Question 1

How many of the animal phyla include single-celled animals?

Accepted Answer

A) 0 
B) 1 
C) 2 
D) 3 
A) 0 
B) 1 
C) 2 
D) 3 A

Question 2

What do sponges and cnidarians have in common?

Accepted Answer

A) Organization of cells into tissues 
B) Mobility 
C) Symmetry 
D) None of these 
A) Organization of cells into tissues 
B) Mobility 
C) Symmetry 
D) None of these D

Question 3

Which is not a reptile?

Accepted Answer

A) Iguana 
B) Bird 
C) Salamander 
D) All are reptiles. 
A) Iguana 
B) Bird 
C) Salamander 
D) All are reptiles. C

Question 4

Although exceptions do exist,which is a distinctively amphibian trait?

Accepted Answer

A) Juveniles have gills,adults have lungs. 
B) Respiration occurs through the skin. 
C) Skin is smooth with no scales,feathers,or hair. 
D) All of these are distinctive amphibian traits. 
A) Juveniles have gills,adults have lungs. 
B) Respiration occurs through the skin. 
C) Skin is smooth with no scales,feathers,or hair. 
D) All of these are distinctive amphibian traits.

Question 5

What is an advantage of the serial repetition of internal and external features common in some animals?

Accepted Answer

The redundancy allows for backup if one

Question 6

How do sponges acquire their nourishment?

Accepted Answer

A) They catch it with tentacles. 
B) They filter it from the seawater. 
C) They acquire it through photosynthesis. 
D) They synthesize it from chemicals in the water. 
A) They catch it with tentacles. 
B) They filter it from the seawater. 
C) They acquire it through photosynthesis. 
D) They synthesize it from chemicals in the water.

Question 7

Humans belong to which subgroup of mammals?

Accepted Answer

A) Marsupials 
B) Monotremes 
C) Eutherians 
D) Cetaceans 
A) Marsupials 
B) Monotremes 
C) Eutherians 
D) Cetaceans

Question 8

What acts as both a circulatory system for gas exchange and a hydraulic system for movement in the echinoderms?

Accepted Answer

A) Endoskeleton 
B) Water vascular system 
C) Hydrostatic skeleton 
D) Visceral mass 
A) Endoskeleton 
B) Water vascular system 
C) Hydrostatic skeleton 
D) Visceral mass

Question 9

Sponges are found ________.

Accepted Answer

A) only in seawater 
B) mostly in seawater 
C) only in fresh water 
D) mostly in fresh water 
A) only in seawater 
B) mostly in seawater 
C) only in fresh water 
D) mostly in fresh water

Question 10

Serial repetition of segments is a defining characteristic of which worm phylum?

Accepted Answer

A) Flatworms 
B) Annelids 
C) Roundworms 
D) Segmentation is not a defining characteristic of any of the worm phyla. 
A) Flatworms 
B) Annelids 
C) Roundworms 
D) Segmentation is not a defining characteristic of any of the worm phyla.

Question 11

If you were to travel back in time and met a living hominin,which clues might tell you that your new friend was in the genus Australopithecus and not Homo?

Accepted Answer

A) The hominin was bipedal. 
B) You were in Africa. 
C) The hominin had a relatively large brain. 
D) You had traveled 3 million years into the past. 
A) The hominin was bipedal. 
B) You were in Africa. 
C) The hominin had a relatively large brain. 
D) You had traveled 3 million years into the past.

Question 12

What defines radial symmetry?

Accepted Answer

A) Any plane of symmetry passing through the center of the organism splits it into equal halves. 
B) Only five planes of symmetry passing through the center of the organism splits it into equal halves. 
C) Only one plane of symmetry splits the organism into equal halves. 
D) No planes of symmetry exist; the organism cannot be split into equal halves. 
A) Any plane of symmetry passing through the center of the organism splits it into equal halves. 
B) Only five planes of symmetry passing through the center of the organism splits it into equal halves. 
C) Only one plane of symmetry splits the organism into equal halves. 
D) No planes of symmetry exist; the organism cannot be split into equal halves.

Question 13

All mammals ________.

Accepted Answer

A) give birth to live young 
B) are nocturnal 
C) have mammary glands 
D) are ectothermic 
A) give birth to live young 
B) are nocturnal 
C) have mammary glands 
D) are ectothermic

Question 14

What happened during the Cambrian explosion?

