BIO-110, What is Life - Animal Diversity Quiz

All arthropods have: a. antennae and compound eyes. b. a chitinous exoskeleton and jointed appendages. c. six legs and three body segments. d. stinging mouth parts.

A chitinous exoskeleton and jointed appendages.

Which of the following are chordates? a. frogs b. humans c. fish d. all of the above are chordates

All of the above are chordates

Which of the following statements about animal nervous systems is CORRECT? a. All taxonomic groups of animals have nervous systems EXCEPT sponges. b. All taxonomic groups of animals have nervous systems. c. All taxonomic groups of animals have nervous systems EXCEPT sponges and jellyfish. d. All taxonomic groups of animals have nervous systems EXCEPT flatworms.

All taxonomic groups of animals have nervous systems EXCEPT sponges.

Define what an animal is.

An organism that is eats other organisms (heterotroph), moves at some point during its lifespan, and is multicellular.

Lampreys and hagfishes: a. have lobed fins. b. first appeared within the last 50 million years. c. are the only living jawless vertebrates. d. are the only extant air-breathing fish.

Are the only living jawless vertebrates.

Birds are most closely related to: a. mammals b. turtles c. salamanders d. crocodiles

Crocodiles

List the Domains and Kingdoms commonly accepted in the classification of living organisms.

Domains: Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya. Kingdoms: Protista, Plantae, Fungi, Animalia

Birds are ______ , while turtles are ______. a. reptiles; amphibians b. mammals; reptiles c. vertebrates; invertebrates d. endotherms; ectotherms

Endotherms; ectotherms

The two most important evolutionary innovations in vertebrates, which resulted in their eventual domination of the large animal niches, were: a. evolution of air breathing lungs and a more efficient heart. b. evolution of jaws and amniotic eggs. c. evolution of air breathing lungs and the availability of terrestrial prey. d. few predators and less competition at first.

Evolution of jaws and amniotic eggs.

Two important features that distinguish mammals from any other type of animal are: a. hair and mammary glands. b. four legs and hair. c. placentas and hair. d. placentas and mammary glands

Hair and mammary glands.

In what order do the following taxa appear in the fossil record? a. land plants, invertebrates, amphibians, fish b. invertebrates, amphibians, fish, land plants c. land plants, invertebrates, fish, amphibians d. invertebrates, fish, land plants, amphibians

Invertebrates, fish, land plants, amphibians.

Most species of animals are: a. radially symmetrical b. autotrophs c. marine dwelling d. invertebrates

Invertebrates.

Why is the amniotic egg considered a key evolutionary innovation? a.It greatly increases the survival probabilities of eggs in a terrestrial environment. b. It greatly increases the survival probabilities of eggs in a terrestrial environment. It has a shell with a single membrane. c. It enables eggs to float in an aquatic medium. d. It extends embryonic development.

It greatly increases the survival probabilities of eggs in a terrestrial environment.

Some general evolutionary change trends in animals include: a. Larger body size, bilateral symmetry, and an enclosed, fluid-filled body cavity. b. Greater surface area to volume ratio, radial symmetry, diffusion to move nutrients in the body. c. Lower surface area to volume ratio, radial symmetry, mutualism with photosynthetic organisms d. Bilateral symmetry, chitinous cell walls, ability to digest cellulose.

Larger body size, bilateral symmetry, and an enclosed, fluid-filled body cavity.

All animals: a. are heterotrophic b. share a common ancestor c. have true tissues d. have a backbone

Only a) and b) are correct

Which animal phylum lacks true tissues? a. Annelida (segmented worms) b. Cnidaria (jellies, corals, and their relatives) c. Nematoda (roundworms) d. Porifera (sponges)

Porifera (sponges)

In terms of their adaptation to living on land, how are reptiles similar to the seed plants? a. Reptiles eat plants. b. Both reptiles and seed plants have been able to become completely independent of water. c. Seed plants and reptiles have developed structures such as cuticles and impermeable skin in order to minimize water loss. d. Reptiles and plants are lacking structures which house and protect their gametes from the surrounding environment.

Seed plants and reptiles have developed structures such as cuticles and impermeable skin in order to minimize water loss.

Reptiles show numerous adaptations for a completely terrestrial life cycle. One adaptation that first occurred in the reptiles includes: a. the amniotic egg b. the ability to breathe through their skin c. tetraploidy d. endothermy

The amniotic egg.

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? a. The chicken, because the amniotic egg did not evolve until after the first chicken appeared. b. The egg, because the amniotic egg evolved well before the first bird. c. The chicken, because during speciation the adult stage always precedes the juvenile stage. d. The egg, because the chicken had to cross the road to sit on it.

The egg, because the amniotic egg evolved well before the first bird.

All of the following are insects EXCEPT: a. lice b. ticks c. bugs d. butterflies

Ticks.

Which of the following is NOT a reptile? a. lizard b. snake c. turtle d. toad

Toad

Sharks have ____ skeletons, while salmon have ____ skeletons. a. cartilaginous; bony b. bony; cartilaginous c. lobe-finned; ray-finned d. vertebrate; chordate

cartilaginous; bony