Question 1

Which of the following is NOT the description of a human disease caused by roundworms?

Accepted Answer

A)  lymph vessels permanently destroyed causing elephant-like legs 
B)  causal agent lives in rectum; females lay eggs in skin around the anus 
C)  infection results from eating uncooked pork 
D)  intestinal blockage disease affecting more than a billion people 
E)  all of these are human diseases caused by roundworms 
A)  lymph vessels permanently destroyed causing elephant-like legs 
B)  causal agent lives in rectum; females lay eggs in skin around the anus 
C)  infection results from eating uncooked pork 
D)  intestinal blockage disease affecting more than a billion people 
E)  all of these are human diseases caused by roundworms

Question 2

Birds are the only modern amniotes with

Accepted Answer

A)  wings. 
B)  feathers. 
C)  a four-chambered heart. 
D)  ectothermic metabolism. 
E)  more than one of these. 
A)  wings. 
B)  feathers. 
C)  a four-chambered heart. 
D)  ectothermic metabolism. 
E)  more than one of these.

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT an amniote?

Accepted Answer

A)  turtles 
B)  frogs 
C)  humans 
D)  eagles 
E)  more than one of these is NOT an amniote 
A)  turtles 
B)  frogs 
C)  humans 
D)  eagles 
E)  more than one of these is NOT an amniote

Question 4

Which geologic periods are known as the "Age of Reptiles"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Devonian and Silurian 
B)  Jurassic and Cretaceous 
C)  Permian and Triassic 
D)  Triassic and Jurassic 
E)  Carboniferous and Permian 
A)  Devonian and Silurian 
B)  Jurassic and Cretaceous 
C)  Permian and Triassic 
D)  Triassic and Jurassic 
E)  Carboniferous and Permian

Question 5

After the evolution of the vertebral column,what is the correct order of vertebrate innovations as they appear in time?

Accepted Answer

A)  jaws>>>lungs>>>paired limbs>>>amniote egg 
B)  jaws>>>paired limbs>>>lungs>>>amniote egg 
C)  paired limbs>>>lungs>>> jaws>>>amniote egg 
D)  amniote egg>>>jaws>>>lungs>>>paired limbs 
E)  jaws>>>paired limbs>>>amniote egg>>>lungs 
A)  jaws>>>lungs>>>paired limbs>>>amniote egg 
B)  jaws>>>paired limbs>>>lungs>>>amniote egg 
C)  paired limbs>>>lungs>>> jaws>>>amniote egg 
D)  amniote egg>>>jaws>>>lungs>>>paired limbs 
E)  jaws>>>paired limbs>>>amniote egg>>>lungs

Question 6

Match the hominin with its description.
a.Australopithecus afarensis
b.Homo erectus
c.Homo sapiens
d.Homo neanderthalensis
e.Homo habilis
-first human species to leave Africa

Accepted Answer

The answer of Match the hominin with its description.
a.Australopithecus afarensis
b.Homo...

Question 7

This chordate has a four-chambered heart,no bladder,the males typically have no penis,and no teeth.This animal is

Accepted Answer

A)  a bird. 
B)  a crocodile. 
C)  a bat. 
D)  a frog. 
E)  a shark. 
A)  a bird. 
B)  a crocodile. 
C)  a bat. 
D)  a frog. 
E)  a shark.

Question 8

Which of the following fossils is most like a lobe-finned fish?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tiktaalik 
B)  Icthyostega 
C)  Eusthenopteron 
D)  Sinosauropteryx 
E)  Confuciusornis 
A)  Tiktaalik 
B)  Icthyostega 
C)  Eusthenopteron 
D)  Sinosauropteryx 
E)  Confuciusornis

Question 9

Bilateral symmetry is characteristic of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  cnidarian 
B)  roundworm 
C)  echinoderm 
D)  corals 
E)  flatworm 
A)  cnidarian 
B)  roundworm 
C)  echinoderm 
D)  corals 
E)  flatworm

Question 10

This animal as an adult has radial symmetry,an internal skeleton,fluid-filled feet,and is a deuterostome.This animal is ___.

Accepted Answer

A)  a sea star 
B)  a jellyfish 
C)  a slug 
D)  an isopod 
E)  more than one of these 
A)  a sea star 
B)  a jellyfish 
C)  a slug 
D)  an isopod 
E)  more than one of these

Which of the following is NOT the description of a human disease caused by roundworms?

Birds are the only modern amniotes with

Which of the following is NOT an amniote?

Which geologic periods are known as the "Age of Reptiles"?

After the evolution of the vertebral column,what is the correct order of vertebrate innovations as they appear in time?

Match the hominin with its description. a.Australopithecus afarensis b.Homo erectus c.Homo sapiens d.Homo neanderthalensis e.Homo habilis -first human species to leave Africa

This chordate has a four-chambered heart,no bladder,the males typically have no penis,and no teeth.This animal is

Which of the following fossils is most like a lobe-finned fish?

Bilateral symmetry is characteristic of a(n)

This animal as an adult has radial symmetry,an internal skeleton,fluid-filled feet,and is a deuterostome.This animal is ___.

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Exam 15: Animal Evolution

Which of the following is NOT the description of a human disease caused by roundworms?

Birds are the only modern amniotes with

Which of the following is NOT an amniote?

Which geologic periods are known as the "Age of Reptiles"?

After the evolution of the vertebral column,what is the correct order of vertebrate innovations as they appear in time?

Match the hominin with its description. a.Australopithecus afarensis b.Homo erectus c.Homo sapiens d.Homo neanderthalensis e.Homo habilis -first human species to leave Africa

This chordate has a four-chambered heart,no bladder,the males typically have no penis,and no teeth.This animal is

Which of the following fossils is most like a lobe-finned fish?

Bilateral symmetry is characteristic of a(n)

This animal as an adult has radial symmetry,an internal skeleton,fluid-filled feet,and is a deuterostome.This animal is ___.

Invitation to Biology

Molecules of Life

Cell Structure

Energy and Metabolism

Capturing and Releasing Energy

DNA Structure and Function

Gene Expression and Control

How Cells Reproduce

Patterns of Inheritance

Biotechnology

Evidence of Evolution

Processes of Evolution

Early Life Forms and the Viruses

Plants and Fungi

Population Ecology

Communities and Ecosystems

The Biosphere and Human Effects

Animal Tissues and Organs

How Animals Move

Circulation and Respiration

Immunity

Digestion and Excretion

Neural Control and the Senses

Endocrine Control

Reproduction and Development

Plant Form and Function

Plant Reproduction and Development

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