Question 1

A variety of nonnervous cells that insulate neurons and serve various supportive functions is _________.

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The answer of A variety of nonnervous cells that insulate...

Question 2

The chest region,or the region of the body supported by the front legs is called ___________.

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The answer of The chest region,or the region of the...

Question 3

Which statement most closely represents the diversity of animal patterns resulting from the Cambrian time period?

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A) The Cambrian saw the first animal ancestor;all animal architecture dates back to these fossils. 
B) About 33 phyla evolved by the end of the Cambrian and there are now perhaps 100 phyla that have radiated from them. 
C) About 100 phyla evolved by the end of the Cambrian and there are now about 33 surviving animal phyla. 
D) Through the Cambrian,only non-animal ancestors existed,but after that time nearly 100 phyla evolved. 
A) The Cambrian saw the first animal ancestor;all animal architecture dates back to these fossils. 
B) About 33 phyla evolved by the end of the Cambrian and there are now perhaps 100 phyla that have radiated from them. 
C) About 100 phyla evolved by the end of the Cambrian and there are now about 33 surviving animal phyla. 
D) Through the Cambrian,only non-animal ancestors existed,but after that time nearly 100 phyla evolved.

Question 4

A view of an x-ray looking straight at a person's lung and heart would represent a view of the

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A) sagittal plane. 
B) transverse plane. 
C) frontal plane. 
D) lateral plane. 
A) sagittal plane. 
B) transverse plane. 
C) frontal plane. 
D) lateral plane.

Question 5

The two major fluid compartments of the metazoan body are

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A) the extracellular space and the interstitial space. 
B) the extracellular space and the intracellular space. 
C) the extracellular space and the intercellular space. 
D) None of the choices is correct. 
A) the extracellular space and the interstitial space. 
B) the extracellular space and the intracellular space. 
C) the extracellular space and the intercellular space. 
D) None of the choices is correct.

Question 6

The type of body cavity that represents a persistent blastocoel is the _____________.

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The answer of The type of body cavity that represents...

Question 7

Animals with organs in a cavity that is completely lined with mesoderm are

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A) acoelomate. 
B) bicoelomate. 
C) pseudocoelomate. 
D) eucoelomate. 
A) acoelomate. 
B) bicoelomate. 
C) pseudocoelomate. 
D) eucoelomate.

Question 8

Which of the following types of tissue provides movement for and throughout the entire body?

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A) Muscle tissue 
B) Nervous tissue 
C) Epithelial tissue 
D) Neuroglia tissue 
A) Muscle tissue 
B) Nervous tissue 
C) Epithelial tissue 
D) Neuroglia tissue

Question 9

Which gives the correct sequence of increasing organizational complexity?

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A) Organ,tissue,cell,organ system,organism 
B) Cell,organ,organ system,tissue,organism 
C) Cell,tissue,organ,organ system,organism 
D) Organism,tissue,cell,organ system,organ 
A) Organ,tissue,cell,organ system,organism 
B) Cell,organ,organ system,tissue,organism 
C) Cell,tissue,organ,organ system,organism 
D) Organism,tissue,cell,organ system,organ

Question 10

Which of the following statements about connective tissue is NOT true?

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A) Connective tissues contain cells capable of differentiating into muscle and bone in animals that can regenerate these tissues 
B) Loose connective tissue contains fibroblasts,different kinds of fibers,and a nonliving matrix 
C) Blood is a connective tissue that contains a fluid matrix 
D) Collagen is a fat molecule with little tensile strength but great stretching ability 
A) Connective tissues contain cells capable of differentiating into muscle and bone in animals that can regenerate these tissues 
B) Loose connective tissue contains fibroblasts,different kinds of fibers,and a nonliving matrix 
C) Blood is a connective tissue that contains a fluid matrix 
D) Collagen is a fat molecule with little tensile strength but great stretching ability

Question 11

In animal anatomy,distal parts are farther from the middle of the body than are __________ parts.

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The answer of In animal anatomy,distal parts are farther from...

Question 12

As an animal increases in size

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A) body length increases in direct proportion to body volume. 
B) body length increases more rapidly than body volume. 
C) body length increases more slowly than body volume. 
D) none of the choices is correct. 
A) body length increases in direct proportion to body volume. 
B) body length increases more rapidly than body volume. 
C) body length increases more slowly than body volume. 
D) none of the choices is correct.

Question 13

In animal anatomy,the term that designates the back side of an animal is _____________.

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The answer of In animal anatomy,the term that designates the...

Question 14

Vertebrates have

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A) bilateral symmetry. 
B) eucoelomate body plan. 
C) tube-within-a-tube body plan. 
D) All of the choices are correct. 
A) bilateral symmetry. 
B) eucoelomate body plan. 
C) tube-within-a-tube body plan. 
D) All of the choices are correct.

Question 15

A basketball would represent

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A) bilateral symmetry. 
B) radial symmetry. 
C) spherical symmetry. 
D) total lack of symmetry since it is not living. 
A) bilateral symmetry. 
B) radial symmetry. 
C) spherical symmetry. 
D) total lack of symmetry since it is not living.

Question 16

Epithelial tissue is classified into

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A) muscle and nervous tissues. 
B) loose and tight connective tissues. 
C) simple and stratified epithelia. 
D) primary and secondary epithelia. 
A) muscle and nervous tissues. 
B) loose and tight connective tissues. 
C) simple and stratified epithelia. 
D) primary and secondary epithelia.

Question 17

An enterocoelous animal has

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A) a true coelom. 
B) a pseudocoelom. 
C) no coelom. 
D) a false coelom. 
A) a true coelom. 
B) a pseudocoelom. 
C) no coelom. 
D) a false coelom.

Question 18

Nervous tissue is made of

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A) only neurons. 
B) only neuroglia. 
C) brain cells and neurons. 
D) neurons and neuroglia. 
A) only neurons. 
B) only neuroglia. 
C) brain cells and neurons. 
D) neurons and neuroglia.

Question 19

Which of these is an example of protoplasmic grade of organization?

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A) a hydra 
B) an amoeba 
C) an earthworm 
D) an insect 
A) a hydra 
B) an amoeba 
C) an earthworm 
D) an insect

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of tissue-organ grade of organization?

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A) a flatworm 
B) a jellyfish 
C) a colonial protozoan,such as Volvox 
D) a sponge 
A) a flatworm 
B) a jellyfish 
C) a colonial protozoan,such as Volvox 
D) a sponge

Exam 9: Architectual Pattern of an Animal

A variety of nonnervous cells that insulate neurons and serve various supportive functions is _________.

The chest region,or the region of the body supported by the front legs is called ___________.

Which statement most closely represents the diversity of animal patterns resulting from the Cambrian time period?

A view of an x-ray looking straight at a person's lung and heart would represent a view of the

The two major fluid compartments of the metazoan body are

The type of body cavity that represents a persistent blastocoel is the _____________.

Animals with organs in a cavity that is completely lined with mesoderm are

Which of the following types of tissue provides movement for and throughout the entire body?

Which gives the correct sequence of increasing organizational complexity?

Which of the following statements about connective tissue is NOT true?

In animal anatomy,distal parts are farther from the middle of the body than are __________ parts.

As an animal increases in size

In animal anatomy,the term that designates the back side of an animal is _____________.

Vertebrates have

A basketball would represent

Epithelial tissue is classified into

An enterocoelous animal has

Nervous tissue is made of

Which of these is an example of protoplasmic grade of organization?

Which of the following is an example of tissue-organ grade of organization?

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Amniote Origins and Nonavian Reptiles

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