Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Horseshoe crabs have lived in the earth's oceans for ____ years.

Accepted Answer

A) about 4 thousand 
B) close to 400 thousand 
C) less than 40 million 
D) over 400 million 
E) over 4 billion 
A) about 4 thousand 
B) close to 400 thousand 
C) less than 40 million 
D) over 400 million 
E) over 4 billion

Question 3

Amniotes differ from amphibians by ____.

Accepted Answer

A) their size 
B) possession of lungs 
C) internal fertilization 
D) laying of eggs 
E) being tetrapods 
A) their size 
B) possession of lungs 
C) internal fertilization 
D) laying of eggs 
E) being tetrapods

Question 4

Which physical feature makes it possible for amniotes to be completely terrestrial?

Accepted Answer

A) their skin 
B) their lungs 
C) their eggs 
D) their four limbs 
E) their brains 
A) their skin 
B) their lungs 
C) their eggs 
D) their four limbs 
E) their brains

Question 5

Which primate group is classified as hominins?

Accepted Answer

A) bonobos 
B) gorillas 
C) humans 
D) gibbons 
E) orangutans 
A) bonobos 
B) gorillas 
C) humans 
D) gibbons 
E) orangutans

Question 6

One feature shared by modern humans and lacking in other Homo species is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) a chin 
B) a large brain 
C) bipedalism 
D) tool making 
E) legs longer than arms 
A) a chin 
B) a large brain 
C) bipedalism 
D) tool making 
E) legs longer than arms

Question 7

Examine the figure below and match each term with the letter to which it best corresponds.  
-having parts arranged around a central axis

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

What are nematocysts?

Accepted Answer

A) reproductive cells 
B) excretory organs 
C) sets of muscle cells 
D) circulatory cells 
E) defensive cells 
A) reproductive cells 
B) excretory organs 
C) sets of muscle cells 
D) circulatory cells 
E) defensive cells

Question 9

Which part of the amphibian life cycle prevents them from being fully terrestrial?

Accepted Answer

A) finding a mate 
B) reproduction 
C) respiration 
D) obtaining food 
E) locomotion 
A) finding a mate 
B) reproduction 
C) respiration 
D) obtaining food 
E) locomotion

Question 10

Examine the figure below and match each term with the letter to which it best corresponds.  
-egg white (albumen)

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 11

What are the defining traits of anthropoids?

Accepted Answer

A) diurnal, poor vision 
B) diurnal, have color vision 
C) diurnal, black and white vision 
D) nocturnal, color vision 
E) nocturnal, poor night vision 
A) diurnal, poor vision 
B) diurnal, have color vision 
C) diurnal, black and white vision 
D) nocturnal, color vision 
E) nocturnal, poor night vision

Question 12

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 13

Humans have ____ symmetry and are ____.

Accepted Answer

A) radial; protostomes 
B) radial; deuterostomes 
C) bilateral; deuterostomes 
D) bilateral; protostomes 
E) biradial; deuterostomes 
A) radial; protostomes 
B) radial; deuterostomes 
C) bilateral; deuterostomes 
D) bilateral; protostomes 
E) biradial; deuterostomes

Question 14

Animals that use a radula to scrape up algae are _____.

Accepted Answer

A) gastropods 
B) bivalves 
C) annelids 
D) roundworms 
E) leeches 
A) gastropods 
B) bivalves 
C) annelids 
D) roundworms 
E) leeches

Question 15

Which animals are radially symmetrical?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Which is a characteristic of all animals?

Accepted Answer

A) they develop from embryos 
B) they reproduce only sexually 
C) they are always motile 
D) some are producers 
E) some are unicellular 
A) they develop from embryos 
B) they reproduce only sexually 
C) they are always motile 
D) some are producers 
E) some are unicellular

Question 17

A horseshoe crab uses its long extended spine for what purpose?

Accepted Answer

A) defending its territory 
B) digging for clams 
C) fighting for mates 
D) protection from predators 
E) flipping itself right side up 
A) defending its territory 
B) digging for clams 
C) fighting for mates 
D) protection from predators 
E) flipping itself right side up

Question 18

Examine the figure below and match each term with the letter to which it best corresponds.  
-right and left halves have similar parts,and front and back differ

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Which group was first to have an amniotic egg?

Accepted Answer

A) birds 
B) reptiles 
C) amphibians 
D) bony fishes 
E) mammals 
A) birds 
B) reptiles 
C) amphibians 
D) bony fishes 
E) mammals

Question 20

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

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

Horseshoe crabs have lived in the earth's oceans for ____ years.

Amniotes differ from amphibians by ____.

Which physical feature makes it possible for amniotes to be completely terrestrial?

Which primate group is classified as hominins?

One feature shared by modern humans and lacking in other Homo species is ____.

Examine the figure below and match each term with the letter to which it best corresponds. -having parts arranged around a central axis

What are nematocysts?

Which part of the amphibian life cycle prevents them from being fully terrestrial?

Examine the figure below and match each term with the letter to which it best corresponds. -egg white (albumen)

What are the defining traits of anthropoids?

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

Humans have symmetry and are .

Animals that use a radula to scrape up algae are _____.

Which animals are radially symmetrical?

Which is a characteristic of all animals?

A horseshoe crab uses its long extended spine for what purpose?

Examine the figure below and match each term with the letter to which it best corresponds. -right and left halves have similar parts,and front and back differ

Which group was first to have an amniotic egg?

Bilateral symmetry is characteristic of a(n)____.

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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Exam 15: Animal Evolution

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

Horseshoe crabs have lived in the earth's oceans for ____ years.

Amniotes differ from amphibians by ____.

Which physical feature makes it possible for amniotes to be completely terrestrial?

Which primate group is classified as hominins?

One feature shared by modern humans and lacking in other Homo species is ____.

Examine the figure below and match each term with the letter to which it best corresponds. -having parts arranged around a central axis

What are nematocysts?

Which part of the amphibian life cycle prevents them from being fully terrestrial?

Examine the figure below and match each term with the letter to which it best corresponds. -egg white (albumen)

What are the defining traits of anthropoids?

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

Humans have ____ symmetry and are ____.

Animals that use a radula to scrape up algae are _____.

Which animals are radially symmetrical?

Which is a characteristic of all animals?

A horseshoe crab uses its long extended spine for what purpose?

Examine the figure below and match each term with the letter to which it best corresponds. -right and left halves have similar parts,and front and back differ

Which group was first to have an amniotic egg?

Bilateral symmetry is characteristic of a(n)____.

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

Humans have symmetry and are .