Biology Test 9. (Quarter exam)

Why is natural selection unable to produce new kinds ?

All are reasons that natural selection cannot produce new kinds .

The Father of Anatomy , who wrote a monumental book known as the Fabrica , was ?

Andreas Vesalius

The Dutch naturalist who devoted his life to microscopy was ?.

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

Which of the following statements best explains why a bird needs a gizzard ?

Birds do not have teeth for chewing food .

What is the sudden outburst of living things of great variety in the fossil record, showing no evidence of evolution?

Cambrian explosion

Which British naturalist was primarily responsible for popularizing the idea that all life evolved from a common ancestor ?

Charles Darwin

Which fully human "human ancestor" was named after the cave where the fossils were first found ?

Cro-Magnon man

Organisms that feed on decaying organic matter but cannot break it down into soil components are ? ___ .

Detritivores

Which of the following statements best explains why territoriality is important to birds ?

Territoriality allows birds to feed and reproduce with minimal interference

The classification used to describe one organism's feeding relationship to other organisms in its ecosystem is its ?.

Tropic level

Even - toed ungulates ( such as cattle , sheep , and deer ) are ?

artiodactyls

Mammals exhibit the type of symmetry known as ___ ?

bilateral symmetry

What is a large geographic region identified by its climax vegetation and distinctive animal life ?

biome

Living factors in the environment are ? factors .

biotic

known for their fierce and precise hunting skills

birds of prey

group of snakes that includes boas and anacondas

boids

What slender , burrowing , worm - like amphibians lack legs and are seldom seen by man ?

caecilians

The upper shell of a turtle is the ?

carapace

What group of mammals includes dogs , cats , weasels , and seals ?

carnivores

What principle states that all organisms are composed of cells or cell products and that all cells come from preexisting cells ?

cell theory

Pigment cells in the skin of an amphibian are ?

chromatophores

The type of snake locomotion in which a snake moves the front part of its body forward , coils it slightly to anchor and then pulls the back part forward is ?

concertina movement

large , thick - skinned , long - tailed aquatic reptiles

crocodilians

In what form of respiration does an amphibian exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide through its skin ?

cutaneous respiration

What type of organism feeds on detritus by breaking it down into molecules that become part of the soil?

decomposer

The soft , fluffy feathers that are close to a bird's body and provide lightweight insulation are ? feathers .

down

venomous snakes with immovable fangs in the front of the upper jaw

elapids

most members are ground dwellers equipped for running

flightless birds

Routes that bird flocks follow year after year are skylanes .

flyways

The heart of a bird has ? chambers

four

Which of the following is not a characteristic common to all vertebrates ?

four appendages

often hunted for food and sport

game birds

13. The simple - to - complex sequence that evolution predicts should appear in the fossil record is the ?

geologic column

In what region of an egg yolk does the embryo develop ?

germinal spot

The place where an organism lives is its ___ ? ___

habitat

A snake venom that primarily affects the blood is a ( n ) ___ ? ___ .

hemotoxin

A tentative , untested solution to a scientific problem is a ( n ) ?

hypothesis

The process in which bird eggs are kept warm ( usually by an adult bird sitting on them ) so that the young birds will develop properly in the eggs is gestation

incubation

In a controlled experiment , all factors are identical except the one being tested , which is the ? variable .

independent

Unlearned knowledge that an animal possesses from birth is a ( n ) ___ ?

instinct

The area between the highest and lowest tides along the coast is the ? zone .

intertidal

Which of the following primates has a tail ?

lemur

includes iguanas , geckos , Komodo dragons , and chameleons

lizards

Mammals feed their young milk produced by ? glands

mammary

The philosophy that promotes the idea that the universe consists of nothing but matter and energy and has no spiritual or supernatural aspects is ?

materialism

The process by which an immature larva transforms into an adult is morphogenesis

metamorphosis

Annually moving to a different region is called ?

migration

In some parts of South often nest together . The ants protect America , ants of the genus Azteca and wasps of the genus Polybia the wasp nests from attacks by other species of ants type of relationship do Azteca ants and and the wasps protect the ants from birds . What Polybia wasps have ?

mutualism

What is the principle that animals or plants well suited to their environment are more likely to survive than organisms poorly suited to their environment?

natural selection

What term refers to the " occupation " or function of an organism in an ecosystem ?

niche

The biome characterized by harsh winters , fairly long summers , and little or no permafrost is the ?

northern coniferous forest

Because birds lay eggs from which their offspring hatch , they are described as viviparous .

oviparous

Animals that bring forth live young from eggs hatched within the mother's body are ?

ovoviviparous

What ant - eating mammal is covered with protective plates made of fused hair bundles ?

pangolin

7 Adult mudpuppies ( a type of salamander ) live in the water and breathe with gills . What is this condition called ?

pedomorphosis

includes songbirds

perching birds

Which of the following is not one of the three main groups into which mammals are divided based on how they reproduce?

pholidotans

What heat - sensitive organs allow some viperids to " see " warm objects in absolute darkness ?

pit organs

An animal that regulates its temperature by external factors , so that its temperature fluctuates with its surroundings , is_______

poikilothermic

A bird that is able to run or swim almost immediately after hatching is altricial .

precocial

What is the stiff quill of a feather ?

rachis

Gnawing mammals with two pairs of sharp , chisel - like incisors are ?.

rodents

The largest living turtles are the ?

sea turtles

Which sense of a snake would be most strongly affected by an injury that damaged the Jacobson's organ ?

smell

What is the belief that living things can arise from nonliving things ?

spontaneous generation

The voice box of a bird is the _ ? ___

syrinx

What odd - toed hoofed mammal resembles a pig with a long snout or short trunk ?

tapir

How many chambers does an amphibian heart have ?

three

The aquatic adult forms of various members of the family Salamandridae are newts .

true

The living lobe - finned fish that evolutionists once considered a transitional form between fish and amphibians is the coelacanth .

true

The transparent " third eyelid " that allows a bird or reptile to " blink " and moisten its cornea without obstructing its vision is the nictitating membrane

true

venomous snakes with long fangs that fold against the roof of the mouth when not in use

viperidse

includes ducks , geese , herons , and storks

waterbirds