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1. ________ Is the largest of the phyla in kingdom Animalia;
its members are characterized by jointed appendages and a chitonous exoskeleton.
a. Hemichordata
b. Mollusca
c. Chordata
d. Arthropoda
2. The common pill bug (roly poly) belongs to which subphylum?
a. Arthropoda
b. Gastropoda
c. Crustacea
d. Echinodermata
3. Appendages with no branching are considered:
a. Biramous
b. Uniramous
c. Foliose
d. Linear
4. In the class Insecta, the thorax is composed of three regions.
The region containing the second pair of walking legs and first pair of
wings is called the _______.
a. Mesothorax
b. Prothorax
c. Metathorax
d. Ocelli
5. What is the term used to identify the “holes” found on the
abdomen of a grasshopper? These structures are used to bring air
into the body.
a. Antennae
b. Tympanum
c. Spiracles
d. Oviduct
6. The "walking legs" of the organisms within class Crustacea
are more commonly called the ______.
a. Chelipeds
b. Maxillipeds
c. Pleopods
d. Pereiopods
7. Crayfish anatomy: On an antennule, the outer or lateral
branch is called the ____, while the inner branch is called the _______.
a. Endopodite, exopodite
b. Carapace, cephalothorax
c. Exopodite, endopodite
d. Biramous, Uniramous
8. Which of the following classes does not belong in the Phylum
Mollusca?
a. Ophiuroidea
b. Scaphopoda
c. Bivalvia
d. Polyplacophora
9. The phylum Mollusca is characterized by the reduction of the
coelom into three cavities. Which of the following is not one of
the cavity types?
a. Hemocoel
b. Cephalothorax
c. Gonocoel
d. Pericardium
10. "A foot modified into a set of arm-like structures" would
be a key feature identifying which class of Molluscs?
a. Gastropoda
b. Polyplacophora
c. Scaphopoda
d. Cephalopoda
11. What part of a clam’s “body” is attatched to the shell via
the pallial line, and functions in the secretion of calcareous material
to make the shell?
a. Mantle
b. Umbo
c. Growth lines
d. Periostracum
12. A single shell is the key feature for which class of Molluscs?
a. Bivalvia
b. Gastropoda
c. Scaphopoda
d. Cephalopoda
13. An internal skeleton composed of calcareous plates frequently bearing
spines would characterize which of the following Phyla?
a. Echinodermata
b. Hemichordata
c. Arthropoda
d. Crinoidea
14. Which subphylum of the Chordata contains organisms that are
not segmented?
a. Cephalochordata
b. Hemichordata
c. Urochordata
d. Holothuroidea
15. A sea star feeds by everting the _______ stomach through
the mouth.
a. Pyloric
b. Cardiac
16. What is the function of the pyloric caeca?
a. Used in reproduction
b. Aid in movement
c. Primary decision making organ
d. Produce digestive enzymes
17. The most primitive class of Echinoderms is the ______.
a. Echinoidea
b. Crinoidea
c. Holothuroidea
d. Asteroidea
18. Which of the following structures is not considered part of
the water vascular system in the sea star?
a. Madreporite
b. Pedicellariae
c. Stone canal
d. Ring canal
19. Which of the tissue types cover body surfaces, line body
cavities and form secretory structures of glands?
a. Connective
b. Muscle
c. Neural
d. Epithelial
20. Which of the following features is not used to separate the Vertebrates
from other Chordates?
a. Cephalization
b. Closed circulatory system
c. Neural crest
d. Dorsal hollow nerve cord
21. Which of the following is not a type of embryonic tissue?
a. Epithelium
b. Ectoderm
c. Mesoderm
d. Endoderm
22. ______ Muscle tissue has striations, many nuclei per cell
and is controlled by voluntary reactions, whereas _________ muscle tissue
has only one nucleus per cell, no striations and is controlled by involuntary
reactions.
a. Cardiac, skeletal
b. Smooth, skeletal
c. Skeletal, smooth
d. Smooth, cardiac
23. Epithelial tissue with cube shaped cells and layers
would be considered which of the following types?
a. Stratified cuboidal epithelial tissue
b. Stratified squamous epithelial tissue
c. Simple cuboidal epithelial tissue
d. Stratified columnar epithelial tissue
24. Blood would be an example of which of the Connective tissue
subcategories?
a. Hard Crystalline matrix
b. Jelly to semisolid matrix
c. Rubbery matrix
d. Fluid matrix
25. Which class of Echinoderms has a solid internal skeleton?
a. Ophiuroidea
b. Echinoidea
c. Asteroidea
d. Crinoidea
26. _______Are connected to the tube feet in starfish; they push
water into the feet, causing them to extend.
a. Radial canals
b. Pedicellariae
c. Ampullae
d. Madreporite
27. All classes within the phylum Mollusca have open circulatory
systems.
a. True
b. False
28. Which of the following is not one of the four characteristics
present at some point in the life cycle of Chordates?
a. Notochord
b. Pharyngeal gill slits
c. Fin rays
d. Post-anal tail
29. The fused head and thorax of the crayfish is given a specific
name. What is that name?
a. Cephalothorax
b. Uropod
c. Maxilliped
d. Cheliped
30. The _________ are structures found on both valves of the clam
and function in locking the two halves together.
a. Dorsal plates
b. Adductor muscles
c. Hinge teeth
d. Nacreous layer
31. Fibroelastic connective tissue would be found in which of
the following categories?
a. Fluid matrix
b. Hard to crystalline matrix
c. Jelly to semisolid matrix
d. Rubbery matrix
32. Tissue in which the cells change shape when either stretched
or contracted is called ______ epithelium.
a. Pseudostratified
b. Transitional
c. Stratified
d. Complicated
33. The simple eyes of the grasshopper are also called ________.
a. Ocelli
b. Telson
c. Compound
d. Tergum