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Insects

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True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
1.
A flying insect carries pollen from one flower to pollinate other flowers of different species.
2.
Insects comprise the only group of invertebrates whose members are primarily terrestrial.
3.
Insects were the first animals to evolve wings.
4.
Flight enabled insects to search Earth’s surface for food, mates, and nesting sites.
5.
A major factor in the evolutionary success of insects is their ability to move to and survive in new environments.
6.
Insects destroy not only crops but also wood buildings and clothing.
7.
Butterflies undergo incomplete metamorphosis.
8.
Insects use pheromones, sounds, and light to attract mates.
9.
The honeybee’s round dance gives complete location information about a food source.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
10.
From fossils, we know that insects were the first animals to evolve
a.
pincers on their front legs.
c.
jointed legs.
b.
stingers at the end of their tails.
d.
wings.
11.
The most diverse group of animals on Earth are the
a.
reptiles.
c.
insects.
b.
mammals.
d.
amphibians.
12.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of most insects?
a.
wings
c.
small size
b.
three body regions
d.
abdomen with three pairs of legs
13.
While insects destroy crops grown for human consumption, they also contribute to crop production by
a.
serving as food for many animals.
b.
pollinating crop plants.
c.
dying in the soil, and leaving behind nutrients.
d.
stimulating crop plants to grow faster.
14.
Malpighian tubules in insects
a.
remove wastes.
c.
carry Malpighian fluid.
b.
carry blood.
d.
are important in respiration.

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15.
Refer to the illustration above. Which of the organisms in the diagrams has a chitinous exoskeleton?
a.
Organism “A”
c.
Organism “C”
b.
Organism “B”
d.
Organism “D”

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16.
Refer to the illustration above. Mandibles are attached to the structure labeled
a.
“A.”
c.
“C.”
b.
“B.”
d.
“D.”
17.
Refer to the illustration above. The structure labeled “C” is called the
a.
diptera.
c.
boll.
b.
thorax.
d.
abdomen.
18.
Pheromones are used by ants to
a.
guide members of a colony back to their own nest.
b.
determine which ants will become queens of future colonies.
c.
ensure that females mate with only one male.
d.
warn members of a colony of adverse environmental conditions.
19.
Which of the following are the reproductive members of a honeybee colony?
a.
drones
c.
workers
b.
queen
d.
a and b
20.
Which of the following is the accepted explanation for the existence of sterile female worker bees?
a.
Because they are sterile, they do not have to use energy to produce eggs and therefore can use energy to collect food for other bees.
b.
Workers become sterile when they leave the nest to obtain food and are exposed to toxic substances.
c.
Workers pass on a lot of their own genes by helping their fertile sisters to survive and reproduce.
d.
Workers can become fertile females if they are fed queen factor.

 
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Introduction to Biology Quiz 2

