Question 1

Chordates have notochords and postanal tails.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In the section "Investigating Life: Discovering the 'Fishapod'",what advantage might Tiktaalik have by moving from water to land?

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A)  It could avoid predation by other species only.
B)  It could avoid competition with other species only.
C)  It could avoid both predation and competition with other species.
D)  It could move to a dry habitat that was easier to live in only.
E)  It could both move to a dry habitat that was easier to live in,and avoid predation by other species.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 3

Some animals are autotrophs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What are the three major body regions of many arthropods?

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A)  head,thorax,and abdomen
B)  head,abdomen,and legs
C)  head,thorax,and legs
D)  head,gastrovascular cavity,and thorax
E)  head,gills,and legsF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 5

Characteristics shared by primates include

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A)  flat nails instead of claws.
B)  grasping hands with opposable thumbs.
C)  binocular vision and excellent depth perception.
D)  large brain size in comparison to body size.
E)  All answers are correct.F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 6

Scientists use mitochondrial DNA to track the migration of humans across the planet.After a group migrates away from their ancestral homeland,any mutations that occur are not mixed with those left in the ancestral population.Therefore,mitochondrial DNA samples taken from ____ would have the fewest unique mutations,representing the original and oldest DNA sequences.

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A)  Asia
B)  Australia
C)  Europe
D)  Africa
E)  the AmericasF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of nematodes?

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A)  They have a complete digestive tract.
B)  They are unsegmented.
C)  They have bilateral symmetry.
D)  They have a coelom.
E)  They exhibit cephalization.F) D) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

Which of the following is a lobe-finned fish?

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A)  stingray
B)  lamprey
C)  eel
D)  lungfish
E)  sharkF) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

Question 9

Birds are classified as

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A)  reptiles.
B)  mammals.
C)  amphibians.
D)  fishes.
E)  invertebrate chordates.F) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

Humans and chimps are both

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A)  primates and hominids.
B)  primates only.
C)  hominids only.
D)  Homo sapiens only.
E)  primates and Homo sapiens.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of amphibians?

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A)  They have lungs.
B)  They have a cartilaginous skeleton.
C)  They are ectothermiC.
D)  They have a three-chambered heart.
E)  They have vertebraE.F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 12

The closest living relatives to humans on the evolutionary tree are

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A)  gibbons.
B)  gorillas.
C)  orangutans.
D)  homo erectus.
E)  chimpanzees.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

Spiders and scorpions belong to the phylum

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A)  CnidariA.
B)  Echinodermata.
C)  Annelida.
D)  Mollusca.
E)  Arthropoda.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 14

Scientists use mitochondrial DNA to track the migration of humans across the planet.After a group migrates away from their ancestral homeland,any mutations that occur are not mixed with those left in the ancestral population.Therefore,mitochondrial DNA samples taken from ____ would have the most unique mutations,representing the most recent population to migrate to a new area.

Accepted Answer

A)  Africa
B)  Asia
C)  Australia
D)  Europe
E)  the AmericasF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 15

In the section "Investigating Life: Discovering the 'Fishapod'",the observation that Tiktaalik had both gills and lungs suggests which of the following?

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A)  It could absorb oxygen from the air.
B)  It could absorb oxygen from both the air and water.
C)  It could absorb oxygen from the water.
D)  It could absorb food from the water.
E)  It could absorb both food and oxygen from the water.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of annelids?

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A)  They have a coelom.
B)  They have bilateral symmetry.
C)  They have an incomplete digestive tract.
D)  They are segmenteD.
E)  They have organ systems.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 17

An animal whose body temperature tends to fluctuate with the external environment is a(an)

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A)  thermophile.
B)  mesophile.
C)  amniote.
D)  endotherm.
E)  ectotherm.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 18

Mammals that lay eggs are marsupials.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

An invertebrate is an animal that

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A)  does not have a backbone.
B)  has a backbone.
C)  has a complete digestive tract.
D)  has an incomplete digestive tract.
E)  does not have true tissues.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 20

A vertebrate is an animal that

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A)  has a complete digestive tract.
B)  does not have a backbone.
C)  has a backbone.
D)  has an incomplete digestive tract.
E)  does not have true tissues.F) All of the above
G) B) and C)

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Birds are classified as

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Some animals are autotrophs.

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of annelids?

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Humans and chimps are both

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Which of the following is a lobe-finned fish?

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In the section "Investigating Life: Discovering the 'Fishapod'",the observation that Tiktaalik had both gills and lungs suggests which of the following?

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Chordates have notochords and postanal tails.

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Mammals that lay eggs are marsupials.

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An animal whose body temperature tends to fluctuate with the external environment is a(an)

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Characteristics shared by primates include

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The closest living relatives to humans on the evolutionary tree are

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of amphibians?

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What are the three major body regions of many arthropods?

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of nematodes?

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In the section "Investigating Life: Discovering the 'Fishapod'",what advantage might Tiktaalik have by moving from water to land?

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Chordates have notochords and postanal tails.

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Mammals that lay eggs are marsupials.

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