Question 1

Which organism does not posses features that identify them as an arachnid?

Accepted Answer

A)   spider
B)   scorpion
C)   tick
D)   horseshoe crab
E)   lobsterF) None of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 2

Which of these worms are segmented?

Accepted Answer

A)   annelids
B)   planarians
C)   roundworms
D)   flukes
E)   All worms are segmentedF) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 3

Which are the most numerous and diverse vertebrates?

Accepted Answer

A)   reptiles
B)   lancelets
C)   cartilaginous fishes
D)   mammals
E)   bony fishesF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

The exoskeleton of an arthropod is composed largely of the polysaccharide

Accepted Answer

A)   cellulose.
B)   starch.
C)   chitin.
D)   collagen.
E)   glycogen.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 5

While excavating a cave in Spain, you stumble across a skeleton that looks to be human. Upon closer examination, you find that the bones are disproportionately short and thick, and the skull has massive brow ridges. Carefully arranged around the skeleton are a variety of stone tools. You have most likely found the remains of

Accepted Answer

A)   a Cro-Magnon.
B)   an australopithecine.
C)   an early hominin.
D)   a Neandertal.
E)   a prosimian.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 6

Which is the largest, most diverse group of arthropods?

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A)   arachnids
B)   millipedes
C)   insects
D)   crustaceans
E)   centipedesF) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

Which of these is a primate, but not an anthropoid?

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A)   chimpanzee
B)   baboon
C)   opossum
D)   human
E)   lemurF) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 8

Nephridia are found in

Accepted Answer

A)   jawless fishes.
B)   echinoderms.
C)   lancelets.
D)   annelids.
E)   cephalopods.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

Which of these has radial symmetry?

Accepted Answer

A)   human
B)   planarian
C)   jellyfish
D)   roundworm
E)   nudibranchF) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

Organisms that live in a marine environment, have skin gills, tube feet, a coelom, and a water vascular system are classified as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)   tunicate.
B)   lancelet.
C)   planarian.
D)   oligochaete.
E)   echinoderm.F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 11

An annelid would not

Accepted Answer

A)   have a coelom.
B)   have segmentation.
C)   possess a complete digestive tract.
D)   excrete via nephridia.
E)   undergo metamorphosis.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

What is the defining feature of the lophotrochozoans?

Accepted Answer

A)   tentacle-like feeding structure
B)   filter feeding
C)   multicellularity
D)   bilateral symmetry
E)   exoskeletonF) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 13

The closest living relatives of modern humans are

Accepted Answer

A)   prosimians.
B)   African apes.
C)   New World monkeys.
D)   Asian apes.
E)   Old World monkeys.F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 14

Which feature is present in cnidarians but lacking in sponges?

Accepted Answer

A)   cellular level of organization
B)   filter feeding
C)   multicellularity
D)   radial symmetry
E)   cnidarians are classified as an animal while sponges are not animalsF) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 15

In 2003, fossil skeletons of a new Homo species were discovered in Indonesia and named Homo floresiensis. Which factor was the key to classifying this species in the genus Homo?

Accepted Answer

A)   evidence of bipedalism
B)   resemblance to other hominins
C)   human-like rather than ape-like craniums
D)   evidence of being placental mammals
E)   evidence of mosaic evolutionF) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

Which of these is present in all fishes?

Accepted Answer

A)   jaws
B)   lungs
C)   fleshy, bone-containing appendages
D)   fins supported by bony spikes
E)   vertebraeF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 17

Which is not a typical adult amphibian characteristic?

Accepted Answer

A)   eyelids
B)   jaws
C)   jointed limbs
D)   lungs
E)   four-chambered heartF) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 18

An arthropod would not have

Accepted Answer

A)   a blastopore during development.
B)   a pseudocoelom.
C)   mesoderm.
D)   jointed appendages.
E)   an exoskeleton.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

Which of these is not a bivalve?

Accepted Answer

A)   barnacle
B)   oyster
C)   clam
D)   mussel
E)   scallopF) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Exam 19: Both Water and Land: Animals

Which organism does not posses features that identify them as an arachnid?

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In 2003, fossil skeletons of a new Homo species were discovered in Indonesia and named Homo floresiensis. Which factor was the key to classifying this species in the genus Homo?

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Organisms that live in a marine environment, have skin gills, tube feet, a coelom, and a water vascular system are classified as a(n)

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Which is the largest, most diverse group of arthropods?

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An arthropod would not have

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Which feature is present in cnidarians but lacking in sponges?

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Nephridia are found in

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Which are the most numerous and diverse vertebrates?

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Which of these is not a bivalve?

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Which of these has radial symmetry?

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What is the defining feature of the lophotrochozoans?

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An annelid would not

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Which of these worms are segmented?

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The exoskeleton of an arthropod is composed largely of the polysaccharide

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Which of these is a primate, but not an anthropoid?

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The closest living relatives of modern humans are

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Which of these is present in all fishes?

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Which is not a typical adult amphibian characteristic?

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Which organism does not posses features that identify them as an arachnid?

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In 2003, fossil skeletons of a new Homo species were discovered in Indonesia and named Homo floresiensis. Which factor was the key to classifying this species in the genus Homo?

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Which is the largest, most diverse group of arthropods?

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