bio lab final - tophat questions

Name the phylum to which this species belongs. (fungus) (brown wrinkly icecream)

Ascomycota

The visceral mass region of a mollusc contains which of the following?

Digestive, respiratory, circulatory, and reproductive systems.

Identify the internal organs in this ventral view of this mammal. Possible matches are diaphragm, heart, kidney, spleen, liver, lung, thyroid gland, small intestine, larynx.

1 larynx 2 thyroid gland 3 heart 4 liver 5 lung 6 diaphragm 7 spleen 8 kidney 9 small intestine

Which of the following is NOT true of a starfish/sea star?

A notochord runs along the dorsal midline.

What connects the mushrooms in a fairy ring below the ground

A thick network of mycelium

Mammals and reptiles share the following derived features that distinguish them from amphibians:

Amniotic eggs

______________ are the multicellular fruiting structures of ascomycetes, which produce sexual spores

Ascocarps

Which pairing of arthropods does not belong in the same subphylum?

Centipede and scorpion

Which class of the superclass Gnathostomata is characterized by cartilaginous skeletons?

Chondrichthyes.

What class of molluscs provides us with our seafood dinners of clams, oysters, mussels, and scallops?

Class Bivalvia

What is the largest and most diverse chordate group?

Class Osteichthyes.

Cutting through a cap of a mushroom exposes gill tissue. What is seen when scrapings from gill tissue are placed on a slide under the microscope?

Club-shaped basidia and possibly basidiospores

Name the two clades of protostomes

Ecdysozoa and Lophotrochozoa

Diploblastic animals have which germ layers?

Ectoderm and endoderm

Mammals can be distinguished from other tetrapods by the presence of

Fur, Nipples, & Differentiated teeth

Name this thick walled muscular structure found in the earthworm.

Gizzard

While exploring, you discover a hydrozoan called Hydra sp. Where did you find the Hydra sp.?

Pond

Which of the following groups shares the most features with (and is most closely related to) birds?

Reptiles

What is the function of pleopods in crustaceans?

Swimming

Which of the following is a characteristic of a nematode?

Tapered at both ends & Protective cuticle.

Which of the following is TRUE of flatworms?

They have bilateral symmetry. They have anterior and posterior ends. They can be parasitic (all of the above)

This class of the Platyhelminthes consists of the parasitic flukes

Trematoda

Name this structure in the crayfish.

mandible

Where does water enter the vascular system of a starfish/sea star?

Madreporite.

Members of phylum Nematoda live in which of the following environments?

Soil Freshwater and marine & Within animals, as parasites

Name the anatomical feature shown on the image of the deep viscera and associated structures.

spleen

The central cavity of a sponge , the ______________, is lined with ______________

spongocoel, choanocytes

Meiosis in the life cycle of a zygomycete occurs in the ______________

sporangia

Earthworms are monoecious, meaning _______________

they possess both male and female organs

Insects vary from other arthropods by having _______________.

two pairs of wings and three pairs of legs

A lateral line system in many fishes serves to detect ______________.

vibrations

Name the anatomical feature shown on the image of the ventral view of the viscera.

Kidney

What role do lichens play in the environment

They help build soil. They provide food and habitat for small animals. They serve as environmental indicators of air pollution. (all of the above)

Lichens are sensitive to ______________

air pollution

A medusa is often described as ______________

an umbrella-shaped body with tentacles that hang down

The brains of vertebrates form at the _______________ end of the nerve cord.

anterior

Which class is also called "flower animals"

anthozoa

Name the largest phylum of fungi

ascomycota

Which is not a basidiomycete? a)puffballs b) smuts c) black bread mold d) mushrooms e) stinkhorns f) earth stars

c) black bread mold

Most fungi have cell walls composed of ______________

chitin

This is the ventral surface of what organism?

chiton

Which of the following is NOT a property of fungi? a) filamentous b) heterotrophic c) multicellular d) prokaryotic

d) prokaryotic

Millipedes are ________________.

detritivorous & herbivorous

(T/F) Basidiospores are asexual spores produced on peg-like sterigma on a club-shaped basidium

false

Lichens with leaflike thalli that overlap, forming a scaly, lobed body, are known as ______________

foliose

What occurs when a sporangiospore of a zygomycete lands on a slice of bread?

germination. Hyphae formation. Mycelium formation. (NO sexual reproduction)

Slit-like structures found beneath the cap of a typical mushroom are known as ______________

gills

Which of the following have bodies divided into a head, thorax, and abdomen?

grasshoppers & ants

Lichens are a symbiotic relationship between ascomycetes and ______________

green algae or cyanobacteria

______________ are specialized hyphae that can penetrate host cells and absorb nutrients.

haustoria

The role of the fungus in a mycorrhizal relationship is that of ______________

helping the plant take in phosphate and other nutrients

Amphibians are dependent on water to ______________.

lay eggs

Ecdysis is the process of _____________.

molting

While swimming in the ocean, you feel a sting on your leg from a Portuguese man-of-war. The sting was caused by ______________

nematocysts

The word Porifera comes from a Latin word that means ______________

pore-bearer

Echinoderms have ____________ symmetry.

radial

Which of the following is a characteristic of jellyfish?

radial symmetry & incomplete digestive tract

A radula is present in which mollusc?

snail & squid