Question 1

Bony fishes possess two features not found in other fish.Select the best choice from those listed below to complete the following sentence.Bony fishes have

Accepted Answer

A) swim bladders and gill covers called opercula. 
B) swim bladders and a complete digestive system. 
C) swim bladders and a closed circulatory system. 
D) swim bladders and movable jaws. 
A) swim bladders and gill covers called opercula. 
B) swim bladders and a complete digestive system. 
C) swim bladders and a closed circulatory system. 
D) swim bladders and movable jaws. A

Question 2

Which group includes mammals,birds,and reptiles but excludes all other chordates?

Accepted Answer

A) Vertebrates 
B) Amniotes 
C) Tetrapods 
D) Monotremes 
E) Deuterostomes 
A) Vertebrates 
B) Amniotes 
C) Tetrapods 
D) Monotremes 
E) Deuterostomes B

Question 3

DNA studies can be used to make all of the following conclusions except that

Accepted Answer

A) The gibbon ape line diverged about 15 million years ago. 
B) Orangutans split off about 10 million years ago. 
C) The gorilla lineage diverged about 8 million years ago. 
D) Modern man remained changeless for the last 1 million years. 
A) The gibbon ape line diverged about 15 million years ago. 
B) Orangutans split off about 10 million years ago. 
C) The gorilla lineage diverged about 8 million years ago. 
D) Modern man remained changeless for the last 1 million years. D

Question 4

You excavate a fossil of a small reptile during a paleontology field trip.It has the following characteristics: skull with a pair of dorsal temporal openings and a pair of lateral temporal openings; bipedal with legs positioned directly under the pelvic girdle.Dating with radioisotopes shows that the specimen lived 100 million year ago (MYA).You conclude that the specimen belongs to which reptilian group (be specific as possible)?

Accepted Answer

A) anapsid 
B) synapsid 
C) diapsid 
D) archosaur 
E) dinosaur 
A) anapsid 
B) synapsid 
C) diapsid 
D) archosaur 
E) dinosaur

Question 5

All of the following are true about prosimians except

Accepted Answer

A) they are big-eyed mammals with increased visual acuity. 
B) only two lineages survive today. 
C) they are nocturnal. 
D) they are widespread. 
A) they are big-eyed mammals with increased visual acuity. 
B) only two lineages survive today. 
C) they are nocturnal. 
D) they are widespread.

Question 6

What would be an easy way to determine if a skull is a mammal's skull?

Accepted Answer

A) Look for air sacs in the skull. 
B) Examine the teeth. 
C) Look for the remains of the tympanum. 
D) Measure the brain case volume. 
A) Look for air sacs in the skull. 
B) Examine the teeth. 
C) Look for the remains of the tympanum. 
D) Measure the brain case volume.

Question 7

For human races to be considered valid biological groupings,the genetic diversity within the group would have to be ________ the genetic diversity between groups.

Accepted Answer

A) lower than 
B) equal to 
C) higher than 
A) lower than 
B) equal to 
C) higher than

Question 8

Which one of the following is the least likely reason that bipedalism evolved in hominoids?

Accepted Answer

A) requires less energy than walking with all four legs 
B) frees the hands for tool-making 
C) frees the hands for carrying food to be shared with others 
D) allows better surveillance for predators 
E) increases access to food resources 
A) requires less energy than walking with all four legs 
B) frees the hands for tool-making 
C) frees the hands for carrying food to be shared with others 
D) allows better surveillance for predators 
E) increases access to food resources

Question 9

Which one of the following was not an adaptation seen in the sharks (Chondrichthyes)?

Accepted Answer

A) lateral line system 
B) internal fertilization and internal development 
C) swim bladder 
D) teeth 
E) calcified cartilaginous skeleton 
A) lateral line system 
B) internal fertilization and internal development 
C) swim bladder 
D) teeth 
E) calcified cartilaginous skeleton

Question 10

Amphibians are thought to have evolved from

Accepted Answer

A) ray-finned fish. 
B) lobe-finned fish. 
C) spiny fish. 
D) skates and rays. 
E) annelids. 
A) ray-finned fish. 
B) lobe-finned fish. 
C) spiny fish. 
D) skates and rays. 
E) annelids.

