Question 1

In animal anatomy,distal parts are farther from the middle of the body than are __________ parts.

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Question 2

The study of tissue types and functions is

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A)  physiology. 
B)  histology. 
C)  molecular biology. 
D)  entomology. 
A)  physiology. 
B)  histology. 
C)  molecular biology. 
D)  entomology.

Question 3

Differentiation of a head end (found mainly in bilaterally symmetrical animals)is called _________.

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The answer of Differentiation of a head end (found mainly...

Question 4

Which of the following cells has multiple nuclei?

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A)  Smooth muscle 
B)  Adipose tissue 
C)  Striated muscle 
D)  Bone 
A)  Smooth muscle 
B)  Adipose tissue 
C)  Striated muscle 
D)  Bone

Question 5

Which is NOT a factor in cephalization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Improving food procurement by moving the mouth to the region of greatest sensing 
B)  Directed movement through an environment 
C)  Concentration of sensory organs at the point first likely to encounter the environment 
D)  Concentration of the sensory organs to increase sexual copulatory function 
A)  Improving food procurement by moving the mouth to the region of greatest sensing 
B)  Directed movement through an environment 
C)  Concentration of sensory organs at the point first likely to encounter the environment 
D)  Concentration of the sensory organs to increase sexual copulatory function

Question 6

True metamerism (segmentation)is found only in Annelida,Arthropoda,and _____________.

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Question 7

Animals with organs in a cavity that is not completely lined with mesoderm are

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A)  acoelomate. 
B)  eucoelomate. 
C)  pseudocoelomate. 
D)  coelomate. 
A)  acoelomate. 
B)  eucoelomate. 
C)  pseudocoelomate. 
D)  coelomate.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a correct association of the supportive material of an organism and its function?

Accepted Answer

A)  The cuticle of an insect provides protection 
B)  Cartilage of chordates provides stability and protection 
C)  Loose connective tissue generally holds the body together 
D)  Blood plasma is an important hydrostatic fluid in humans 
E)  Bone provides stability and protection as well as a storage place for minerals 
A)  The cuticle of an insect provides protection 
B)  Cartilage of chordates provides stability and protection 
C)  Loose connective tissue generally holds the body together 
D)  Blood plasma is an important hydrostatic fluid in humans 
E)  Bone provides stability and protection as well as a storage place for minerals

Question 9

The two major fluid compartments of the metazoan body are

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A)  the extracellular space and the interstitial space. 
B)  the extracellular space and the intracellular space. 
C)  the extracellular space and the intercellular space. 
D)  None of the choices are correct. 
A)  the extracellular space and the interstitial space. 
B)  the extracellular space and the intracellular space. 
C)  the extracellular space and the intercellular space. 
D)  None of the choices are correct.

Question 10

Animals with bilateral symmetry

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A)  can be divided into similar halves by any plane through the longitudinal axis. 
B)  are usually very slow-moving organisms. 
C)  are relatively simple in structure. 
D)  are better adapted for directed forward movement than radially symmetrical organisms. 
A)  can be divided into similar halves by any plane through the longitudinal axis. 
B)  are usually very slow-moving organisms. 
C)  are relatively simple in structure. 
D)  are better adapted for directed forward movement than radially symmetrical organisms.

Question 11

An animal that possesses an ectoderm,mesoderm and endoderm is called _________________.

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The answer of An animal that possesses an ectoderm,mesoderm and...

Question 12

Vertebrates have

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A)  bilateral symmetry. 
B)  eucoelomate body plan. 
C)  tube-within-a-tube body plan. 
D)  All of the choices are correct. 
A)  bilateral symmetry. 
B)  eucoelomate body plan. 
C)  tube-within-a-tube body plan. 
D)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 13

Which tissue includes the epidermis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Muscle tissue 
B)  Nervous tissue 
C)  Epithelial tissue 
D)  Connective tissue 
A)  Muscle tissue 
B)  Nervous tissue 
C)  Epithelial tissue 
D)  Connective tissue

Question 14

The type of body cavity that represents a persistent blastocoel is the _____________.

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The answer of The type of body cavity that represents...

Question 15

In animal anatomy,the term that designates the back side of an animal is _____________.

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Exam 9: Architectural Pattern of an Animal

In animal anatomy,distal parts are farther from the middle of the body than are __________ parts.

The study of tissue types and functions is

Differentiation of a head end (found mainly in bilaterally symmetrical animals)is called _________.

Which of the following cells has multiple nuclei?

Which is NOT a factor in cephalization?

True metamerism (segmentation)is found only in Annelida,Arthropoda,and _____________.

Animals with organs in a cavity that is not completely lined with mesoderm are

Which of the following is NOT a correct association of the supportive material of an organism and its function?

The two major fluid compartments of the metazoan body are

Animals with bilateral symmetry

An animal that possesses an ectoderm,mesoderm and endoderm is called _________________.

Vertebrates have

Which tissue includes the epidermis?

The type of body cavity that represents a persistent blastocoel is the _____________.

In animal anatomy,the term that designates the back side of an animal is _____________.

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