Question 1

Which is a characteristic of all animals?

Accepted Answer

A)  T hey develop from embryos. 
B)  T hey reproduce only sexually. 
C)  Th ey are always motile. 
D)  S ome are producers. 
E)  S ome are unicellular. 
A)  T hey develop from embryos. 
B)  T hey reproduce only sexually. 
C)  Th ey are always motile. 
D)  S ome are producers. 
E)  S ome are unicellular. A

Question 2

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 B

Question 3

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 A

Question 4

Which is true for the cells of a choanoflagellate colony?

Accepted Answer

A)  E ach cell is genetically unique. 
B)  Each cell is genetically identical. 
C)  E ach cell has a different chromosome number. 
D)  E ach 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)  E ach cell is genetically unique. 
B)  Each cell is genetically identical. 
C)  E ach cell has a different chromosome number. 
D)  E ach 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 5

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 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

Birds are the only modern amniotes with ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  wings 
B)  feathers 
C)  a four-chambered heart 
D)  ectothermic metabolism 
E)  more than one of these 
A)  wings 
B)  feathers 
C)  a four-chambered heart 
D)  ectothermic metabolism 
E)  more than one of these

Question 8

Which organ present in crocodiles is most like that of birds?

Accepted Answer

A)  lungs 
B)  kidneys 
C)  heart 
D)  eyes 
E)  skin 
A)  lungs 
B)  kidneys 
C)  heart 
D)  eyes 
E)  skin

Question 9

Drugs used to treat AIDS and herpes virus infections are synthetic versions of compounds found in ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  sea anemones 
B)  sponges 
C)  roundworms 
D)  cnidarians 
E)  planaria 
A)  sea anemones 
B)  sponges 
C)  roundworms 
D)  cnidarians 
E)  planaria

Question 10

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 11

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 12

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 13

Match between columns
                        Premises: embryo
hardened shell
yolk sac
chorion
egg white (albumen)
allantois
amnion

Accepted Answer

The Answer of E and F and A and G is...

Question 14

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 15

Reef-building polyps get their sugars from mutualistic ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  green algae 
B)  cyanobacteria 
C)  dinoflagellates 
D)  roundworms 
E)  planarians 
A)  green algae 
B)  cyanobacteria 
C)  dinoflagellates 
D)  roundworms 
E)  planarians

Question 16

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 17

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 18

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 19

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 20

Which vertebrate is a fish that 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

Exam 16: Animal Evolution

Which is a characteristic of all animals?

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

Squids are examples of ____.

Which is true for the cells of a choanoflagellate colony?

Which group was first to have an amniotic egg?

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

Birds are the only modern amniotes with ____.

Which organ present in crocodiles is most like that of birds?

Drugs used to treat AIDS and herpes virus infections are synthetic versions of compounds found in ____.

Snails are examples of ____.

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

A tuna is a ____ fish.

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

Reef-building polyps get their sugars from mutualistic ____.

Birds and mammals share which characteristic?

Amniotes differ from amphibians by ____.

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

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

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

Invitation to Biology

Molecules of Life

Cell Structure

Energy and Metabolism

Photosynthesis

Releasing Chemical Energy

Dna Structure and Function

Gene Expression and Control

How Cells Reproduce

Patterns of Inheritance

Biotechnology

Evidence of Evolution

Processes of Evolution

Prokaryotes, Protists, and Viruses

Plants and Fungi

Population Ecology

Communities and Ecosystems

The Biosphere and Human Effects

Animal Tissues and Organs

How Animals Move

Circulation and Respiration

Immunity

Digestion and Excretion

Neural Control and the Senses

Endocrine Control

Animal Reproduction and Development

Plant Form and Function

Life Cycles of Flowering Plants

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