Question 1

The early amphibian Tiktaalik either crawled or paddled in shallow tropical streams about 380 mya,during the late Devonian period.These shallow waters often became anaerobic.What selective advantage did Tiktaalik have under these conditions?

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Question 2

While walking through a hospital where fingers are reattached,you notice leeches being used on reattached fingers to improve circulation.You realize that annelids can be used in medicine.

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Question 3

If asked for an example of an arthropod and the arthropod trait it exemplified,you could present a centipede as an example of segmentation,since it has many of them.

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Question 4

If you were eating sea urchin sushi,starfish soup,and broiled shark,most,but not all,of your meal would be echinoderms.

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Question 5

The free-swimming tunicate larva resembles a tadpole.Once it settles headfirst onto a solid surface,the tail and notochord disappear and the nerve cord shrinks to nearly nothing.The adults,which are usually sessile,retain only the pharyngeal slits.Neither adult nor larva is segmented.Tunicates do retain what trait as adults which makes them resemble other chordates?

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Question 6

Which of the following is a characteristic of annelids?

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Question 7

The observation that Tiktaalik had both gills and lungs suggests what?

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Question 8

Some animals are autotrophs.

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Question 9

Cnidarian bodies are one of two forms.A(n)______ consists of a sessile stalk with tentacles on one end.A(n)______ is a free-swimming,bell-shaped,"tentacles-down" body form with a single opening forming the mouth.

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Question 10

Nematodes are protected from environmental hazards in part by their cuticle.

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Question 11

Which of the following is a trait shared by mammals and reptiles that is not shared by the other groups of chordates?

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Question 12

Octopuses and squids are cephalopods and are members of which group?

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Question 13

Removal of what would destroy the support system of a sponge?

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Question 14

Flatworms are very thin and can exchange materials across their surface.Flatworms lack which of the following anatomical systems?

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Question 15

Earthworms have multiple hearts that pump blood throughout the body in vessels.They also ingest soil,digest the organic matter,and eliminate the indigestible particles as castings through an opening separate from that used for ingestion.Which earthworm systems allow this?

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Question 16

Removal of what would destroy the filtering system of a sponge?

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Question 17

when asked to analyze a sample of marine life,you notice an animal which has an incomplete digestive tract,stinging cells,and which swims as a gently undulating bell.you conclude that you have found a cnidarian polyp.

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Question 18

Segmentation is easy to observe in the cuticle of a nematode.

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Question 19

Which,if given as the answer to "Name a mammal," would be marked incorrect?

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Question 20

Which were the first vertebrates to appear on land?

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Quiz 17: Evolution and Diversity of Animals

The early amphibian Tiktaalik either crawled or paddled in shallow tropical streams about 380 mya,during the late Devonian period.These shallow waters often became anaerobic.What selective advantage did Tiktaalik have under these conditions?

While walking through a hospital where fingers are reattached,you notice leeches being used on reattached fingers to improve circulation.You realize that annelids can be used in medicine.

If asked for an example of an arthropod and the arthropod trait it exemplified,you could present a centipede as an example of segmentation,since it has many of them.

If you were eating sea urchin sushi,starfish soup,and broiled shark,most,but not all,of your meal would be echinoderms.

Which of the following is a characteristic of annelids?

The observation that Tiktaalik had both gills and lungs suggests what?

Some animals are autotrophs.

Cnidarian bodies are one of two forms.A(n) consists of a sessile stalk with tentacles on one end.A(n) is a free-swimming,bell-shaped,"tentacles-down" body form with a single opening forming the mouth.

Nematodes are protected from environmental hazards in part by their cuticle.

Which of the following is a trait shared by mammals and reptiles that is not shared by the other groups of chordates?

Octopuses and squids are cephalopods and are members of which group?

Removal of what would destroy the support system of a sponge?

Flatworms are very thin and can exchange materials across their surface.Flatworms lack which of the following anatomical systems?

Earthworms have multiple hearts that pump blood throughout the body in vessels.They also ingest soil,digest the organic matter,and eliminate the indigestible particles as castings through an opening separate from that used for ingestion.Which earthworm systems allow this?

Removal of what would destroy the filtering system of a sponge?

when asked to analyze a sample of marine life,you notice an animal which has an incomplete digestive tract,stinging cells,and which swims as a gently undulating bell.you conclude that you have found a cnidarian polyp.

Segmentation is easy to observe in the cuticle of a nematode.

Which,if given as the answer to "Name a mammal," would be marked incorrect?

Which were the first vertebrates to appear on land?

Quiz 17: Evolution and Diversity of Animals

The early amphibian Tiktaalik either crawled or paddled in shallow tropical streams about 380 mya,during the late Devonian period.These shallow waters often became anaerobic.What selective advantage did Tiktaalik have under these conditions?

While walking through a hospital where fingers are reattached,you notice leeches being used on reattached fingers to improve circulation.You realize that annelids can be used in medicine.

If asked for an example of an arthropod and the arthropod trait it exemplified,you could present a centipede as an example of segmentation,since it has many of them.

If you were eating sea urchin sushi,starfish soup,and broiled shark,most,but not all,of your meal would be echinoderms.

Which of the following is a characteristic of annelids?

The observation that Tiktaalik had both gills and lungs suggests what?

Some animals are autotrophs.

Cnidarian bodies are one of two forms.A(n) ______ consists of a sessile stalk with tentacles on one end.A(n) ______ is a free-swimming,bell-shaped,"tentacles-down" body form with a single opening forming the mouth.

Nematodes are protected from environmental hazards in part by their cuticle.

Which of the following is a trait shared by mammals and reptiles that is not shared by the other groups of chordates?

Octopuses and squids are cephalopods and are members of which group?

Removal of what would destroy the support system of a sponge?

Flatworms are very thin and can exchange materials across their surface.Flatworms lack which of the following anatomical systems?

Earthworms have multiple hearts that pump blood throughout the body in vessels.They also ingest soil,digest the organic matter,and eliminate the indigestible particles as castings through an opening separate from that used for ingestion.Which earthworm systems allow this?

Removal of what would destroy the filtering system of a sponge?

when asked to analyze a sample of marine life,you notice an animal which has an incomplete digestive tract,stinging cells,and which swims as a gently undulating bell.you conclude that you have found a cnidarian polyp.

Segmentation is easy to observe in the cuticle of a nematode.

Which,if given as the answer to "Name a mammal," would be marked incorrect?

Which were the first vertebrates to appear on land?

Cnidarian bodies are one of two forms.A(n) consists of a sessile stalk with tentacles on one end.A(n) is a free-swimming,bell-shaped,"tentacles-down" body form with a single opening forming the mouth.