An Amazing Animal Diversity Quiz!
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- 1.What is an animal? Check all that apply.
- A.
Heterotrophic
- B.
Eukaryotic
- C.
Prokaryotic
- D.
Autotrophic
- E.
Embryos with gastrula stage
- F.
Shape held by collagen
- G.
Shape held by cell wall
- H.
Multicellular
- I.
Unicellular
- 2.Based on morphological and molecular evidence, animals are closely related to
- A.
Protist called choanoflagellates.
- B.
Prokaryotes called streptococcus bacterium.
- C.
Eukaryotes called cnidarians.
- D.
Cynobacteria called anabaena.
- 3.
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The organism above displays what type of symmetry?- A.
Radial
- B.
Bilateral
- C.
Asymmetry
- 4.The blastopore becomes the mouth in:
- A.
Protostomes
- B.
Deuterostomes
- 5.The blastopore becomes the anus in:
- A.
Protostomes
- B.
Deuterostomes
- 6.
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The organism above displays what type of symmetry?- A.
Radial
- B.
Bilateral
- C.
Asymmetry
- 7.
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The organism above displays what type of symmetry?- A.
Radial
- B.
Bilateral
- C.
Asymmetry
- 8.All of the following describe sponges EXCEPT:
- A.
Unlike other animals, sponges lack tissues.
- B.
The interior surface of the sponge is lined with choanocytes that have flagella and function in nutrition and gas exchange.
- C.
Mesohyl lies within the two layers of a sponge and functions in skeleton formation and dispersal of nutrients.
- D.
Sponges have highly developed reproductive organs.
- 9.A germ layer is
- A.
A layer of cells that form during embryogenesis.
- B.
A layer of cells that directs movement of water over feeding cell surfaces.
- C.
A layer of tissues that protects the body from invading microbes.
- D.
A layer of tissues that absorb organic molecules needed for survival.
- 10.Bilateral symmetry is strongly correlated with
- A.
Cephalization.
- B.
Absorption of nutrients from the environment.
- C.
Derived traits.
- D.
Increased survivability.
- 11.Mosaic embryo development is seen in:
- A.
Protostomes
- B.
Deuterostomes
- 12.Regulative embryo development is seen in:
- A.
Protostomes
- B.
Deuterostomes
- 13.Radial cleavage is seen in:
- A.
Protostomes
- B.
Deuterostomes
- 14.Spiral cleavage is seen in:
- A.
Protostomes
- B.
Deuterostomes
- 15.The coelom forms by enterocoely in
- A.
Protostomes
- B.
Deuterostomes
- 16.The coelom forms by schizocoely in
- A.
Protostomes
- B.
Deuterostomes
- 17.All of the following are advantages to bilateral symmetry EXCEPT:
- A.
The ability to move in horizontal directions to capture pray.
- B.
The development of specialized sensory organs at front end for guidance.
- C.
The development of muscles, digestive, circulatory and nervous systems.
- D.
The ability to wave food-gathering tentacles in all directions at once.
- 18.Select the correct germ layers for Cnidaria, which are diploblastic.
- A.
Endoderm
- B.
Ectoderm
- C.
Epidermis
- D.
Mesoderm
- E.
Endodermis
- 19.Select the correct germ layers for bilaterians, which are triploblastic.
- A.
Endoderm
- B.
Ectoderm
- C.
Epidermis
- D.
Mesoderm
- E.
Endodermis
- 20.Metamerism is
- A.
Repetitive segments.
- B.
Multiple pairs of legs.
- C.
A type of exoskeleton.
- D.
Regeneration of lost limbs.
- 21.Which groups of animals are diploblastic?
- A.
Cnidaria
- B.
Ctenophora
- C.
Porifera
- D.
Arthropoda
- E.
Mollusca
- 22.Cnidarians have _____ symmetry.
- A.
Radial
- B.
No
- C.
Bilateral
- D.
Circular
- 23.The group Lophotrochozoa includes:
- A.
Annelid worms and mollusks.
- B.
Butterflies and moths.
- C.
Crustaceans.
- D.
Sponges and octopus.
- 24.You are walking along a beach and find an organism that has a carapace, 2 pairs of antennae, and compound eyes. Based on this information the organism you found belongs to which of the following subphyla:
- A.
Chelicerata
- B.
Crustacea
- C.
Myriapoda
- D.
Hexapoda
- 25.The most ancient branch point in animal phylogeny is that between having
- A.
Radial or bilateral symmetry.
- B.
A well-defined head or no head.
- C.
Diploblastic or triploblastic embryos.
- D.
True tissues or no tissues.
- 26.With the current molecular-based phylogeny in mind, rank the following from most inclusive to least inclusive. 1. ecdysozoan 2. protostome 3. eumetazoan4. triploblastic
- A.
4, 2, 3, 1
- B.
4, 3, 1, 2
- C.
3, 4, 1, 2
- D.
3, 4, 2, 1
- E.
4, 3, 2, 1
- 27.If a multicellular animal lacks true tissues, then it can properly be included among the
- A.
Eumetazoans.
- B.
Metazoans.
- C.
Choanoflagellates.
- D.
Lophotrochozoans.
- E.
Bilateria.
- 28.According to the evidence collected so far, the animal kingdom is
- A.
Monophyletic
- B.
Paraphyletic
- C.
Polyphyletic
- D.
Euphyletic
- E.
Multiphyletic
- 29.What is characteristic of all ecdysozoans?
- A.
The deuterostome condition
- B.
Some kind of exoskeleton, or hard outer covering
- C.
A pseudocoelom
- D.
The diploblastic condition
- E.
Agile, speedy, and powerful locomotion
- 30.Acoelomates are characterized by
- A.
The absence of a brain.
- B.
The absence of mesoderm.
- C.
Deuterostome development.
- D.
A coelom that is not completely lined with mesoderm.
- E.
A solid body without a cavity surrounding internal organs.
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