Question 1

Select the correct choice to answer the following question.What are the three animal phyla that dominate animal life on land?

Accepted Answer

A) Cnidaria,Mollusca,Platyhelminthes 
B) Porifera,Arthropoda,Nematoda 
C) Nematoda,Chordata,Cnidaria 
D) Mollusca,Arthropoda,Chordata 
E) Platyhelminthes,Nematoda,Arthropoda 
A) Cnidaria,Mollusca,Platyhelminthes 
B) Porifera,Arthropoda,Nematoda 
C) Nematoda,Chordata,Cnidaria 
D) Mollusca,Arthropoda,Chordata 
E) Platyhelminthes,Nematoda,Arthropoda D

Question 2

Which one of the following terms applies to the phylum Arthropoda?

Accepted Answer

A) radial symmetry 
B) diploblastic 
C) coelomate 
D) Parazoa 
E) deuterostome 
A) radial symmetry 
B) diploblastic 
C) coelomate 
D) Parazoa 
E) deuterostome C

Question 3

Animals are distinct among multicellular organisms in all of the following features except

Accepted Answer

A) their cells lack rigid cell walls and are flexible. 
B) they can move more rapidly and in more complex ways than members in other eukaryotic kingdoms. 
C) they develop from a zygote in a characteristic embryonic development. 
D) they show great diversity in size,form,and structure. 
E) they are homotrophic. 
A) their cells lack rigid cell walls and are flexible. 
B) they can move more rapidly and in more complex ways than members in other eukaryotic kingdoms. 
C) they develop from a zygote in a characteristic embryonic development. 
D) they show great diversity in size,form,and structure. 
E) they are homotrophic. E

Question 4

Which one of the following terms applies to the phylum Bryozoa?

Accepted Answer

A) radial symmetry 
B) lophophore 
C) Parazoa 
D) deuterostome 
E) radial cleavage 
A) radial symmetry 
B) lophophore 
C) Parazoa 
D) deuterostome 
E) radial cleavage

Question 5

Which one of the following features of animals is unique to animals?

Accepted Answer

A) cells organized into tissues 
B) movement associated with muscle tissue and nervous tissue 
C) heterotrophism 
D) cells without walls 
E) embryonic development 
A) cells organized into tissues 
B) movement associated with muscle tissue and nervous tissue 
C) heterotrophism 
D) cells without walls 
E) embryonic development

Question 6

In attempts to discover the origin of metazoans,ribosomal RNA sequences indicate that the _____________ hypothesis is correct.

Accepted Answer

A) paraphyletic ciliate 
B) multinucleate 
C) colonial flagellate 
D) metazoan 
E) polyphyletic origin 
A) paraphyletic ciliate 
B) multinucleate 
C) colonial flagellate 
D) metazoan 
E) polyphyletic origin

Question 7

Select the following phylum that includes protostome animals that are segmented,bilaterally symmetric,and have a chitinous exoskeleton.

Accepted Answer

A) Arthropoda 
B) Annelida 
C) Mollusca 
D) Brachiopoda 
E) Platyhelminthes 
A) Arthropoda 
B) Annelida 
C) Mollusca 
D) Brachiopoda 
E) Platyhelminthes

Question 8

The embryonic layer found only in bilaterally symmetrical eumetazoans is the _______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The embryonic layer found only in bilaterally...

Question 9

Which one of the following is not the type of evidence used in a traditional classification of animals?

Accepted Answer

A) coelom type 
B) rRNA sequences 
C) symmetry 
D) number of embryonic tissue layers 
E) fate of the blastopore 
A) coelom type 
B) rRNA sequences 
C) symmetry 
D) number of embryonic tissue layers 
E) fate of the blastopore

Question 10

Which of the following is not true about animals?

Accepted Answer

A) They constitute millions of species. 
B) They are very diverse in form. 
C) They were some of the first organisms on the earth. 
D) They show great mobility. 
E) They are found in every conceivable habitat. 
A) They constitute millions of species. 
B) They are very diverse in form. 
C) They were some of the first organisms on the earth. 
D) They show great mobility. 
E) They are found in every conceivable habitat.

Question 11

Which one of the following statements about segmentation is false?

Accepted Answer

A) Segmentation can produce redundant systems. 
B) Segmentation can enhance locomotion. 
C) Only three phyla show true segmentation. 
D) The evolution of segmentation is highly convergent. 
E) Although fusion of segments is common,a study of embryology makes segmentation evident. 
A) Segmentation can produce redundant systems. 
B) Segmentation can enhance locomotion. 
C) Only three phyla show true segmentation. 
D) The evolution of segmentation is highly convergent. 
E) Although fusion of segments is common,a study of embryology makes segmentation evident.

Question 12

Which one of the following terms applies to the phylum Mollusca?

