Question 1

Which is NOT one of the four extraembryonic membranes of the amniote egg?

Accepted Answer

A) albumin 
B) amnion 
C) chorion 
D) allantois 
E) yolk sac 
A) albumin 
B) amnion 
C) chorion 
D) allantois 
E) yolk sac A

Question 2

Which structure has cilia that create water currents and mucous sheets that capture nutrients suspended in the water in filter-feeding chordates?

Accepted Answer

A) notochord 
B) differentially permeable membrane 
C) filiform tongue 
D) gill slits 
E) jaw 
A) notochord 
B) differentially permeable membrane 
C) filiform tongue 
D) gill slits 
E) jaw D

Question 3

The vertebrate jaw first appeared in

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Which of the following statements is NOT a possibility even though the phylogenetic lineages for hominids are not definitive?

Accepted Answer

A) Homo preceded Australopithecus. 
B) Homo sapiens is the most recent. 
C) Australopithecus is probably more ancient than Homo. 
D) Homo erectus preceded Homo sapiens. 
E) Homo and Australopithecus may have evolved at the same time. 
A) Homo preceded Australopithecus. 
B) Homo sapiens is the most recent. 
C) Australopithecus is probably more ancient than Homo. 
D) Homo erectus preceded Homo sapiens. 
E) Homo and Australopithecus may have evolved at the same time.

Question 5

Use the above figure to answer questions 
  
-The letter "A" in the above figure represents which teeth?

Accepted Answer

A) incisors 
B) molars 
C) canines 
D) premolars 
E) none of these 
A) incisors 
B) molars 
C) canines 
D) premolars 
E) none of these

Question 6

The amniotes differ from the amphibians in that they

Accepted Answer

A) have efficient kidneys. 
B) have a waterproof skin. 
C) have internal fertilization. 
D) have a shelled amniotic egg. 
E) include all of these. 
A) have efficient kidneys. 
B) have a waterproof skin. 
C) have internal fertilization. 
D) have a shelled amniotic egg. 
E) include all of these.

Question 7

Which of the following is a hominid?

Accepted Answer

A) chimpanzee 
B) Australopithecus 
C) baboon 
D) chimpanzee and Australopithecus 
E) chimpanzee, Australopithecus, and baboon 
A) chimpanzee 
B) Australopithecus 
C) baboon 
D) chimpanzee and Australopithecus 
E) chimpanzee, Australopithecus, and baboon

Question 8

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A) All chordates have a notochord. 
B) All chordates have pharyngeal pouches or gill slits. 
C) All chordates have a dorsal nerve cord. 
D) All chordates are vertebrates. 
E) Chordates are deuterostomes. 
A) All chordates have a notochord. 
B) All chordates have pharyngeal pouches or gill slits. 
C) All chordates have a dorsal nerve cord. 
D) All chordates are vertebrates. 
E) Chordates are deuterostomes.

Question 9

A great adaptive radiation of mammals began about __________ million years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) 25 
B) 65 
C) 95 
D) 125 
E) 165 
A) 25 
B) 65 
C) 95 
D) 125 
E) 165

Question 10

In which group are retention of larval characteristics and sexual maturity seen in the same body?

Accepted Answer

A) toads 
B) salamanders 
C) frogs 
D) caecilians 
E) none of these 
A) toads 
B) salamanders 
C) frogs 
D) caecilians 
E) none of these

Question 11

The first tetrapods evolved

Accepted Answer

A) on land. 
B) after the amphibians. 
C) in water. 
D) after the first amniotes. 
E) from the ray-finned fishes. 
A) on land. 
B) after the amphibians. 
C) in water. 
D) after the first amniotes. 
E) from the ray-finned fishes.

Question 12

Reptiles resemble __________ in being able to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) ray-finned fishes; freely leave the water 
B) birds; breathe by use of lungs 
C) ostracoderms; utilize their jaws 
D) amphibians; exchange gases across their skin 
E) lobe-finned fishes; exchange gases across their gills 
A) ray-finned fishes; freely leave the water 
B) birds; breathe by use of lungs 
C) ostracoderms; utilize their jaws 
D) amphibians; exchange gases across their skin 
E) lobe-finned fishes; exchange gases across their gills

Question 13

Egg-laying mammals

Accepted Answer

A) hatch fully developed young from their eggs. 
B) are monotremes. 
C) are hairless. 
D) are confined to South America. 
E) bear their young into permanent pouches. 
A) hatch fully developed young from their eggs. 
B) are monotremes. 
C) are hairless. 
D) are confined to South America. 
E) bear their young into permanent pouches.

