Question 1

______________________ are the order of placental mammals to which humans belong,along with 232 other known species.

Accepted Answer

Primates

Question 2

What were the three major invasions of living creatures on land?

Accepted Answer

Plants journeyed onto the land first,about 500 million years ago.Arthropods were next,and amphibians,the first land vertebrates,moved onto land during the Devonian period.

Question 3

Reptiles were better adapted to land than amphibians because they:

Accepted Answer

A) had legs arranged to better support their body weight 
B) thoracic breathing 
C) had watertight skin to help retain water 
D) All of the above 
A) had legs arranged to better support their body weight 
B) thoracic breathing 
C) had watertight skin to help retain water 
D) All of the above D

Question 4

The type of fish represented by the most living species on earth today are the:

Accepted Answer

A) sharks 
B) bony fishes 
C) rays and skates 
D) coelacanths 
A) sharks 
B) bony fishes 
C) rays and skates 
D) coelacanths

Question 5

All of the following are correct about birds except:

Accepted Answer

A) they have a low body temperature 
B) they have thin,hollow bones 
C) they have large breast muscles 
D) they have a fused collarbone 
E) their feathers are derived from reptilian scales 
A) they have a low body temperature 
B) they have thin,hollow bones 
C) they have large breast muscles 
D) they have a fused collarbone 
E) their feathers are derived from reptilian scales

Question 6

The first mammals very likely arose from ________________.

Accepted Answer

A) amphibians 
B) dinosaurs 
C) thecodonts 
D) therapsids 
A) amphibians 
B) dinosaurs 
C) thecodonts 
D) therapsids

Question 7

Which of the following is the correct evolutionary sequence?

Accepted Answer

A) fish $\rarr$ birds $\rarr$amphibians $\rarr$ reptiles 
B) amphibians $\rarr$ fish $\rarr$ reptiles $\rarr$ birds 
C) reptiles $\rarr$ birds $\rarr$ fish $\rarr$ amphibians 
D) fish $\rarr$ amphibians $\rarr$reptiles $\rarr$ birds 
E) birds $\rarr$ reptiles $\rarr$ fish $\rarr$ amphibians 
A) fish $\rarr$ birds $\rarr$amphibians $\rarr$ reptiles 
B) amphibians $\rarr$ fish $\rarr$ reptiles $\rarr$ birds 
C) reptiles $\rarr$ birds $\rarr$ fish $\rarr$ amphibians 
D) fish $\rarr$ amphibians $\rarr$reptiles $\rarr$ birds 
E) birds $\rarr$ reptiles $\rarr$ fish $\rarr$ amphibians

Question 8

Almost all organisms alive today evolved from marine creatures alive at the beginning of the:

Accepted Answer

A) Cenozoic era 
B) Precambrian time 
C) Jurassic period 
D) Paleozoic era 
A) Cenozoic era 
B) Precambrian time 
C) Jurassic period 
D) Paleozoic era

Question 9

Why are there so many species of living things alive on earth now,more than at any time in Earth's history?

Accepted Answer

The end of the Paleozoic era was a time

Question 10

All of the following are made of keratin except:

Accepted Answer

A) hair 
B) hooves 
C) claws 
D) fingernails 
E) antlers 
A) hair 
B) hooves 
C) claws 
D) fingernails 
E) antlers

Question 11

Fish breathe using ___________ while amphibians and reptiles breathe using _________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Fish breathe using ___________ while amphibians and...

Question 12

When did the major evolutionary expansion of terrestrial plants and animals occur?

Accepted Answer

A) Mesozoic era 
B) Paleozoic era 
C) Cenozoic era 
D) 2 million years ago 
A) Mesozoic era 
B) Paleozoic era 
C) Cenozoic era 
D) 2 million years ago

Question 13

Amniotic eggs evolved as a means to:

Accepted Answer

A) protect the embryo while the parent sits on the egg 
B) protect the embryo from predators 
C) allow the parent to gather food,not sit on the nest 
D) prevent the embryo from drying out 
A) protect the embryo while the parent sits on the egg 
B) protect the embryo from predators 
C) allow the parent to gather food,not sit on the nest 
D) prevent the embryo from drying out

Question 14

The first animals to invade land were:

Accepted Answer

A) amphibians 
B) birds 
C) reptiles 
D) arthropods 
A) amphibians 
B) birds 
C) reptiles 
D) arthropods

Question 15

The warm-blooded reptilian ancestors to the dinosaurs and mammals were the _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The warm-blooded reptilian ancestors to the dinosaurs...

