Question 1

Which of the following is not a member of the phylum Arthropoda?

Accepted Answer

A)  spiders
B)  sea urchins
C)  millipedesD) All of the above
E) A) and C) A

Question 2

The most primitive vertebrates alive today are the ________ and __________.(Outcome #6b)

Accepted Answer

A)  sharks, rays
B)  hagfishes, lampreys
C)  tunicates, lanceletsD) All of the above
E) B) and C) B

Question 3

How could you determine if a newly discovered animal were a vertebrate or an invertebrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  test for the presence of a spinal column by dissection or x-ray
B)  test for the presence of DNA
C)  test for the ability of the organism to respond to stimuli with movementD) All of the above
E) A) and B)

Question 4

The primary difference between amphibians and reptiles is what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reptiles have teeth, whereas amphibians do not.
B)  Reptiles have an extra bone in the ear called the auricular operculum; amphibians do not.
C)  Amphibians have a moist, permeable skin, while reptiles have a dry, scaly skin.D) All of the above
E) B) and C)

Question 5

Animals with bilateral symmetry have ___________, which other animal do not:

Accepted Answer

A)  a head and anus
B)  a shell
C)  a right and left sideD) All of the above
E) A) and B)

Question 6

What is the major distinction scientists use to divide the animal kingdom?

Accepted Answer

A)  whether the animal has a vertebral column or not
B)  whether the animal has an endoskeleton or not
C)  whether the animal has an exoskeleton or notD) B) and C)
E) All of the above

Question 7

The simplest animal phylum consists of which animals and is called what?

Accepted Answer

A)  anemones, Anthrozoa
B)  sponges, Anthozoa
C)  sponges, PoriferaD) A) and C)
E) A) and B) C

Question 8

Which of the following classes have the defining life cycle feature of a prominent medusa form and a brief, minor polyp form?

Accepted Answer

A)  Schyphozoa (jellies) 
B)  Anthozoa (anemones) 
C)  Platyhelminthes (flatworms) D) None of the above
E) A) and B)

Question 9

Which of the following animals does not have a chambered heart?

Accepted Answer

A)  sheep
B)  earthworm
C)  frogD) All of the above
E) B) and C)

Question 10

All vertebrates are classified into the phylum Chordata, but this phylum also contains two groups of invertebrates, the __________ and the ___________,

Accepted Answer

A)  Urochordata (tunicates) , Cephalochordata (lancelets) 
B)  Asteroidea (sea stars) , Holothuroidea (sea slugs) 
C)  Cephalopoda (octopi, squids, etc.) , Scaphopoda (tusk and tooth shells) D) B) and C)
E) A) and B)

Question 11

The vast majority of animal species alive today belong to which major group?

Accepted Answer

A)  vertebrata
B)  invertebrates
C)  chordataD) A) and B)
E) None of the above

Exam 15: Diversity of Animals

Which of the following is not a member of the phylum Arthropoda?

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The most primitive vertebrates alive today are the and __.(Outcome #6b)

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How could you determine if a newly discovered animal were a vertebrate or an invertebrate?

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The primary difference between amphibians and reptiles is what?

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Animals with bilateral symmetry have ___________, which other animal do not:

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What is the major distinction scientists use to divide the animal kingdom?

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The simplest animal phylum consists of which animals and is called what?

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Which of the following classes have the defining life cycle feature of a prominent medusa form and a brief, minor polyp form?

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Which of the following animals does not have a chambered heart?

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All vertebrates are classified into the phylum Chordata, but this phylum also contains two groups of invertebrates, the and the _,

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The vast majority of animal species alive today belong to which major group?

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Which of the following is not a member of the phylum Arthropoda?

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The most primitive vertebrates alive today are the ________ and __________.(Outcome #6b)

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How could you determine if a newly discovered animal were a vertebrate or an invertebrate?

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The primary difference between amphibians and reptiles is what?

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Animals with bilateral symmetry have ___________, which other animal do not:

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What is the major distinction scientists use to divide the animal kingdom?

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The simplest animal phylum consists of which animals and is called what?

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Which of the following classes have the defining life cycle feature of a prominent medusa form and a brief, minor polyp form?

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Which of the following animals does not have a chambered heart?

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All vertebrates are classified into the phylum Chordata, but this phylum also contains two groups of invertebrates, the __________ and the ___________,

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The vast majority of animal species alive today belong to which major group?

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The most primitive vertebrates alive today are the and __.(Outcome #6b)

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