Bio Quiz 10

Question 1

Which of the following is not a key characteristic of fishes?

  tympanic membrane 
  single-loop circulation 
  None of the listed answers are correct 
  vertebral column 
  All of the listed answers are correct 
  gills

Answer 1

tympanic membrane

Question 2

The organ in bony fishes that regulates buoyancy is the

  None of the listed answers are correct 
  atrium. 
  conus arteriosus. 
  lateral line. 
  swim bladder. 
  All of the listed answers are correct

Answer 2

swim bladder.

Question 3

Fluid loss is a problem for all ____________ animals, that is, animals that live on land.

  subterranean 
  aerial 
  None of the listed answers are correct 
  terrestrial 
  All of the listed answers are correct 
  aquatic

Answer 3

terrestrial

Question 4

Yellow perch and sharks share all of the following characteristics except

  None of the listed answers are correct 
  All of the listed answers are correct 
  gills. 
  an internal skeleton. 
  a single-loop circulatory system. 
  a swim bladder.

Answer 4

a swim bladder.

Question 5

The first fully terrestrial vertebrates were

frogs.
dinosaurs.
None of the listed answers are correct
mammals.
sponges.
All of the listed answers are correct

Answer 5

None of the listed answers are correct

Question 6

Which of the following is not a characteristic of amphibians?

  cutaneous respiration 
  double-loop circulation 
  feathers 
  lungs 
  None of the listed answers are correct 
  All of the listed answers are correct

Answer 6

feathers

Question 7

The ___________ are night-active primates.

endoderms.
thecodonts.
None of the listed answers are correct
prosimians.
ectoderms.
All of the listed answers are correct

Answer 7

prosimians

Question 8

Apes have larger brains than monkeys but lack

  opposable thumbs. 
  a tail. 
  bipedalism. 
  None of the listed answers are correct 
  depth perception. 
  All of the listed answers are correct

Answer 8

a tail

Question 9

A shark’s skeleton is

  composed of bone. 
  composed of cartilage. 
  All of the listed answers are correct 
  quite rigid. 
  very dense. 
  None of the listed answers are correct

Answer 9

composed of cartilage.

Question 10

Which of the following characteristics of leopard frogs is not an adaptation for avoiding predators?

  position of the eyes 
  All of the listed answers are correct 
  skeleton adapted for jumping 
  spotted, greenish-brown skin 
  None of the listed answers are correct 
  fast, flicking tongue

Answer 10

fast, flicking tongue

Question 11

Hagfish and lampreys are

  primitive fishes. 
  scavengers. 
  bony fishes. 
  None of the listed answers are correct 
  All of the listed answers are correct 
  scaled, finless fishes.

Answer 11

scavengers

Question 12

Which of the following is not an amphibian adaptation for life on land?

  legs 
  None of the listed answers are correct 
  lungs 
  All of the listed answers are correct 
  watertight skin 
  more efficient heart

Answer 12

watertight skin

Question 13

Which sequence reflects the order in which the major groups of vertebrates are thought to have evolved?

  All of the listed answers are correct 
  birds → mammals → reptiles
  amphibians → mammals → reptiles
  None of the listed answers are correct 
  bony fishes → reptiles → amphibians
  bony fishes → amphibians → reptiles

Answer 13

bony fishes → amphibians → reptiles

Question 14

In bony fishes, the organ that senses pressure changes in water is the

septum.
operculum.
All of the listed answers are correct
None of the listed answers are correct
lateral line.
gill.

Answer 14

lateral line.

Question 15

The group of amphibians that is legless is the

  lampreys. 
  None of the listed answers are correct 
  toads. 
  skates. 
  caecelians. 
  All of the listed answers are correct

Answer 15

caecelians

Question 16

What evidence convinced scientists that Archaeopteryx should be classified as a bird rather than a small dinosaur?

  hard-shelled eggs 
  teeth 
  All of the listed answers are correct 
  None of the listed answers are correct 
  hollow bones 
  feathers

Answer 16

feathers

Question 17

Mammals are thought to have survived the climatic changes that caused the extinction of dinosaurs because the bodies of mammals

  All of the listed answers are correct 
  have little insulation. 
  were relatively small. 
  are ectothermic. 
  lacked insulation. 
  None of the listed answers are correct

Answer 17

have little insulation.

Question 18

The earliest fishes were called

  All of the listed answers are correct 
  agnathans. 
  thecodonts. 
  None of the listed answers are correct 
  acanthodians. 
  therapsids.

Answer 18

agnathans

Question 19

Which of the following shark characteristics is not an adaptation for predation?

  sharp, replaceable teeth 
  All of the listed answers are correct 
  internal fertilization of eggs 
  lightweight skeleton 
  None of the listed answers are correct 
  streamlined body

Answer 19

internal fertilization of eggs

Question 20

Unlike most of the fishes you are familiar with today, the earliest fishes, called __________, had neither jaws nor paired fins.

  All of the listed answers are correct 
  troglodytes 
  agnathans 
  amphibians 
  None of the listed answers are correct 
  remoras

Answer 20

agnathans