Question 1

At any point in your time travels,did you see two or more hominin species alive at the same time and in the same places?

Accepted Answer

A) Yes,quite often. 
B) Yes and no.While some lived at the same time,they lived on separate continents. 
C) Yes,but only for a generation or two as one was replaced by its descendants. 
D) No,there was no overlap in time or place. 
A) Yes,quite often. 
B) Yes and no.While some lived at the same time,they lived on separate continents. 
C) Yes,but only for a generation or two as one was replaced by its descendants. 
D) No,there was no overlap in time or place.

Question 2

Which arthropod subgroup includes those with six legs?

Accepted Answer

A) Arachnids 
B) Crustaceans 
C) Insects 
D) All of these 
A) Arachnids 
B) Crustaceans 
C) Insects 
D) All of these

Question 3

Why can't amphibians survive far from water?

Accepted Answer

A) Their limbs are too weak to support their weight on land. 
B) They do not have any lungs and cannot breathe out of the water. 
C) Their eggs do not have an amnion which prevents them from drying out. 
D) Their cartilaginous endoskeleton would dry out on land. 
A) Their limbs are too weak to support their weight on land. 
B) They do not have any lungs and cannot breathe out of the water. 
C) Their eggs do not have an amnion which prevents them from drying out. 
D) Their cartilaginous endoskeleton would dry out on land.

Question 4

What is the difference between an Old World monkey and a New World monkey?

Accepted Answer

A) New World monkeys have prehensile tails; Old World monkeys do not. 
B) Old World monkeys live in trees; New World monkeys live on the ground. 
C) New World monkeys live in large social groups; Old World monkeys are solitary or live in small groups. 
D) Old World monkeys have opposable thumbs; New World monkeys do not. 
A) New World monkeys have prehensile tails; Old World monkeys do not. 
B) Old World monkeys live in trees; New World monkeys live on the ground. 
C) New World monkeys live in large social groups; Old World monkeys are solitary or live in small groups. 
D) Old World monkeys have opposable thumbs; New World monkeys do not.

Question 5

Many,though not all,mollusks have a shell.What secretes the shell?

Accepted Answer

A) The foot 
B) The mantle 
C) The radula 
D) The visceral mass 
A) The foot 
B) The mantle 
C) The radula 
D) The visceral mass

Question 6

Most animals fall into one of how many phyla?

Accepted Answer

A) 100 
B) 35 
C) 9 
D) 5 
A) 100 
B) 35 
C) 9 
D) 5

Question 7

There are several limbless amphibians and reptiles.Did these limbless creatures evolve from a common limbless ancestor?

Accepted Answer

A) Yes,but it occurred before the development of limbs in the terrestrial tetrapods. 
B) Yes,but it occurred after the development of limbs in the terrestrial tetrapods. 
C) No,the trait arose independently in several lineages before the development of limbs in the terrestrial tetrapods. 
D) No,the trait arose independently in several lineages after the development of limbs in the terrestrial tetrapods. 
A) Yes,but it occurred before the development of limbs in the terrestrial tetrapods. 
B) Yes,but it occurred after the development of limbs in the terrestrial tetrapods. 
C) No,the trait arose independently in several lineages before the development of limbs in the terrestrial tetrapods. 
D) No,the trait arose independently in several lineages after the development of limbs in the terrestrial tetrapods.

Question 8

Parasites have often been described incorrectly as having "devolved" from a more highly evolved organism.Why would it be more accurate to say that they are just as evolved as any other organism?

Accepted Answer

Evolution does not have an end goal.Ever

Question 9

What does the expression "terrestrial tetrapod" mean?

Accepted Answer

A) Lives on land,four limbs 
B) Lives on land,four sets of chromosomes 
C) Lives on land,four cranial nerves 
D) Lives in the water,four limbs (including flippers or fins) 
A) Lives on land,four limbs 
B) Lives on land,four sets of chromosomes 
C) Lives on land,four cranial nerves 
D) Lives in the water,four limbs (including flippers or fins)

Question 10

Which subgroup of mammals raises their young in pouches?

Accepted Answer

A) Marsupials 
B) Monotremes 
C) Eutherians 
D) Cetaceans 
A) Marsupials 
B) Monotremes 
C) Eutherians 
D) Cetaceans

Question 11

Which of the following is human's closest living relative?

Accepted Answer

A) Gibbons 
B) Gorillas 
C) Chimpanzees 
D) Baboons 
A) Gibbons 
B) Gorillas 
C) Chimpanzees 
D) Baboons

Question 12

What is the role of the placenta?

Accepted Answer

A) Provides a physical association between mother and developing fetus 
B) Is used as a food source by the developing fetus 
C) Protects the developing fetus from injury 
D) To nourish the developing child after it is born 
A) Provides a physical association between mother and developing fetus 
B) Is used as a food source by the developing fetus 
C) Protects the developing fetus from injury 
D) To nourish the developing child after it is born

Question 13

How do bony fish regulate buoyancy?

