Question 1

The colonial theory of animal origins states that animals ____.

Accepted Answer

A) migrated on land from sponge colonies in the ocean 
B) originated in the colonial geologic period 
C) evolved from autotrophic green alga colonies 
D) evolved from a heterotrophic protist that formed colonies 
E) colonized land before they colonized the seas 
A) migrated on land from sponge colonies in the ocean 
B) originated in the colonial geologic period 
C) evolved from autotrophic green alga colonies 
D) evolved from a heterotrophic protist that formed colonies 
E) colonized land before they colonized the seas

Question 2

Sea anemones are ____.

Accepted Answer

A) polyp forms of cnidarians 
B) medusa forms of cnidarians 
C) spongiforms of cnidarians 
D) spongiforms of echinoderms 
E) polyp forms of echinoderms 
A) polyp forms of cnidarians 
B) medusa forms of cnidarians 
C) spongiforms of cnidarians 
D) spongiforms of echinoderms 
E) polyp forms of echinoderms

Question 3

This arthropod is the vector for Lyme disease.

Accepted Answer

A) spider 
B) tick 
C) wasp 
D) mosquito 
E) mites 
A) spider 
B) tick 
C) wasp 
D) mosquito 
E) mites

Question 4

Which animal nurses its young,has forward facing eyes,nails on its fingers and toes,and a moist nose?

Accepted Answer

A) a lemur 
B) a tarsier 
C) a bird 
D) a new world monkey 
E) a human 
A) a lemur 
B) a tarsier 
C) a bird 
D) a new world monkey 
E) a human

Question 5

Which was the most likely food source for the first terrestrial tetrapods?

Accepted Answer

A) leaves 
B) insects 
C) small mammals 
D) worms 
E) eggs 
A) leaves 
B) insects 
C) small mammals 
D) worms 
E) eggs

Question 6

A ____ lays water-proof eggs and nourishes its young with milk from glands.

Accepted Answer

A) turtle 
B) shark 
C) platypus 
D) rat 
E) Gila monster 
A) turtle 
B) shark 
C) platypus 
D) rat 
E) Gila monster

Question 7

Shrimps,crabs,and lobsters are examples of ____.

Accepted Answer

A) cephalopods 
B) gastropods 
C) mollusks 
D) arachnids 
E) crustaceans 
A) cephalopods 
B) gastropods 
C) mollusks 
D) arachnids 
E) crustaceans

Question 8

Birds and mammals share which characteristic?

Accepted Answer

A) ectothermy 
B) air pocketed bones 
C) bladders 
D) four-chambered heart 
E) three-chambered heart 
A) ectothermy 
B) air pocketed bones 
C) bladders 
D) four-chambered heart 
E) three-chambered heart

Question 9

Which animal lacks symmetry,has no embryonic tissues,and has intracellular digestion?

Accepted Answer

A) a cnidarian 
B) a flatworm 
C) a sponge 
D) an annelid 
E) a planaria 
A) a cnidarian 
B) a flatworm 
C) a sponge 
D) an annelid 
E) a planaria

Question 10

A tuna is a ____ fish.

Accepted Answer

A) ray-finned 
B) lobe-finned 
C) cartilaginous 
D) jawless 
E) invertebrate 
A) ray-finned 
B) lobe-finned 
C) cartilaginous 
D) jawless 
E) invertebrate

Question 11

Among the following,bats are most closely related to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) birds 
B) rats 
C) foxes 
D) squirrels 
E) monkeys 
A) birds 
B) rats 
C) foxes 
D) squirrels 
E) monkeys

Question 12

Squids are examples of ____.

Accepted Answer

A) cephalopods 
B) pseudopods 
C) monopods 
D) gastropods 
E) polypods 
A) cephalopods 
B) pseudopods 
C) monopods 
D) gastropods 
E) polypods

Question 13

Most tunicate adults are ____.

Accepted Answer

A) herbivores 
B) photoautotrophs 
C) carnivores 
D) scavengers 
E) filter feeders 
A) herbivores 
B) photoautotrophs 
C) carnivores 
D) scavengers 
E) filter feeders

Question 14

Examine the figure below and match each term with the letter to which it best corresponds.  
-embryo

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E
F)F
G)G 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E
F)F
G)G

Question 15

The tube feet of sea stars are used primarily for ____.