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True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
1.
Only multicellular organisms use energy for growth and maintenance.
2.
Scientific investigations always follow a series of rigidly defined steps.
3.
Communicating scientific information may result in the development of new hypotheses.
4.
All living things are composed of cells.
5.
In a carefully planned experiment, the variable being studied is omitted from the experimental group.
6.
Scientific understanding is based on observations.
7.
Reproduction is essential for the survival of individual organisms.
8.
The processes of observing, measuring, and organizing data generally lead to the formulation of questions.
9.
Observing is the use of one or more of the senses to perceive objects or events.
10.
The study of biology can help you better understand human reproduction.
11.
Almost all organisms ultimately get their energy for survival from the sun.
12.
A scientist who performs an experiment has no idea what the outcome of the experiment is going to be.
13.
Units of time are not measured in metric units, so time measurements are not accepted for use with SI units.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
14.
The step in a scientific method that is most likely to take the form of an IF_THEN statement is called:
a.
prediciton
c.
experimenting
b.
inference
d.
modeling
15.
The number of frogs in a pond increases each year due to:
a.
homeostasis
c.
organization
b.
reproduction
d.
the food chain
16.
When an experiment gives an important result, these results should not be
a.
published.
c.
replicated.
b.
withheld.
d.
confirmed.
17.
When a hypothesis is tested and confirmed often enough that it is unlikely to be disproved the hypothesis may become a
a.
theory.
c.
replication.
b.
prediction.
d.
scientific method.
18.
Generally, the order in which a scientist uses the scientific method is
a.
observations, predictions, hypothesis, verifying prediction,theory, verification.
b.
observations, hypothesis, making predictions, verifying predictions, performing control
experiments,theory.
c.
predictions, observations, hypothesis, theory, controlled testing,verification.
d.
observations, hypothesis, predictions, verification, theory.
19.
Generally the first process a scientist uses to obtain knowledge about nature is:
a.
collecting
c.
predicting
b.
observing
d.
measuring
20.
Which of the following steps in scientific method is most likely to directly follow
hypothesizing?
a.
communicating
c.
experimenting
b.
inferring
d.
predicting
21.
The part of the scientific method in which journal articles are prepared is called:
a.
communicating
c.
organizing
b.
observing
d.
classifying
22.
A control
a.
is when a lead scientist controls a group of scientists conducting an experiment.
b.
is always registered with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
c.
is the part of an experiment in which a key factor is not allowed to change.
d.
provides the answer to a problem posed by a theory.
23.
Biology is the study of
a.
minerals.
c.
the weather
b.
life.
d.
energy.
24.
Which of the following shows the most complex level of organization?
a.
red blood cells
c.
nerve
b.
stomach
d.
muscle
25.
In the scientific method, the step that follows observing and stating a  problem is
a.
recording data.
c.
forming a hypothesis.
b.
analyzing data.
d.
testing a hypothesis.
26.
The splitting in two of a bacterium is called:
a.
inheritance
c.
development
b.
sexual reproduction
d.
asexual reproduction
27.
Plants and algae use energy that comes from
a.
the sun.
b.
the movement of the Earth.
c.
the moon.
d.
heat created deep within the interior of the Earth.
28.
The first living organism on earth was probably a:
a.
single cell
c.
dinosaur
b.
fish
d.
plant
29.
In the scientific method, a possible explanation is called:
a.
hypothesis
c.
an observation
b.
an inference
d.
an analysis
30.
Cell membranes
a.
are only found on a small number of cells.
c.
are made of DNA
b.
contain genes.
d.
are thin coverings that surround cells.
31.
The combining of genetic information from two individuals to produce offspring is called:
a.
inheritance
c.
sexual reproduction
b.
development
d.
asexual reproduction
32.
All organisms possess DNA. DNA
a.
creates energy for the cells.
b.
allows sensitivity to environmental stimuli.
c.
contains information for growth and development.
d.
captures energy from the sun.
33.
Instructions for development that are passed from parents to offspring are known as
a.
a species plan.
c.
genes.
b.
organ codes.
d.
natural selections.
34.
Which of the following is not necessarily a distinct property of living things?
a.
homeostasis
c.
complexity
b.
metabolism
d.
reproduction
35.
Living things
a.
need energy for life processes.
c.
are composed of cells.
b.
have the ability to reproduce.
d.
All of the above
36.
All living things maintain a balance within their cells and the environment through the process of
a.
growth.
c.
homeostasis.
b.
development.
d.
evolution.
37.
Which of the following is not a partial explanation for our lack of understanding of many of the living things on Earth?
a.
Many organisms are microscopic in size and therefore difficult to observe.
b.
Many organisms are so different from other organisms that it is difficult to understand them.
c.
Many organisms live in areas of the world that are difficult to explore.
d.
Tropical rain forests contain many species, and it is difficult to find all of them in these dense forests.
38.
Which example of scientific methodology is incorrect?
a.
Observation—A number of people in Zaire dying of a disease outbreak
b.
Measurement—A record of the number of people with symptoms of the disease and the number of people who had died from the disease
c.
Analysis of data—Comparison of the effects of mixing monkey cells with virus-containing blood in test tubes and the effects of mixing of liquid from these test tubes with fresh monkey cells
d.
Inference making—Identification of the Ebola virus as the cause of the disease by taking electron micrographs of substances found in the blood of persons affected with the disease
39.
The word theory used in a scientific sense means
a.
that of which the scientist is most certain.
b.
a guess made with very little knowledge to support it.
c.
an absolute scientific certainty.
d.
None of the above
40.
A light microscope that has an objective lens of 10´ and an ocular lens of 20´ has a magnification of
a.
30´.
c.
300´.
b.
200´.
d.
2000´.

