Unit 7 Test: The Animal Kingdon
- 1.Which animal belongs to the oldest class of vertebrates?
- A.
Frogs
- B.
Snakes
- C.
Birds
- D.
Lampreys
- 2.Which class arose when the development of four limbs let animals move onto land?
- A.
Reptilia
- B.
Mammalia
- C.
Amphibia
- D.
Osteichthyes
- 3.How do lampreys get nutrients?
- A.
They eat plankton floating in the water.
- B.
They eat small fish.
- C.
They hold on to fish with their suckers and feed on blood from the host.
- D.
They suck detritus off the ocean floor.
- 4.What class do the bony fish belong to?
- A.
Osteichthyes
- B.
Chondrichthyes
- C.
Agnatha
- D.
Molluska
- 5.How did fish jaws evolve?
- A.
From jointed appendages
- B.
When teeth fused, forming the upper jaw
- C.
From gill arches that fused to the vertebrae of the fish
- D.
From gill arches near the mouth that fused to the cranuim
- 6.Which of the following is not a cartilaginous fish?
- A.
Manta ray
- B.
Tiger shark
- C.
New Zealand smooth skate
- D.
Atlantic sea bass
- 7.What class do the cartilaginous fish belong to?
- A.
Osteichthyes
- B.
Chondrichthyes
- C.
Agnatha
- D.
Molluska
- 8.Which of the following is NOT a feature unique to bony fish?
- A.
Lateral line system
- B.
Swim bladder
- C.
Operculum
- D.
Bone skeleton
- 9.The lateral line system is ___.
- A.
A series of sensory nodes on the sides of bony fish
- B.
A set of holes on the snout of some reptiles
- C.
Responsible for "heat vision" in snakes
- D.
A specialized gill structure in sharks.
- 10.Why must amphibians live near a water source?
- A.
They must take in water through their skin.
- B.
They pull oxygen out of the water.
- C.
They excrete wastes directly into water.
- D.
They lay eggs in water and must keep themselves and their embryos moist.
- 11.What phylum do jellyfish belong to?
- A.
Cnidaria
- B.
Mollusca
- C.
Porifera
- D.
Annelida
- 12.What phylum do snails and squids belong to?
- A.
Cnidaria
- B.
Mollusca
- C.
Porifera
- D.
Annelida
- 13.What phylum do earthworms belong to?
- A.
Cnidaria
- B.
Mollusca
- C.
Porifera
- D.
Annelida
- 14.Which organism was the first in the Animal Kingdom to have true tissues?
- A.
Sponge
- B.
Coral
- C.
Jellyfish
- D.
Tapeworm
- 15.Which organism is the oldest and simplest in the Animal Kingdom?
- A.
Sponge
- B.
Coral
- C.
Jellyfish
- D.
Tapeworm
- 16.The phylum Echinodermata contains which of the following?
- A.
Sea stars
- B.
Earthworms
- C.
Lampreys
- D.
Sponges
- 17.An earthworm is considered to be a more complex animal than a sponge because it
- A.
Has specialized tissues.
- B.
Is an invertebrate.
- C.
Is an autotroph.
- D.
Has radial symmetry.
- 18.A reptile that basks in the sun to warm its tissues is an example of a(n)
- A.
Homeostatic organism.
- B.
Ectothermic organism.
- C.
Warm-blooded organism.
- D.
Endothermic organism.
- 19.One of the characteristics that distinguishes mammals from birds is that
- A.
Mammals are amniotes.
- B.
Mammals have mammary glands.
- C.
Mammals do not lay eggs.
- D.
Mammals are endotherms.
- 20.How is a polyp similar to a medusa?
- A.
Both are free swimming.
- B.
Both have a mouth and tentacles.
- C.
Both are umbrella shaped.
- D.
Both are sessile filter feeders.
- 21.What is an identifying characteristic of annelids?
- A.
A radula
- B.
Body segmentation
- C.
Larval stage in the life cycle
- D.
One heart
- 22.Which of the following worms is not a parasite?
- A.
Loa loa worm
- B.
Leech
- C.
Pin worm
- D.
Earthworm
- 23.What must a roundworm do if it is to grow larger?
- A.
Shed its cuticle
- B.
Develop a pseudocoelom
- C.
Develop crosswise muscles
- D.
Develop a circulatory ststem
- 24.What term describes the tiny interlocking plates that make up an echinoderm's skeleton?
- A.
Occulum
- B.
Ossicles
- C.
Mantle
- D.
Radula
- 25.Where does a sea star digest its food?
- A.
In its tube feet
- B.
In the food organisms stomach
- C.
In the anus
- D.
In its stomach, which has been pushed out of its mouth
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