Question 11

A chimpanzee's closest extant relative is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) orangutan. 
B) mandrill. 
C) South American spider monkey. 
D) human. 
A) orangutan. 
B) mandrill. 
C) South American spider monkey. 
D) human.

Question 12

The following classes or superclasses of fish are matched with an example.Select the mismatched pair.

Accepted Answer

A) Chondrichthyes-sharks 
B) Placodermi-lobe-finned fish 
C) Myxini-hagfish 
D) Osteichthyes-bony fish 
A) Chondrichthyes-sharks 
B) Placodermi-lobe-finned fish 
C) Myxini-hagfish 
D) Osteichthyes-bony fish

Question 13

Monotremes differ from the other mammals in their

Accepted Answer

A) laying of shelled eggs. 
B) lack of milk-producing glands. 
C) fur. 
D) carnivorous nature. 
E) containing a pouch for young to live. 
A) laying of shelled eggs. 
B) lack of milk-producing glands. 
C) fur. 
D) carnivorous nature. 
E) containing a pouch for young to live.

Question 14

New world monkeys have all of the following features except

Accepted Answer

A) they have flat spreading noses. 
B) they grasp objects with long prehensile tails. 
C) they evolved in isolation in South America. 
D) they are all arboreal. 
E) they have ischial callosities (thickened rump pads). 
A) they have flat spreading noses. 
B) they grasp objects with long prehensile tails. 
C) they evolved in isolation in South America. 
D) they are all arboreal. 
E) they have ischial callosities (thickened rump pads).

Question 15

A Tyrannosaurus rex's closest relative is a

Accepted Answer

A) Komodo dragon. 
B) bullfrog. 
C) squirrel. 
D) chicken. 
A) Komodo dragon. 
B) bullfrog. 
C) squirrel. 
D) chicken.

Question 16

What would happen to an egg that had a nonfunctional chorion?

Accepted Answer

A) The embryo would suffocate or dehydrate. 
B) The embryo would starve in the egg. 
C) The embryo would die due to high levels of toxic metabolic wastes. 
D) The embryo would develop normally. 
A) The embryo would suffocate or dehydrate. 
B) The embryo would starve in the egg. 
C) The embryo would die due to high levels of toxic metabolic wastes. 
D) The embryo would develop normally.

Question 17

Homo erectus has been shown to have dispersed from

Accepted Answer

A) Africa. 
B) Asia. 
C) South America. 
D) Europe. 
E) North America. 
A) Africa. 
B) Asia. 
C) South America. 
D) Europe. 
E) North America.

Question 18

Manta rays,sting rays,and eagle rays are similar to lampreys in that they have cartilaginous skeletons.How are they different from lampreys?

Accepted Answer

A) They have closed circulatory systems. 
B) They have gills. 
C) They have jaws. 
D) They have bony fin lobes. 
A) They have closed circulatory systems. 
B) They have gills. 
C) They have jaws. 
D) They have bony fin lobes.

Question 19

All mammals have hair,mammary glands,and a placenta.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Animals with pentaradial symmetry have 5 planes of symmetry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 34: Deuterostomes

Bony fishes possess two features not found in other fish.Select the best choice from those listed below to complete the following sentence.Bony fishes have

Which group includes mammals,birds,and reptiles but excludes all other chordates?

DNA studies can be used to make all of the following conclusions except that

All of the following are true about prosimians except

What would be an easy way to determine if a skull is a mammal's skull?

For human races to be considered valid biological groupings,the genetic diversity within the group would have to be ________ the genetic diversity between groups.

Which one of the following is the least likely reason that bipedalism evolved in hominoids?

Which one of the following was not an adaptation seen in the sharks (Chondrichthyes)?

Amphibians are thought to have evolved from

A chimpanzee's closest extant relative is a(n)

The following classes or superclasses of fish are matched with an example.Select the mismatched pair.

Monotremes differ from the other mammals in their

New world monkeys have all of the following features except

A Tyrannosaurus rex's closest relative is a

What would happen to an egg that had a nonfunctional chorion?

Homo erectus has been shown to have dispersed from

Manta rays,sting rays,and eagle rays are similar to lampreys in that they have cartilaginous skeletons.How are they different from lampreys?

All mammals have hair,mammary glands,and a placenta.

Animals with pentaradial symmetry have 5 planes of symmetry.

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