 
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Introduction to Animals Quiz

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True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
1.
A tissue is a group of dissimilar cells that are organized into a functional unit.
2.
The development of a particular animal’s body plan depends on the animal’s environment, rather than on the genetic information it carries.
3.
Flatworms are bilaterally symmetrical and cephalized.
4.
The fluid in the body cavity of an animal acts as a medium of transport for nutrients and wastes.
5.
All chordates retain their postanal tail in their adult life.
6.
Most invertebrates have kidneys that filter waste products from the blood.
7.
Terrestrial animals have a protective outer covering that helps prevent excessive water loss.
8.
Segmentation is evident in vertebrates in the repeating bony units of their backbones and ribs.
9.
During spiral cleavage, each cell of the blastula rests directly above or below an adjacent cell.
10.
In a cnidarian, endoderm forms the outer tissue and nervous system.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
11.
A group of similar cells organized into a functional unit is called
a.
a nervous system.
c.
a tissue.
b.
specialized cells.
d.
an organ.
12.
Most animals have a head that is located at the ____ end of their body and a tail that is located at the ____ end of their body.
a.
ventral; dorsal
c.
anterior; posterior
b.
dorsal; ventral
d.
posterior; anterior
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13.
Refer to the illustration above. The organism labeled “B” in the diagram
a.
is asymmetrical.
c.
exhibits radial symmetry.
b.
is bilaterally symmetrical.
d.
has reverse symmetry.
14.
Refer to the illustration above. The organism labeled “A” in the diagram
a.
has no symmetry.
c.
exhibits radial symmetry.
b.
is bilaterally symmetrical.
d.
has reverse symmetry.
15.
Which of the following is found in vertebrates but not in invertebrates?
a.
dorsal nerve cord
c.
three germ layers
b.
coelom
d.
bilateral symmetry
16.
A characteristic shared by all chordates at some stage of their development is
a.
a dorsal hollow nerve cord.
c.
pharyngeal pouches.
b.
a notochord.
d.
All of the above
17.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the largest phylum of invertebrates, the arthropods?
a.
segmentation
c.
closed circulatory system
b.
exoskeleton
d.
digestive tract
18.
The acoelomate body type is exemplified by
a.
flatworms.
c.
mollusks.
b.
roundworms.
d.
annelids.
19.
Which of the following is an incorrect match?
a.
ectoderm—nervous system
c.
endoderm—muscular system
b.
mesoderm—skeletal system
d.
endoderm—digestive system
The diagrams below are cross sections of three types of animal bodies.
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20.
Refer to the illustration above. Humans have the type of body cavity shown in diagram
a.
“A.”
c.
“C.”
b.
“B.”
d.
None of the above

 
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Fish

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True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
1.
Lobe-finned fishes were the ancestors of amphibians.
2.
Small, jawed fishes are the first vertebrates for which there is fossil evidence.
3.
Fishes and amphibians first appeared on Earth during the Cambrian period, about 550 million years ago.
4.
A fish’s gills would collapse on land.
5.
Since they live in salt water, marine fishes do not have a problem maintaining the proper balance of water and salt in their body.
6.
The first fishes to develop jaws were called spiny fishes, members of the class Acanthodia.
7.
Sharks have good vision and can detect electromagnetic fields coming from prey animals.
8.
Members of the class Osteichthyes have skeletons of cartilage.
9.
Bony fishes have a swim bladder.
10.
In order to fill their swim bladders, bony fishes have to come to the surface to gulp air.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
11.
Which of the following would not be an advantage of the endoskeleton found in all vertebrates?
a.
It protects internal body structures.
b.
It aids in movement.
c.
It helps prevent desiccation in terrestrial vertebrates.
d.
It provides structural support in terrestrial vertebrates.
12.
The urinary bladder and kidneys make up the ____ of a fish.
a.
respiratory system.
c.
excretory system.
b.
digestive system.
d.
circulatory system.
13.
The first vertebrates
a.
were jawless fishes.
b.
had thick, bony plates that covered their bodies.
c.
had no well-developed vertebral column.
d.
All of the above
14.
placoderms : armor ::
a.
bony fishes : cartilaginous skeleton
b.
sharks : no teeth
c.
lampreys : jaws
d.
sharks and bony fishes : streamlined bodies
15.
bony fishes : stronger muscles ::
a.
bony fishes : lungs
c.
sharks : ray fins
b.
sharks : bony skeleton
d.
sharks : rows of teeth
16.
Which of the following senses is not used by sharks to detect prey?
a.
olfaction
c.
lateral-line system
b.
vision
d.
touch
17.
The eggs of many species of sharks
a.
are released from the mother’s body before fertilization.
b.
are released from the mother’s body after fertilization.
c.
are released from the mother’s body after developing into young embryos.
d.
hatch inside the mother’s body, where the young sharks continue to grow.
18.
Members of the class Osteichthyes
a.
have skeletons made of bone.
c.
include the rays and skates.
b.
do not have jaws.
d.
All of the above
19.
A collection chamber that reduces the resistance of blood flow into the heart of a fish is called the
a.
sinus venosus.
c.
conus arteriosus.
b.
ventricle.
d.
atrium.
20.
The countercurrent flow of water and blood found in the gills of fishes
a.
allows blood and water to flow in the same direction.
b.
ensures that oxygen diffuses into the blood over the whole length of the blood vessels in the gills.
c.
results in an uneven supply of oxygen reaching the blood vessels in the gills.
d.
hampers the diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the blood and the water.