Accepted Answer

A) excretion of excess water 
B) locomotion 
C) reproduction 
D) circulation 
E) sensation 
A) excretion of excess water 
B) locomotion 
C) reproduction 
D) circulation 
E) sensation

Question 16

A water-vascular system that operates the tube feet is characteristic of the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) arthropods 
B) annelids 
C) chordates 
D) mollusks 
E) echinoderms 
A) arthropods 
B) annelids 
C) chordates 
D) mollusks 
E) echinoderms

Question 17

Which animal has radial symmetry,a gastrovascular cavity,and the same opening for the entry of food and expulsion of waste?

Accepted Answer

A) a cnidarian 
B) a flatworm 
C) an annelid 
D) a mollusk 
E) a sponge 
A) a cnidarian 
B) a flatworm 
C) an annelid 
D) a mollusk 
E) a sponge

Question 18

Jellyfish are ____.

Accepted Answer

A) polyp forms of cnidarians 
B) medusae forms of cnidarians 
C) spongiforms of cnidarians 
D) spongiforms of echinoderms 
E) polyp forms of echinoderms 
A) polyp forms of cnidarians 
B) medusae forms of cnidarians 
C) spongiforms of cnidarians 
D) spongiforms of echinoderms 
E) polyp forms of echinoderms

Question 19

The wet-nose and cleft upper lip of the _____ does not allow these primates the range of facial expressions and vocalizations observed in the anthropoids.

Accepted Answer

A) orangutan 
B) lemur 
C) spider monkey 
D) gorilla 
E) human 
A) orangutan 
B) lemur 
C) spider monkey 
D) gorilla 
E) human

Question 20

Which of the following is a defining trait found in chordate embryos?

Accepted Answer

A) a pseudocoelom 
B) a larval stage 
C) a coelom 
D) limb buds 
E) gill slits 
A) a pseudocoelom 
B) a larval stage 
C) a coelom 
D) limb buds 
E) gill slits

The colonial theory of animal origins states that animals ____.

Sea anemones are ____.

This arthropod is the vector for Lyme disease.

Which animal nurses its young,has forward facing eyes,nails on its fingers and toes,and a moist nose?

Which was the most likely food source for the first terrestrial tetrapods?

A ____ lays water-proof eggs and nourishes its young with milk from glands.

Shrimps,crabs,and lobsters are examples of ____.

Birds and mammals share which characteristic?

Which animal lacks symmetry,has no embryonic tissues,and has intracellular digestion?

A tuna is a ____ fish.

Among the following,bats are most closely related to ____.

Squids are examples of ____.

Most tunicate adults are ____.

Examine the figure below and match each term with the letter to which it best corresponds. -embryo

The tube feet of sea stars are used primarily for ____.

A water-vascular system that operates the tube feet is characteristic of the ____.

Which animal has radial symmetry,a gastrovascular cavity,and the same opening for the entry of food and expulsion of waste?

Jellyfish are ____.

The wet-nose and cleft upper lip of the _____ does not allow these primates the range of facial expressions and vocalizations observed in the anthropoids.

Which of the following is a defining trait found in chordate embryos?

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Exam 15: Animal Evolution

The colonial theory of animal origins states that animals ____.

Sea anemones are ____.

This arthropod is the vector for Lyme disease.

Which animal nurses its young,has forward facing eyes,nails on its fingers and toes,and a moist nose?

Which was the most likely food source for the first terrestrial tetrapods?

A ____ lays water-proof eggs and nourishes its young with milk from glands.

Shrimps,crabs,and lobsters are examples of ____.

Birds and mammals share which characteristic?

Which animal lacks symmetry,has no embryonic tissues,and has intracellular digestion?

A tuna is a ____ fish.

Among the following,bats are most closely related to ____.

Squids are examples of ____.

Most tunicate adults are ____.

Examine the figure below and match each term with the letter to which it best corresponds. -embryo

The tube feet of sea stars are used primarily for ____.

A water-vascular system that operates the tube feet is characteristic of the ____.

Which animal has radial symmetry,a gastrovascular cavity,and the same opening for the entry of food and expulsion of waste?

Jellyfish are ____.

The wet-nose and cleft upper lip of the _____ does not allow these primates the range of facial expressions and vocalizations observed in the anthropoids.

Which of the following is a defining trait found in chordate embryos?

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

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