Test Three Flashcards by Ashley Dever

Birds are

a. Endothermic, fur, mammary glands
b. Endothermic, feathers, flight
c. Ectothermic, fins, cartilage skeleton
d. Ectothermic, terrestrial, amniotic egg
e. Ectothermic, terrestrial and aquatic, limbs

b. Endothermic, feathers, flight

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Reptiles are

a. Endothermic, fur, mammary glands
b. Endothermic, feathers, flight
c. Ectothermic, fins, cartilage skeleton
d. Ectothermic, terrestrial, amniotic egg
e. Ectothermic, terrestrial and aquatic, limbs

Ectothermic, terrestrial, amniotic egg

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Amphibians are

a. Endothermic, fur, mammary glands
b. Endothermic, feathers, flight
c. Ectothermic, fins, cartilage skeleton
d. Ectothermic, terrestrial, amniotic egg
e. Ectothermic, terrestrial and aquatic, limbs

e. ectothermic, terrestrials and aquatic, limbs

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Cartilaginous fish are

a. Endothermic, fur, mammary glands
b. Endothermic, feathers, flight
c. Ectothermic, fins, cartilage skeleton
d. Ectothermic, terrestrial, amniotic egg
e. Ectothermic, terrestrial and aquatic, limbs

c. Ectothermic, fins, cartilage skeletons

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Mammals are

a. Endothermic, fur, mammary glands
b. Endothermic, feathers, flight
c. Ectothermic, fins, cartilage skeleton
d. Ectothermic, terrestrial, amniotic egg
e. Ectothermic, terrestrial and aquatic, limbs

a. Endothermic, fur, mammary glands

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Mammals live in

a. Predominantly land and water, rarely air
b. Marine environment
c. Freshwater ponds and moist terrestrial habitats
d. Warm terrestrial environments
e. Flying in the sky or nesting in trees

a. Predominately land and water, rarely air

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Cartilaginous Fish live in

a. Predominantly land and water, rarely air
b. Marine environment
c. Freshwater ponds and moist terrestrial habitats
d. Warm terrestrial environments
e. Flying in the sky or nesting in trees

b. Marine environment

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Birds live in

a. Predominantly land and water, rarely air
b. Marine environment
c. Freshwater ponds and moist terrestrial habitats
d. Warm terrestrial environments
e. Flying in the sky or nesting in trees

e. flying in the sky or nesting in trees

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Reptiles live in

a. Predominantly land and water, rarely air
b. Marine environment
c. Freshwater ponds and moist terrestrial habitats
d. Warm terrestrial environments
e. Flying in the sky or nesting in trees

d. warm terrestrial environments

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Amphibians live in

a. Predominantly land and water, rarely air
b. Marine environment
c. Freshwater ponds and moist terrestrial habitats
d. Warm terrestrial environments
e. Flying in the sky or nesting in trees

c. Freshwater ponds and moist terrestrial habitats

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Sea Squirts are

a. Protostome, aquatic, many legs, 2 pair of antennae
b. Deuterstome, marine, radial symmetry, tube feet
c. Protostome, marine, terrestrial and freshwater, no legs
d. Protostome, marine, freshwater, terrestrial, mantle
e. Deuterstome, marine, bilateral symmetry, adult sessile

e. Deuterstome, marine, bilateral symmetry, adult sessile

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Crustaceans are

a. Protostome, aquatic, many legs, 2 pair of antennae

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Annelids are

c. Protostome, marine, terrestrial and freshwater, no legs

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Mollusks are

d. Protostome, marine, freshwater, terrestrial, mantle

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Echinoderms are

b. Deuterstome, marine, radial symmetry, tube feet

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Arthropods live in

a. Freshwater pond/stream or rich soil
b. On bottom in marine waters
c. Freshwater environment
d. Swimming in marine waters
e. Everywhere

e. everywhere

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Echinoderms live

a. Freshwater pond/stream or rich soil
b. On bottom in marine waters
c. Freshwater environment
d. Swimming in marine waters
e. Everywhere

b. On the bottom of marine waters

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Earthworms/Oligochaets line in

a. Freshwater pond/stream or rich soil
b. On bottom in marine waters
c. Freshwater environment
d. Swimming in marine waters
e. Everywhere

a. fresh water pond/ stream or rich soil

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Leech live in

a. Freshwater pond/stream or rich soil
b. On bottom in marine waters
c. Freshwater environment
d. Swimming in marine waters
e. Everywhere

