Question 1

The Mesozoic era lasted from

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A)  65 million years ago to 2 million years ago.
B)  500 million years ago to 250 million years ago.
C)  250 million years ago to 65 million years ago.
D)  540 million years ago to 250 million years ago.
E)  one billion years ago to 500 million years ago.F) C) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 2

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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A)  hair
B)  mammary glands
C)  an amnion
D)  legs
E)  lungsF) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 3

Even semi-aquatic reptiles,like crocodiles and alligators,can spend much of their life on dry land.Which of the following adaptations enables reptiles to live and reproduce on dry land?

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A)  external fertilization and amniotic eggs
B)  internal fertilization only
C)  amniotic eggs only
D)  internal fertilization and amniotic eggs
E)  external fertilization onlyF) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 4

Swinging from one arm to the other with the body dangling below is

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A)  bipedalism.
B)  brachiation.
C)  "knuckle walking."
D)  quatrapedalism.
E)  All answers are correct.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 5

Flatworms have bilateral symmetry.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Pinworms and hookworms belong to the phylum

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A)  NematodA.
B)  Annelida.
C)  Platyhelminthes.
D)  Porifera.
E)  Cnidaria.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

Which of the following enabled Homo sapiens to develop complex cultures unlike other members of the Homo genus?

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A)  the ability to walk upright
B)  the development of agriculture
C)  the ability to migrate out of Africa
D)  changes in skin color
E)  the ability to use stone toolsF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

The tendency to concentrate sensory organs and brain at the head end of an animal is called cephalization.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following does not have a true coelom?

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A)  earthworm
B)  snail
C)  flatworm
D)  sea star
E)  insectF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

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 have which of the following traits?

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A)  radial symmetry
B)  asymmetry
C)  cephalization
D)  endothermy
E)  incomplete digestive tractF) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

Mammals that lay eggs are

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A)  marsupials.
B)  placentals.
C)  bats.
D)  birds.
E)  monotremes.F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

Which of the following is a cartilaginous fish?

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A)  shark
B)  tuna
C)  salmon
D)  lungfish
E)  catfishF) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 13

Arthropods have jointed legs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A circulatory system in which the heart pumps blood to tissues throughout the body cavity is

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A)  a closed circulatory system.
B)  a gastrovascular cavity.
C)  an incomplete circulatory system.
D)  a complete circulatory system.
E)  an open circulatory system.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 15

Fossil and DNA evidence indicate that birds are members of a clade in which group?

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A)  mammals
B)  reptiles
C)  amphibians
D)  fishes
E)  They are in their own group.F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of mammals?

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A)  They have a two-chambered heart.
B)  They are endothermic.
C)  They have lungs.
D)  They have an amnion.
E)  They have a skeletal system composed of bonE.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 17

A complete digestive tract has both a mouth and an anus and the food passes in one direction from the mouth to the anus.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 17: Evolution and Diversity of Animals

Arthropods have jointed legs.

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Which of the following is a cartilaginous fish?

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A circulatory system in which the heart pumps blood to tissues throughout the body cavity is

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Which of the following does not have a true coelom?

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Swinging from one arm to the other with the body dangling below is

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A complete digestive tract has both a mouth and an anus and the food passes in one direction from the mouth to the anus.

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Fossil and DNA evidence indicate that birds are members of a clade in which group?

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Mammals that lay eggs are

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The tendency to concentrate sensory organs and brain at the head end of an animal is called cephalization.

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of mammals?

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Even semi-aquatic reptiles,like crocodiles and alligators,can spend much of their life on dry land.Which of the following adaptations enables reptiles to live and reproduce on dry land?

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The Mesozoic era lasted from

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Flatworms have bilateral symmetry.

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Which of the following enabled Homo sapiens to develop complex cultures unlike other members of the Homo genus?

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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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Pinworms and hookworms belong to the phylum

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Exam 17: Evolution and Diversity of Animals

Arthropods have jointed legs.

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Which of the following is a cartilaginous fish?

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A circulatory system in which the heart pumps blood to tissues throughout the body cavity is

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Which of the following does not have a true coelom?

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Swinging from one arm to the other with the body dangling below is

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A complete digestive tract has both a mouth and an anus and the food passes in one direction from the mouth to the anus.

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Fossil and DNA evidence indicate that birds are members of a clade in which group?

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Mammals that lay eggs are

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The tendency to concentrate sensory organs and brain at the head end of an animal is called cephalization.

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of mammals?

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Even semi-aquatic reptiles,like crocodiles and alligators,can spend much of their life on dry land.Which of the following adaptations enables reptiles to live and reproduce on dry land?

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The Mesozoic era lasted from

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Flatworms have bilateral symmetry.

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Which of the following enabled Homo sapiens to develop complex cultures unlike other members of the Homo genus?

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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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Pinworms and hookworms belong to the phylum

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