Accepted Answer

A) Many large volcanoes erupted. 
B) There was a large asteroid impact. 
C) There was a rapid diversification of animal forms. 
D) Animals first evolved from single-celled organisms. 
A) Many large volcanoes erupted. 
B) There was a large asteroid impact. 
C) There was a rapid diversification of animal forms. 
D) Animals first evolved from single-celled organisms.

Question 15

Which is not a primate?

Accepted Answer

A) Lemurs 
B) Apes 
C) Monkeys 
D) All are primates. 
A) Lemurs 
B) Apes 
C) Monkeys 
D) All are primates.

Question 16

To which group do orangutans belong?

Accepted Answer

A) Old World monkeys 
B) New World monkeys 
C) Anthropoid apes 
D) Nonanthropoid apes 
A) Old World monkeys 
B) New World monkeys 
C) Anthropoid apes 
D) Nonanthropoid apes

Question 17

Which of the following unique characteristics is found in many chordates,but not all,at some point in their development?

Accepted Answer

A) Backbone 
B) Dorsal nerve chord 
C) Post anal tail 
D) Pharyngeal slits 
A) Backbone 
B) Dorsal nerve chord 
C) Post anal tail 
D) Pharyngeal slits

Question 18

Which arthropod subgroup includes the spiders?

Accepted Answer

A) Arachnids 
B) Crustaceans 
C) Insects 
D) None of these 
A) Arachnids 
B) Crustaceans 
C) Insects 
D) None of these

Question 19

On which continent would you have seen the very earliest members of Homo sapiens?

Accepted Answer

A) Europe 
B) Asia 
C) Africa 
D) Australia 
A) Europe 
B) Asia 
C) Africa 
D) Australia

Question 20

What do sharks have in common with goldfish?

Accepted Answer

A) Opercula 
B) A lateral line system 
C) Electrosensors 
D) A cartilaginous skeleton 
A) Opercula 
B) A lateral line system 
C) Electrosensors 
D) A cartilaginous skeleton

How many of the animal phyla include single-celled animals?

What do sponges and cnidarians have in common?

Which is not a reptile?

Although exceptions do exist,which is a distinctively amphibian trait?

What is an advantage of the serial repetition of internal and external features common in some animals?

How do sponges acquire their nourishment?

Humans belong to which subgroup of mammals?

What acts as both a circulatory system for gas exchange and a hydraulic system for movement in the echinoderms?

Sponges are found ________.

Serial repetition of segments is a defining characteristic of which worm phylum?

If you were to travel back in time and met a living hominin,which clues might tell you that your new friend was in the genus Australopithecus and not Homo?

What defines radial symmetry?

All mammals ________.

What happened during the Cambrian explosion?

Which is not a primate?

To which group do orangutans belong?

Which of the following unique characteristics is found in many chordates,but not all,at some point in their development?

Which arthropod subgroup includes the spiders?

On which continent would you have seen the very earliest members of Homo sapiens?

What do sharks have in common with goldfish?

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Exam 10: Biodiversity 3: Animals

How many of the animal phyla include single-celled animals?

What do sponges and cnidarians have in common?

Which is not a reptile?

Although exceptions do exist,which is a distinctively amphibian trait?

What is an advantage of the serial repetition of internal and external features common in some animals?

How do sponges acquire their nourishment?

Humans belong to which subgroup of mammals?

What acts as both a circulatory system for gas exchange and a hydraulic system for movement in the echinoderms?

Sponges are found ________.

Serial repetition of segments is a defining characteristic of which worm phylum?

If you were to travel back in time and met a living hominin,which clues might tell you that your new friend was in the genus Australopithecus and not Homo?

What defines radial symmetry?

All mammals ________.

What happened during the Cambrian explosion?

Which is not a primate?

To which group do orangutans belong?

Which of the following unique characteristics is found in many chordates,but not all,at some point in their development?

Which arthropod subgroup includes the spiders?

On which continent would you have seen the very earliest members of Homo sapiens?

What do sharks have in common with goldfish?

An Introduction to the Science of Life

The Chemistry of Life

The Cell: The Fundamental Unit of Life

Energy and Life

Chromosomes and Inheritance

DNA: The Molecule of Life

Darwinian Evolution

Biodiversity 1: Microscopic Organisms

Biodiversity 2: Fungi and Plants

Human Body Systems

Ecology

Filters