c. freshwater environment

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cephalopoda live in

a. Freshwater pond/stream or rich soil
b. On bottom in marine waters
c. Freshwater environment
d. Swimming in marine waters
e. Everywhere

d. Swimming in marine waters

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Thermal Regulation in animals may be accomplished by:

a) Conduction
b) Radiation
c) Evaporation
d) Shivering
e) All of the above

e. all of the above

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All of the following are important in maintenance of water balance except:

a) Kidney
b) Feathers
c) Potassium
d) Sodium
e) Gills

b. Feathers

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Which one of the following characteristics of birds is not found in reptiles?

a) Endothermic metabolism
b) Scales
c) Amniotic egg
d) Lungs
e) Paired appendages

a. endothermic metabolism

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Major evolutionary advances of the amphibians include all but one of the following:

a) Limbs
b) Lungs
c) Scaly skin
d) Pulmonary circulation
e) Moveable tongue

c. scaly skin

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Reptiles are much more extensively adapted to life on land than amphibians because reptiles: a) Have a complete digestive tract b) Lay shelled eggs c) Are endothermic d) Have legs e) Go through a larval stage

b. lay shelled eggs

The Phylum Arthropoda: a) Includes the smallest number of animals b) Is characterized by an endoskeleton c) Possesses joint appendages d) Is radially symmetrical e) Is all of the above

c. possesses jointed appendages

Homeostasis maintains solute and water concentrations within narrow ranges: a. Freshwater organisms are typically gaining solutes and losing water b. Saltwater organisms are typically gaining water and losing solutes c. Terrestrial organisms are typically conserving water d. Terrestrial organisms are typically excreting large volumes of water e. Saltwater organisms are typically excreting large volumes of water

c) Terrestrial organisms are typically conserving water

All chordates possess a: a) Notochord, pharyngeal gill slits, and vertebral column b) Post anal tail, notochord, and scales c) Functional gills, notochord, and post anal tail d) Notochord, pharyngeal gill slits, and dorsal hollow nerve cord e) Post anal tail, notochord, and limbs

d. notochord, pharyngeal slits and dorsal hollow cord

Fish may be characterized as: a) Aquatic, gill-breathing vertebrates b) Typically with scales and paired fins c) Possessing an exoskeleton of bone or cartilage d) A and B e) All of the above

d. A and B

Characteristics of mammals include all except one of the following: a) Parental care b) Hair/fur c) Mammary glands d) Bilateral symmetry e) Functional gills

e. functioning gills

Which one of the following traits is found in annelids but not roundworms? a) Segmentation b) A complete digestive tract c) A mouth d) An anus e) Bilateral symmetry

a. segmented

All members of the Phylum Mollusca possess all but one of the following: a) Coelom b) Visceral mass c) Mantle d) Muscular Foot e) Shell

e. shell

Fish and mollusks share in common only one of the following characteristics: a) Bilateral symmetry b) Entirely aquatic c) Being endotherms d) Being deuterostomes e) Being protostomes

a. bilateral symmetry

Nematodes are: a) Parasitic and free-living, bilaterally symmetrical, and unsegmented b) Free-living, bilaterally symmetrical, and segmented c) Free-living, radially symmetrical, and unsegmented d) Parasitic, bilaterally symmetrical, and unsegmented e) Parasitic and free-living, radially symmetrical, and unsegmented

a) Parasitic and free-living, bilaterally symmetrical, and unsegmented

Animals may be characterized as: a) Heterotrophic, multicellular, immobile b) Heterotrophic, unicellular, mobile c) Autotrophic, multicellular, immobile d) Heterotrophic, multicellular, mobile e) Heterotrophic, unicellular, prokaryote

d. Heterotrophic, multicellular, mobile

Vertebrates are characterized by: a) Bilateral symmetry b) Two pairs of appendages c) Vertebral column d) Skull e) All of the above

e. all of the above

Annelids are complex organisms characterized by possessing all but one of the following: a) Segmentation b) True coelom c) Jointed appendages d) Eucoelom e) Organ systems

c. jointed appendages

All of the following are Protostomes except: a) Insects b) Starfish c) Lobsters d) Clams e) Spiders