 
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Flat and Round Worms

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True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
1.
Planarians have a branched digestive tract with both a mouth and an anus.
2.
Most flatworms are not parasitic.
3.
Tapeworms absorb food from their host’s intestine directly through their skin.
4.
Humans can avoid trichinosis by wearing shoes when they walk through fields.
5.
Rotifers have a distinct head end with a mouth and a distinct tail end that has an opening through which substances from the digestive, reproductive, and excretory systems exit the body.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
6.
Flatworms can reproduce asexually by
a.
fission.
c.
producing polyps.
b.
forming larvae.
d.
exchanging both sperm and eggs.
7.
Which of the following is not found in flatworms?
a.
a head
c.
bilateral symmetry
b.
a circulatory system
d.
a nervous system
8.
Flatworms have no need for circulatory and respiratory systems because
a.
the digestive system performs these functions.
b.
their cells are close to the animal’s exterior surface.
c.
the spherical body shape allows diffusion of materials into tissues.
d.
the coelom is bathed in blood and oxygen.
9.
Schistosomiasis is a disease caused by a
a.
roundworm.
c.
cestode.
b.
trematode.
d.
planarian.
10.
turbellarians : free living ::
a.
planaria : parasitic
c.
cestodes : free living
b.
tapeworms : free living
d.
flukes : parasitic
11.
Which of the following statements about tapeworms is false?
a.
They can infect a person who eats improperly cooked beef.
b.
They belong to the genus Schistosoma.
c.
They can grow to be large in human intestines.
d.
These flatworms do not have a digestive system.
12.
To which phylum do roundworms belong?
a.
Annelida
c.
Platyhelminthes
b.
Nematoda
d.
Arthropoda
13.
Roundworms have a fluid-filled cavity between the gut and body wall called a
a.
coelom.
c.
digestive system.
b.
pseudocoelom.
d.
None of the above
14.
Pseudocoelomates
a.
must move rapidly to enhance diffusion of nutrients.
b.
must be very small or have body shapes with short distances between organs and the body surface.
c.
must have a circulatory system.
d.
All of the above
15.
The first organisms to develop an internal body cavity were the
a.
flatworms.
c.
mollusks.
b.
nematodes.
d.
arthropods.
16.
All of the following groups of invertebrates are coelomates, except
a.
annelids.
c.
mollusks.
b.
echinoderms.
d.
nematodes.
17.
The evolution of body cavities was important because
a.
fluids within the body cavity aid in circulation of materials from one part of the body to another.
b.
fluids in the cavity make the body rigid and offer resistance to muscles, aiding in movement.
c.
organs are better able to function if they can move freely within the body cavity.
d.
All of the above
18.
The nematode Ascaris lumbricoides infects humans, spending most of its adult life inside the intestines of its host. To be infected, a person must
a.
consume the nematode’s eggs.
c.
sit on an infested toilet seat.
b.
walk barefoot on infested soil.
d.
All of the above
19.
A type of roundworm that lives a parasitic life is
a.
Ascaris.
c.
Trichinella.
b.
Necator.
d.
All of the above
20.
Rotifers eliminate excess water that they collect from their freshwater environment by
a.
diffusion.
c.
flame cells and excretory tubules.
b.
kidneys.
d.
a mastax.

 
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