BIOL 1108 FINAL all practice quizzes

BIOL 1108 FINAL all practice quizzes
questions with verified answers


1. nWhat ndo nall ndeuterostomes nhave nin ncommon? n- nAnswer n- nE) nThe npore nformed nduring
ngastrulation nbecomes nthe nanus.




1. nA nsynapomorphy nof nthe nvertebrates nis nthe n_____. n- nAnswer n- ncranium



1. nWhich nof nthe nfollowing ntaxa nwould nyou nNOT nclassify nas nan nanimal? n- nAnswer n- nC) nProtista



1. nWhich nevolutionary ninnovation nwas nmost nsignificant nin nhelping ntetrapods nbecome
nindependent nof naquatic nenvironments nfor nreproduction? n- nAnswer n- nB) namnion nlayer




1. nWhich nof nthe nfollowing ngroups nare nall nLophotrochozoans? n- nAnswer n- nA) nPlatyhelminthes,
nMolluska, nAnnelida




1. nHow ndid nthe ndevelopment nof nthe njaw ncontribute nto nevolutionary ndiversification nof nearly
nvertebrate nlineages? n- nAnswer n- nD) nIt nmade nadditional nfood nsources navailable.




1. nWhich ngroup nis nmost nclosely nrelated nto nbirds? n- nAnswer n- ncrocs



1. nWhat ngroup nof nmammals nhas n(a) nembryos nthat nspend na nlong ntime nfeeding nthrough nthe
nplacenta nthan nthe nmother's nnipples, n(b) nyoung nthat nfeed non nmilk nafter nbirth, nand n(c) na
nprolonged nperiod nof nmaternal ncare nafter nleaving nthe nplacenta? n- nAnswer n- nA) nEutheria




1. nWhich nof nthe nfollowing nis na ncharacteristic nof nall nchordates nat nsome npoint nduring ntheir nlife
ncycle? n- nAnswer n- nB) ntail

,1. nMammals nand nbirds neat nmore noften nthan nreptiles. nWhich nof nthe nfollowing ntraits nshared nby
nmammals nand nbirds nbest nexplains nthis nhabit? n- nAnswer n- nA) nendothermy




1. nWhich ntissue ntype, nor norgan, nis nNOT ncorrectly nmatched nwith nits ngerm nlayer ntissue? n-
nAnswer n- nD) nnervous n: nmesoderm




1. nThe nprotostome ndevelopmental nsequence narose njust nonce nin nevolutionary nhistory, nresulting
nin ntwo nmain nsubgroups, nLophotrochozoa nand nEcdysozoa. nWhat ndoes nthis nfinding nsuggest? n-
nAnswer n- nC) nThe nappearance nof ntwo ndistinct ngroups noccurred nafter nthe nprotostome
ndevelopmental nsequence nappeared.




1. nThe nevolution nof nanimal nspecies nhas nbeen nprolific. nSome nexperts npredict ntens nof nmillions nof
nanimal nspecies nexist. nTo nwhat ncan nwe nattribute nmost nof nthis ndiversity? n- nAnswer n- nC) na nwide
nvariety nof nmethods nfor ncapturing nand nprocessing nfood




1. nWhich nof nthe nfollowing nis na nsynapomorphy nof nEcdysozoans? n- nAnswer n- nA) nthe nability nto
nshed ntheir nouter ncovering




1. nThe nmajor nevolutionary nsplit nof nprotostome nanimals nwas nbased non nthe n_____. n- nAnswer n-
nE) nway nthat nthe norganism ngrows




1. nA n_______ nis na nciliated nlarva. n- nAnswer n- nA) nTrochophore



1. nAn noviparous nanimal nreproduces nby nlaying neggs. n- nAnswer n- ntrue



1. nThe nfeeding ncells nof nPoriferans nare ncalled nchoanocytes. n- nAnswer n- ntrue



1. nCnidaria nincludes nall njellyfish, ncorals nand ntheir nrelatives. n- nAnswer n- ntrue



1. nWhich nof nthe nfollowing necosystem nfactors nwould naffect nthe nrate nof ntree ngrowth? n- nAnswer
n- nThe nambient nlight nconditions, nand nthus nphotosynthetic nproduction

C. nThe namount nof nprecipitation, nand nthus nphotosynthetic nproduction

, D. nThe ndistribution nof nnutrients nin neach ntree's nlocal nenvironment

E. nThe npresence nof ntree nparasites



2. nConsider nthe ncharacteristics nof nbiomes. nWould nyou nexpect nmore nbiomass nin na ntrophic
npyramid nfrom nthe ntropical nrainforest ncompared nto none nfrom nthe ntaiga? n- nAnswer n- nA. nYes,
nbecause nthere nis nhigher nproductivity nat nthe nequator nthan nat nthe npoles.




3. nSome nof nthe ncharacteristics nused nto ndescribe nbiomes ninclude: n- nAnswer n- nA. nannual naverage
nprecipitation nand naverage ntemperature nplus nvariation.




4. nA/an n_____ nis na ncommunity nof norganisms nand nthe nphysical nenvironment nit noccupies. n-
nAnswer n- nA. necosystem




5. nTropical nbiomes nhave nevolved nover n_____ nyears. nHowever, nbiomes nat nNew nEngland nlatitudes
nhave nexperienced nan nice nage nwithin nthe npast n_____ nyears. n- nAnswer n- nA. ntens nof nmillions nof;
nfew nthousand




6. nThe ngrowing nseason nis nthat nportion nof nthe nyear nwhen na nplant ncan ngrow nsuccessfully. nThe
ngrowing nseason nis ndetermined nby: n- nAnswer n- nA. nseasonal nvariations nin ntemperature nand
nprecipitation.




7. nThe nCoriolis neffect ngoverns nthe: n- nAnswer n- nA. ndirection nof nocean ncurrents.



8. nDeserts ncaused nby na nrain nshadow noccur non nthe neast n(leeward) nside nof nthe nSierra nNevada
nrange nin nCalifornia. nWhy ndoes nthe ndesert nexist non nthe neast nside, nbut nnot nthe nwest nside nof
nthe nrange? n- nAnswer n- nA. nWarm, nmoist nair ncoming noff nthe nocean nrises nas nit nencounters nthe
nmountain nrange nand nreleases nall nits nwater nas nit nmoves nup nthe nmountain nand nthe nair ncools.
nDry nair nmoving ndown nthe nother nside nof nthe nmountain ncauses narid ndesert.




10. nIf nyou nstand nat nthe nequator nand nthrow na nball nnorth n(really nhard, nlike nSuperman), nwhich
ndirection nwill nit ndeflect nrelative nto nwhere nyou nwere nstanding nwhen nyou nthrew nthe nball? n-
nAnswer n- nA. nThe nball nwill ndeflect neast.