Question 16

Reproductive methods among the ____________ are the most advanced of any fish.

Accepted Answer

A) Chondrichthyes - sharks 
B) Osteichthyes - bony fish 
C) Placodermi - armored fish 
D) Acanthodii - spiny fish 
A) Chondrichthyes - sharks 
B) Osteichthyes - bony fish 
C) Placodermi - armored fish 
D) Acanthodii - spiny fish

Question 17

Mammals that have live births but continue to incubate newborns in a pouch are:

Accepted Answer

A) monotremes 
B) marsupials 
C) primates 
D) rodents 
A) monotremes 
B) marsupials 
C) primates 
D) rodents

Question 18

The ___________________ were the flying reptiles of dinosaur times.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ___________________ were the flying reptiles of...

Question 19

Choose the largest block of time.

Accepted Answer

A) Era 
B) Epoch 
C) Period 
D) Age 
A) Era 
B) Epoch 
C) Period 
D) Age

Question 20

Archaeopteryx is believed to be the transition fossil between reptiles and birds because Archaeopteryx had feathers and:

Accepted Answer

A) a tail similar to modern birds 
B) scales 
C) a long reptilian tail 
D) a pointed,elongated mouth that could evolve into a beak 
A) a tail similar to modern birds 
B) scales 
C) a long reptilian tail 
D) a pointed,elongated mouth that could evolve into a beak

Exam 20: History of the Vertebrates

______________________ are the order of placental mammals to which humans belong,along with 232 other known species.

What were the three major invasions of living creatures on land?

Reptiles were better adapted to land than amphibians because they:

The type of fish represented by the most living species on earth today are the:

All of the following are correct about birds except:

The first mammals very likely arose from ________________.

Which of the following is the correct evolutionary sequence?

Almost all organisms alive today evolved from marine creatures alive at the beginning of the:

Why are there so many species of living things alive on earth now,more than at any time in Earth's history?

All of the following are made of keratin except:

Fish breathe using ___________ while amphibians and reptiles breathe using _________.

When did the major evolutionary expansion of terrestrial plants and animals occur?

Amniotic eggs evolved as a means to:

The first animals to invade land were:

The warm-blooded reptilian ancestors to the dinosaurs and mammals were the _______________.

Reproductive methods among the ____________ are the most advanced of any fish.

Mammals that have live births but continue to incubate newborns in a pouch are:

The ___________________ were the flying reptiles of dinosaur times.

Choose the largest block of time.

Archaeopteryx is believed to be the transition fossil between reptiles and birds because Archaeopteryx had feathers and:

The Science of Biology

The Chemistry of Life

Molecules of Life

Cells

Energy and Life

Photosynthesis: Acquiring Energy From the Sun

How Cells Harvest Energy From Food

Mitosis

Meiosis

Foundations of Genetics

DNA: the Genetic Material

How Genes Work

Genomics and Biotechnology

Evolution and Natural Selection

How We Name Living Things

Prokaryotes: the First Single-Celled Creatures

Protists: Advent of the Eukaryotes

Fungi Invade the Land

Evolution of the Animal Phyla

How Humans Evolved

The Animal Body and How It Moves

Circulation

Respiration

The Path of Food Through the Animal Body

Maintaining the Internal Environment

How the Animal Body Defends Itself

The Nervous System

The Senses

Chemical Signaling Within the Animal Body

Reproduction and Development

Evolution of Plants

Plant Form and Function

Plant Reproduction and Growth

Populations and Communities

Ecosystems

Behavior and the Environment

Human Influences on the Living World

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