Question 14

The notochord has a similar function to the

Accepted Answer

A) nervous system. 
B) spinal cord. 
C) skeletal system. 
D) skin system. 
E) muscle system. 
A) nervous system. 
B) spinal cord. 
C) skeletal system. 
D) skin system. 
E) muscle system.

Question 15

Birds differ from earlier vertebrates by

Accepted Answer

A) their lack of scales. 
B) producing land eggs. 
C) the ability to maintain a constant body temperature through metabolic activities. 
D) the ability to fertilize eggs internally. 
E) their possession of a dorsal nerve cord. 
A) their lack of scales. 
B) producing land eggs. 
C) the ability to maintain a constant body temperature through metabolic activities. 
D) the ability to fertilize eggs internally. 
E) their possession of a dorsal nerve cord.

Question 16

The most primitive of the current reptiles based upon the time of divergence from the stem reptiles are the

Accepted Answer

A) crocodiles. 
B) snakes. 
C) tuataras. 
D) lizards. 
E) turtles. 
A) crocodiles. 
B) snakes. 
C) tuataras. 
D) lizards. 
E) turtles.

Question 17

The geographical distribution of hominids changed dramatically during the Pleistocene due to the migrations of

Accepted Answer

A) Australopithecus robustus. 
B) Australopithecus boisei. 
C) Homo erectus. 
D) Homo habilis. 
E) Homo sapiens. 
A) Australopithecus robustus. 
B) Australopithecus boisei. 
C) Homo erectus. 
D) Homo habilis. 
E) Homo sapiens.

Question 18

All EXCEPT which of the following statements about Neandertals is true?

Accepted Answer

A) The oldest Neandertal fossils are 200,000 years old. 
B) They lived in Europe and the Near East. 
C) Neandertals are direct ancestors of Homo sapiens. 
D) Neandertal brains were larger than those of modern humans. 
E) They have no modern descendents. 
A) The oldest Neandertal fossils are 200,000 years old. 
B) They lived in Europe and the Near East. 
C) Neandertals are direct ancestors of Homo sapiens. 
D) Neandertal brains were larger than those of modern humans. 
E) They have no modern descendents.

Question 19

The diet of the direct ancestors of primates included

Accepted Answer

A) grass and leaves. 
B) insects and seeds. 
C) fruits and nuts. 
D) eggs and smaller animals. 
E) all of these 
A) grass and leaves. 
B) insects and seeds. 
C) fruits and nuts. 
D) eggs and smaller animals. 
E) all of these

Question 20

Hominids evolved when the climate was

Accepted Answer

A) wet and hotter. 
B) wet and cooler. 
C) dry and hotter. 
D) dry and cooler. 
E) none of these. 
A) wet and hotter. 
B) wet and cooler. 
C) dry and hotter. 
D) dry and cooler. 
E) none of these.

Exam 26: Animal Evolution the Chordates

Which is NOT one of the four extraembryonic membranes of the amniote egg?

Which structure has cilia that create water currents and mucous sheets that capture nutrients suspended in the water in filter-feeding chordates?

The vertebrate jaw first appeared in

Which of the following statements is NOT a possibility even though the phylogenetic lineages for hominids are not definitive?

Use the above figure to answer questions -The letter "A" in the above figure represents which teeth?

The amniotes differ from the amphibians in that they

Which of the following is a hominid?

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A great adaptive radiation of mammals began about __________ million years ago.

In which group are retention of larval characteristics and sexual maturity seen in the same body?

The first tetrapods evolved

Reptiles resemble __________ in being able to __________.

Egg-laying mammals

The notochord has a similar function to the

Birds differ from earlier vertebrates by

The most primitive of the current reptiles based upon the time of divergence from the stem reptiles are the

The geographical distribution of hominids changed dramatically during the Pleistocene due to the migrations of

All EXCEPT which of the following statements about Neandertals is true?

The diet of the direct ancestors of primates included

Hominids evolved when the climate was

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Molecules of Life

Cell Structure and Function

A Closer Look at Cell Membranes

Ground Rules of Metabolism

Where It Startsphotosynthesis

Energy-Releasing Pathways

How Cells Reproduce

Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction

Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits

Chromosomes and Human Inheritance

Dna Structure and Function

From Dna to Protein

Controls Over Genes

Recombinant Dna and Genetic Engineering

The Macroevolutionary Puzzle

Emergence of Evolutionary Thought

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The Origin and Evolution of Life

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Protists the Simplest Eukaryotes

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Human Evolution: a Case Study

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