Accepted Answer

A) protostome 
B) pseudocoelomate 
C) Parazoa 
D) diploblastic 
E) asymmetry 
A) protostome 
B) pseudocoelomate 
C) Parazoa 
D) diploblastic 
E) asymmetry

Question 13

Which one of the following terms does not apply to adults in the phylum Echinodermata?

Accepted Answer

A) triploblastic 
B) bilateral symmetry 
C) coelomate 
D) deuterostome 
E) Eumetazoa 
A) triploblastic 
B) bilateral symmetry 
C) coelomate 
D) deuterostome 
E) Eumetazoa

Question 14

Select the incorrect statement about deuterostomes from the following choices.

Accepted Answer

A) Deuterostomes demonstrate radial cleavage in their embryonic development. 
B) Deuterostomes display indeterminate development. 
C) A deuterostome's coelom is produced by invagination of the archenteron. 
D) Examples of deuterostomes are echinoderms and chordates. 
E) Includes most bilaterians,including flatworms,nematodes,mollusks,annelids,and arthropods. 
A) Deuterostomes demonstrate radial cleavage in their embryonic development. 
B) Deuterostomes display indeterminate development. 
C) A deuterostome's coelom is produced by invagination of the archenteron. 
D) Examples of deuterostomes are echinoderms and chordates. 
E) Includes most bilaterians,including flatworms,nematodes,mollusks,annelids,and arthropods.

Question 15

Which of the following features in embryonic development of deuterostomes does not represent a major difference from protostomes?

Accepted Answer

A) pattern of blastopore formation 
B) radial cleavage pattern for cell division 
C) number of primary germ layers 
D) The first cleavage divisions of the fertilized embryo produce identical daughter cells,and any single cell,if separated can develop into a complete organism. 
E) The coelom is normally produced by an invagination of the archenteron. 
A) pattern of blastopore formation 
B) radial cleavage pattern for cell division 
C) number of primary germ layers 
D) The first cleavage divisions of the fertilized embryo produce identical daughter cells,and any single cell,if separated can develop into a complete organism. 
E) The coelom is normally produced by an invagination of the archenteron.

Question 16

Select the following phylum that includes coelomate,bilaterian animals that have a structure called a notochord.

Accepted Answer

A) Echinodermata 
B) Annelida 
C) Arthropoda 
D) Mollusca 
E) Chordata 
A) Echinodermata 
B) Annelida 
C) Arthropoda 
D) Mollusca 
E) Chordata

Question 17

Animals with a body cavity located between the mesoderm and endoderm are ______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Animals with a body cavity located between...

Question 18

Nearly all major animal body plans evolved by the _______ period.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Nearly all major animal body plans evolved...

Question 19

All of the following features are associated with bilateral symmetry in animals except

Accepted Answer

A) conferring anterior and posterior areas to the body. 
B) allowing for greater efficiency in movement. 
C) creating a body design of two mirror images. 
D) allowing for efficiency in seeking food and mates. 
E) being sessilE. 
A) conferring anterior and posterior areas to the body. 
B) allowing for greater efficiency in movement. 
C) creating a body design of two mirror images. 
D) allowing for efficiency in seeking food and mates. 
E) being sessilE.

Question 20

Which one of the following terms applies to the phylum Ctenophora?

Accepted Answer

A) often bioluminescent marine animals 
B) protostome 
C) coelomate 
D) deuterostome 
E) Parazoa 
A) often bioluminescent marine animals 
B) protostome 
C) coelomate 
D) deuterostome 
E) Parazoa

Exam 32: Overview of Animal Diversity

Select the correct choice to answer the following question.What are the three animal phyla that dominate animal life on land?

Which one of the following terms applies to the phylum Arthropoda?

Animals are distinct among multicellular organisms in all of the following features except

Which one of the following terms applies to the phylum Bryozoa?

Which one of the following features of animals is unique to animals?

In attempts to discover the origin of metazoans,ribosomal RNA sequences indicate that the _____________ hypothesis is correct.

Select the following phylum that includes protostome animals that are segmented,bilaterally symmetric,and have a chitinous exoskeleton.

The embryonic layer found only in bilaterally symmetrical eumetazoans is the _______.

Which one of the following is not the type of evidence used in a traditional classification of animals?

Which of the following is not true about animals?

Which one of the following statements about segmentation is false?

Which one of the following terms applies to the phylum Mollusca?

Which one of the following terms does not apply to adults in the phylum Echinodermata?

Select the incorrect statement about deuterostomes from the following choices.

Which of the following features in embryonic development of deuterostomes does not represent a major difference from protostomes?

Select the following phylum that includes coelomate,bilaterian animals that have a structure called a notochord.

Animals with a body cavity located between the mesoderm and endoderm are ______.

Nearly all major animal body plans evolved by the _______ period.

All of the following features are associated with bilateral symmetry in animals except

Which one of the following terms applies to the phylum Ctenophora?

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