Accepted Answer

A) With an air-filled swim bladder 
B) With a large,oil-filled liver 
C) By constantly swimming at an upwards angle 
D) Through the calcium in the bones,which makes the skeleton lighter than the water 
A) With an air-filled swim bladder 
B) With a large,oil-filled liver 
C) By constantly swimming at an upwards angle 
D) Through the calcium in the bones,which makes the skeleton lighter than the water

Question 14

The echinoderms are most closely related to the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) chordates 
B) flatworms 
C) mollusks 
D) arthropods 
A) chordates 
B) flatworms 
C) mollusks 
D) arthropods

Question 15

Which arthropod subgroup includes the centipedes?

Accepted Answer

A) Arachnids 
B) Crustaceans 
C) Insects 
D) None of these 
A) Arachnids 
B) Crustaceans 
C) Insects 
D) None of these

Question 16

Which evolved first,plants or animals? What evidence exists for your answer? Explain your reasoning as to why one would have evolved 100 million years prior to the other.

Accepted Answer

Fossil and DNA evidence supports the hyp

Question 17

Which group of fishes evolved first?

Accepted Answer

A) Ray-finned fishes 
B) Lobe-finned fishes 
C) Cartilaginous fishes 
D) Jawless fishes 
A) Ray-finned fishes 
B) Lobe-finned fishes 
C) Cartilaginous fishes 
D) Jawless fishes

Question 18

Which worm has no body cavity?

Accepted Answer

A) Flatworms 
B) Annelids 
C) Roundworms 
D) All of these 
A) Flatworms 
B) Annelids 
C) Roundworms 
D) All of these

Question 19

Which chordate trait evolved first?

Accepted Answer

A) Skeleton hardened with calcium 
B) Amniotic egg 
C) Four limbs 
D) Jaw 
A) Skeleton hardened with calcium 
B) Amniotic egg 
C) Four limbs 
D) Jaw

Question 20

What do snake scales,dog fur,and eagle feathers all have in common?

Accepted Answer

A) All grow for the life of the organism without being shed. 
B) All are made of keratin. 
C) All are related to fish scales (they share a most recent common ancestor that had fish scales). 
D) They do not have anything in common other than they grow out of the skin. 
A) All grow for the life of the organism without being shed. 
B) All are made of keratin. 
C) All are related to fish scales (they share a most recent common ancestor that had fish scales). 
D) They do not have anything in common other than they grow out of the skin.

At any point in your time travels,did you see two or more hominin species alive at the same time and in the same places?

Which arthropod subgroup includes those with six legs?

Why can't amphibians survive far from water?

What is the difference between an Old World monkey and a New World monkey?

Many,though not all,mollusks have a shell.What secretes the shell?

Most animals fall into one of how many phyla?

There are several limbless amphibians and reptiles.Did these limbless creatures evolve from a common limbless ancestor?

Parasites have often been described incorrectly as having "devolved" from a more highly evolved organism.Why would it be more accurate to say that they are just as evolved as any other organism?

What does the expression "terrestrial tetrapod" mean?

Which subgroup of mammals raises their young in pouches?

Which of the following is human's closest living relative?

What is the role of the placenta?

How do bony fish regulate buoyancy?

The echinoderms are most closely related to the ________.

Which arthropod subgroup includes the centipedes?

Which evolved first,plants or animals? What evidence exists for your answer? Explain your reasoning as to why one would have evolved 100 million years prior to the other.

Which group of fishes evolved first?

Which worm has no body cavity?

Which chordate trait evolved first?

What do snake scales,dog fur,and eagle feathers all have in common?

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Exam 10: Biodiversity 3: Animals

At any point in your time travels,did you see two or more hominin species alive at the same time and in the same places?

Which arthropod subgroup includes those with six legs?

Why can't amphibians survive far from water?

What is the difference between an Old World monkey and a New World monkey?

Many,though not all,mollusks have a shell.What secretes the shell?

Most animals fall into one of how many phyla?

There are several limbless amphibians and reptiles.Did these limbless creatures evolve from a common limbless ancestor?

Parasites have often been described incorrectly as having "devolved" from a more highly evolved organism.Why would it be more accurate to say that they are just as evolved as any other organism?

What does the expression "terrestrial tetrapod" mean?

Which subgroup of mammals raises their young in pouches?

Which of the following is human's closest living relative?

What is the role of the placenta?

How do bony fish regulate buoyancy?

The echinoderms are most closely related to the ________.

Which arthropod subgroup includes the centipedes?

Which evolved first,plants or animals? What evidence exists for your answer? Explain your reasoning as to why one would have evolved 100 million years prior to the other.

Which group of fishes evolved first?

Which worm has no body cavity?

Which chordate trait evolved first?

What do snake scales,dog fur,and eagle feathers all have in common?

An Introduction to the Science of Life

The Chemistry of Life

The Cell: The Fundamental Unit of Life

Energy and Life

Chromosomes and Inheritance

DNA: The Molecule of Life

Darwinian Evolution

Biodiversity 1: Microscopic Organisms

Biodiversity 2: Fungi and Plants

Human Body Systems

Ecology

Filters