choices are characteristics of annelids.

Question 11

Which is a characteristic of the phylum Chordata?

Accepted Answer

A)  They do not have true tissues. 
B)  They have a gastrula with only two germ layers. 
C)  They have radial symmetry. 
D)  They have a notochord. 
E)  They have a pseudocoelom. 
A)  They do not have true tissues. 
B)  They have a gastrula with only two germ layers. 
C)  They have radial symmetry. 
D)  They have a notochord. 
E)  They have a pseudocoelom.

Question 12

Swinging from one arm to the other with the body dangling below is

Accepted Answer

A)  bipedalism. 
B)  brachiation. 
C)  "knuckle walking." 
D)  quadrupedalism. 
E)  All answers are correct. 
A)  bipedalism. 
B)  brachiation. 
C)  "knuckle walking." 
D)  quadrupedalism. 
E)  All answers are correct.

Question 13

The embryonic germ layer of tissue in animals that develops into the digestive tract and organs derived from the digestive tract is the

Accepted Answer

A)  pachyderm. 
B)  ectoderm. 
C)  mesoderm. 
D)  endoderm. 
E)  protoderm. 
A)  pachyderm. 
B)  ectoderm. 
C)  mesoderm. 
D)  endoderm. 
E)  protoderm.

Question 14

If asked to point in a photograph to the part of a fruit fly embryo that develops into the muscles and reproductive system,you would point to the

Accepted Answer

A)  pachyderm. 
B)  ectoderm. 
C)  mesoderm. 
D)  endoderm. 
E)  protoderm. 
A)  pachyderm. 
B)  ectoderm. 
C)  mesoderm. 
D)  endoderm. 
E)  protoderm.

Question 15

What was most key in the transition of fish into amphibians?

Accepted Answer

A)  limbs only 
B)  both lungs and limbs 
C)  lungs only 
D)  fins only 
E)  both lungs and fins 
A)  limbs only 
B)  both lungs and limbs 
C)  lungs only 
D)  fins only 
E)  both lungs and fins

Question 16

A tunicate is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  invertebrate chordate. 
B)  vertebrate. 
C)  echinoderm. 
D)  amphibian. 
E)  fish. 
A)  invertebrate chordate. 
B)  vertebrate. 
C)  echinoderm. 
D)  amphibian. 
E)  fish.

Question 17

Most mollusks have an open circulatory system that keeps blood in specialized vessels as the blood flows throughout the body.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Arthropoda means "jointed foot."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

You are helping to prepare images for a textbook when you see a caption saying "first land vertebrates," so you look for pictures of

Accepted Answer

A)  amphibians. 
B)  reptiles. 
C)  tortoises. 
D)  lampreys. 
E)  lungfish. 
A)  amphibians. 
B)  reptiles. 
C)  tortoises. 
D)  lampreys. 
E)  lungfish.

Question 20

If you were looking at a model of a sphere of animal cells with a hollow,fluid-filled center,you would identify it as a

Accepted Answer

A)  gastrovascular cavity. 
B)  blastula. 
C)  coelom. 
D)  gastrula. 
E)  hydrostatic skeleton. 
A)  gastrovascular cavity. 
B)  blastula. 
C)  coelom. 
D)  gastrula. 
E)  hydrostatic skeleton.

Exam 17: Evolution and Diversity of Animals

Characteristics shared by primates include

Which of the following is a cartilaginous fish?

Which of the following enabled Homo sapiens to develop complex cultures unlike other members of the Homo genus?

Flatworms are very thin and can exchange materials across their surface.Flatworms lack which of the following anatomical systems?

Birds are classified as

A mollusk with multiple arms for locomotion and grabbing prey is a

In the Investigating Life,the observation that Tiktaalik had both gills and lungs suggests that it could absorb

When examining a picture of a jellyfish,you notice that if a mirror is placed in any orientation so that one end of the mirror touches the top of the jellyfish and the other end touches the mouth,the mirror shows the other half of the jellyfish.Therefore,you conclude that the jellyfish has

A vertebrate is an animal that

Which of the following is a characteristic of annelids?

Which is a characteristic of the phylum Chordata?

Swinging from one arm to the other with the body dangling below is

The embryonic germ layer of tissue in animals that develops into the digestive tract and organs derived from the digestive tract is the

If asked to point in a photograph to the part of a fruit fly embryo that develops into the muscles and reproductive system,you would point to the

What was most key in the transition of fish into amphibians?

A tunicate is a(n)

Most mollusks have an open circulatory system that keeps blood in specialized vessels as the blood flows throughout the body.

Arthropoda means "jointed foot."

You are helping to prepare images for a textbook when you see a caption saying "first land vertebrates," so you look for pictures of

If you were looking at a model of a sphere of animal cells with a hollow,fluid-filled center,you would identify it as a

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