Question 1

Which group of organisms has an exoskeleton?

Accepted Answer

A) annelids 
B) arthropods 
C) cnidarians 
D) roundworms 
E) flatworms 
A) annelids 
B) arthropods 
C) cnidarians 
D) roundworms 
E) flatworms

Question 2

A feature that distinguishes New World and Old World monkeys is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) a tail 
B) arm vs.leg length 
C) bipedalism 
D) a prehensile tail 
E) a small brain 
A) a tail 
B) arm vs.leg length 
C) bipedalism 
D) a prehensile tail 
E) a small brain

Question 3

Which vertebrate is a fish,has a cartilaginous skeleton,no jaws,and a tooth-covered tongue?

Accepted Answer

A) shark 
B) lamprey 
C) coelacanth 
D) goldfish 
E) lungfish 
A) shark 
B) lamprey 
C) coelacanth 
D) goldfish 
E) lungfish

Question 4

The smartest of all invertebrates is the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) octopus 
B) squid 
C) slug 
D) ant 
E) crab 
A) octopus 
B) squid 
C) slug 
D) ant 
E) crab

Question 5

Which trait allowed for evolutionary innovations in body form?

Accepted Answer

A) bilateral symmetry 
B) segmentation 
C) coelomate evolution 
D) ectoderm development 
E) gastrovascular cavities 
A) bilateral symmetry 
B) segmentation 
C) coelomate evolution 
D) ectoderm development 
E) gastrovascular cavities

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C

Question 7

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

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 8

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

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 9

Which is true of the cells of a choanoflagellate colony?

Accepted Answer

A) each cell is genetically unique 
B) each cell is genetically identical 
C) each cell has a different chromosome number 
D) each cell performs the same function as the other cells 
E) each cell has the ability to switch their sex from male to female and back again 
A) each cell is genetically unique 
B) each cell is genetically identical 
C) each cell has a different chromosome number 
D) each cell performs the same function as the other cells 
E) each cell has the ability to switch their sex from male to female and back again

Question 10

Which animal lacks a "true" coelom?

Accepted Answer

A) flatworms only 
B) annelids only 
C) roundworms only 
D) flatworms and annelids 
E) flatworms and roundworms 
A) flatworms only 
B) annelids only 
C) roundworms only 
D) flatworms and annelids 
E) flatworms and roundworms

Question 11

The first known hominin species to leave Africa was ____.

Accepted Answer

A) Homo sapiens 
B) Homo erectus 
C) Homo habilis 
D) Australopithecus afarensis 
E) Homo neanderthalensis 
A) Homo sapiens 
B) Homo erectus 
C) Homo habilis 
D) Australopithecus afarensis 
E) Homo neanderthalensis

Question 12

Which of the organisms below give support for the colonial theory of animal origins?

Accepted Answer

A) Spriggina 
B) choanoflagellates 
C) Ediacarans 
D) trilobites 
E) club fungi 
A) Spriggina 
B) choanoflagellates 
C) Ediacarans 
D) trilobites 
E) club fungi

Question 13

Sponges are ____.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Snails 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 15

Which chordate has a four-chambered heart,no bladder,no teeth,and lack of a penis in the males?

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 16

Examine the figure below and match each term with the letter to which it best corresponds.Not all choices will be used.  
-anthropoids

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E

Question 17

A mite is most closely related to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) ants 
B) spiders 
C) isopods 
D) leeches 
E) flukes 
A) ants 
B) spiders 
C) isopods 
D) leeches 
E) flukes

Question 18

Sharks differ from most other fishes in that they lack ____.

Accepted Answer

A) lungs 
B) scales 
C) bony skeletons 
D) paired appendages 
E) jaws 
A) lungs 
B) scales 
C) bony skeletons 
D) paired appendages 
E) jaws

Question 19

Examine the figure below and match each term with the letter to which it best corresponds.Not all choices will be used.  
-dry-nosed

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E

Question 20

A typical amniote has ____,but fish do not.

Accepted Answer

A) a backbone 
B) waterproof skin 
C) gills 
D) external fertilization 
E) a cartilaginous skeleton 
A) a backbone 
B) waterproof skin 
C) gills 
D) external fertilization 
E) a cartilaginous skeleton

Which group of organisms has an exoskeleton?

A feature that distinguishes New World and Old World monkeys is ____.

Which vertebrate is a fish,has a cartilaginous skeleton,no jaws,and a tooth-covered tongue?

The smartest of all invertebrates is the ____.

Which trait allowed for evolutionary innovations in body form?

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

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

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

Which is true of the cells of a choanoflagellate colony?

Which animal lacks a "true" coelom?

The first known hominin species to leave Africa was ____.

Which of the organisms below give support for the colonial theory of animal origins?

Sponges are ____.

Snails are examples of ____.

Which chordate has a four-chambered heart,no bladder,no teeth,and lack of a penis in the males?

Examine the figure below and match each term with the letter to which it best corresponds.Not all choices will be used. -anthropoids

A mite is most closely related to which of the following?

Sharks differ from most other fishes in that they lack ____.

Examine the figure below and match each term with the letter to which it best corresponds.Not all choices will be used. -dry-nosed

A typical amniote has ____,but fish do not.

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

Filters

Exam 15: Animal Evolution

Which group of organisms has an exoskeleton?

A feature that distinguishes New World and Old World monkeys is ____.

Which vertebrate is a fish,has a cartilaginous skeleton,no jaws,and a tooth-covered tongue?

The smartest of all invertebrates is the ____.

Which trait allowed for evolutionary innovations in body form?

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

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

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

Which is true of the cells of a choanoflagellate colony?

Which animal lacks a "true" coelom?

The first known hominin species to leave Africa was ____.

Which of the organisms below give support for the colonial theory of animal origins?

Sponges are ____.

Snails are examples of ____.

Which chordate has a four-chambered heart,no bladder,no teeth,and lack of a penis in the males?

Examine the figure below and match each term with the letter to which it best corresponds.Not all choices will be used. -anthropoids

A mite is most closely related to which of the following?

Sharks differ from most other fishes in that they lack ____.

Examine the figure below and match each term with the letter to which it best corresponds.Not all choices will be used. -dry-nosed

A typical amniote has ____,but fish do not.

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

Filters