d. starfish

Mollusks and echinoderms share several features in common, including: a) Both are largely marine b) Most live on or near the bottom as adults c) Both are invertebrates d) Both possess bilaterally symmetrical larvae e) All of the above

e. All of the above

The primary heat source for endothermic animals is: a) Conduction b) Metabolic heat c) Radiation d) Evaporation e) The sun

b. Metabolic Heat

In the nephron, water is reabsorbed by the: a) Glomerulus b) Urine c) Tubule d) Plasma membrane e) Gill

c. Tubule

The Phylum Annelida: a) Is terrestrial, marine and freshwater b) Possesses jointed appendages c) Are Deuterostomes d) Is characterized by a dorsal neural tube e) Is radially symmetrical

a. is terrestrial, marine and freshwater

Ectothermic organisms: a) Are illustrated by birds and mammals b) Regulate their body temperature primarily by metabolic activity c) Regulate their body temperature primarily by behavior d) A and C e) B and C

c) Regulate their body temperature primarily by behavior

Polychaeta (marine worms) and Oligochaeta (earth worms) share only one of the following: a) Are both Annelida b) Are both largely marine c) Have jointed appendages d) Possess a hard exoskeleton e) Are autotrophic

a. are both annelida

Evolutionary advances/adaptations of amphibians include all but one of the following: a) Limbs vs. fins b) Hearing c) Endthermy d) Vocalization e) Lungs

c. endothermy

Osteichthyes are characterized by all but one of the following attributes: a) Boney fish b) Jawed vertebrate c) Cartilaginous skeleton d) Mainly aquatic e) Usually with scales and a gas bladder

c. cartilaginous skeleton

Which one of the following is the most correct sequence in the evolution of human culture: a) Industrial Revolution → agriculture → hunting and gathering nomads b) Agriculture → hunting and gathering nomads → industrial revolution c) Hunting and gathering nomads → industrial revolution → agriculture d) Hunting and gathering nomads → agriculture → industrial revolution e) Agriculture → industrial revolution → hunting and gathering nomads

d) Hunting and gathering nomads → agriculture → industrial revolution

Water is lost from terrestrial animals by: a) Urine b) Feces c) Breathing d) A and B e) All of the above

e. all of the above

Thermal regulation in an organism: a) Promotes optimum enzyme activity b) Prevents water from freezing at 40 degrees C c) Is largely achieved by behavior in endotherms d) Is largely achieved by metabolism in ectotherms e) Is not important

a. promotes optimum enzyme activity

Mammals possess an amniotic egg: a) Similar to shelled eggs of bird and reptiles in monotreme mammals b) Modified in marsupial mammals c) Modified in placental mammals d) A and B e) All of the above

d. all of the above

The following belongs to the Class Mammalia, except for: a) Monotremes b) Marsupilia c) Placental d) Birds e) Primates

d. Birds

The last common ancestor for African apes and hominins: a) Has been found and it resembles a gibbon b) Was probably alive around 7 million years ago c) Has been found and it has been dated at 30 million years ago d) Is not expected to be found because humans evolved before apes e) Is now believed to have lived in Asia and not Africa

b. was probably alive around 7 million years ago

Primates differ from other mammals because they possess: a) Stereoscopic vision b) Opposable thumbs c) Strong forelimbs d) Good eye/hand coordination e) All of the above

e. all of the above

When an organism possesses a coelom, it means: a) The organism possesses a body cavity b) The coelom may originate from a split in the mesoderm c) The coelom may originate by mesoderm flowing to cover endoderm and ectoderm d) A and C e) All of the above

e. all of the above

Features shared by both Deuterostomes and Protostomes include: a) Eucoelomate b) Acoelomate c) Radial symmetry d) Radial cleavage e) Determinant cleavage

a. eucoelomate

Deuterostomes may be characterized as exhibiting or including: a) Echinodermate and Chordata b) Exhibiting radial cleavage c) Exhibiting spiral cleavage d) A and B e) A and C

d. A and C

Annelids and Chordates are more closely related than Echinoderms and Chordates.

False

All chordates are vertebrates.

false

In Deuterostomes, the first embryonic opening forms the future mouth.

false

Only reptiles and bird possess an amniotic egg

false

Invertebrates are animals that lack a backbone.

true

Homeostasis means the internal environment of an organism is essentially the same as external environment.

false

Annelids possess a dorsal neural tube

false

In Protostomes, the blastopore or first embryonic opening forms the future anus.

True