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| one method of avoiding infection by Trichinella spiralis is to
A. use insect repellents to prevent mosquito bites
B. was and peel raw vegetables before eating them
C. wear shoes
D. purify water before drinking it
E. cook pork thoroughly before eating it |
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| E. cook pork thoroughly before eating it |
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the skin of amphibians is
A. highly glandular
B. thick and dry
C. covered with a fine hair
D. covered with fine scales |
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immature stages associated with hemimetabolous metamorphosis is called
A. pupae
B. instars
C. diapauses
D. nymphs
E. caterpillars |
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snails, slugs, and limpets belong to the molluscan class
A. gastropoda
B. pelecypoda
C. polyplacophora
D. apacophora
E. cephalopoda |
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the _______ are found on the oral surface arms of the sea star, and house the tube feet
A. pedicellariae
B. ambulacral grooves
C. polian vesicles
D. lateral canals
E. tiedemann's bodies |
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male mosquitoes and midges have specialized receptors for hearing at the bases of their antennae called
A. tympanae
B. johnston's organs
C. auricles
D. jacobson's organs
E. coxal glands |
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Which of the following features of birds is NOT an adaptation for flight
A. endothermy
B. modified hind limbs
C. bones with numerous air spaces
D. fathers |
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the tough leathery polysaccharide in the arthropod procuticle is
A. lipoprotein
B. calcium carbonate
C. scleroprotein
D. chitin
E. glycogen |
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Hagfish
A. are jawless
B. lack vertebrae
C. lack scales and fins
D. secrete copious amounts of slime
E. all of the above |
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Embryonically, the echinoderm water vascular system originates as modification of the
A. pyloric cecae
B. dermal branchiae
C. coelom
D. tiedemann's bodies
E. closed circulatory system |
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Some sea cucumbers have special tubules of the respiratory tree that contains sticky secretions toxins and can be everted through the anus; these are called ______ tubules
A. tiedemann's
B. polian
C. holothurion
D. cuverian
E. malpighian |
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Which is the following is not a characteristic seen in all chordates at some time in their life history
A. dorsal tubular nerve cord
B. mouth developed from blastopore
C. notochord
D. pharyngeal gill slits or pouches
E. postanal tail |
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| B. mouth developed from blastopore |
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Which of the following is NOT a mammalian characteristic
A. heterodont dentition
B. diaphragm
C. 3 middle ear ossicles
D. mucous glands in the skin
E. hair |
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| D. mucous glands in the skin |
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Th gastropod larval stage in which torsion occurs is called the
A. dipleurula
B. pilidium
C. muller's larva
D. veliger
E. trochophore |
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which one of the following insects exhibits homometabolous metamorphosis
A. grasshopper
B. butterfly
C. chinch bug
D. silverfish
E. springtail |
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in the vertebrates the notochord
A. is present dorsal to the nerve cord
B. is present ventral to the gut
C. serves as the chondrocranium
D. has been transformed into ear bones
E. is replaced by the vertebrae |
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| E. is replaced by the vertebrae |
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the adaptation of bivalves to sedentary, filter feeding life style involves lose of the ________ and the radula
A. mantle
B. foot
C. head
D. visceral mass
E. siphons |
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the tentacle of male cephalopods that is modified for spermatophore transfer is the
A. hectocotylus
B. umbo
C. pneumostome
D operculum
E. odontophore |
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The arthropod exoskeleton must be shed to allow growth. the shedding process is called
A. sclerotization
B. ecdysis
C. calcification
D. articulation
E. metamorphosis |
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The similarity of design between the eyes of vertebrates and the eyes of many cephalopods provides an excellent example of
A. divergent evolution
B. convergent evolution
C. perpendicular phylogeny
D. adaptive radiation
E. cladistic phylogeny |
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Pigment cells of cephalopods are called
A. pinacocytes
B. odontophores
C. chromatophores
D. erythrocytes
E. nautilophores |
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Which of the following is NOT a correct description of a catfish, trout, perch or snapper?
A. modern bony fish
B. teleost
C. member of the class Actinopterygii
D. member of the infraphylum Hyperotreti
E. ray-finned fish |
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| D. member of the infraphylum Hyperotreti |
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__________ is a condition in which cells, or the nuclei in syncytia, are constant in number for the entire animal and for a given organ for all members of the species
A. Neoteny
B. Eutely
C. Protandy
D. Autotomy
E. protogyny |
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All of the following may be functions of the mantle cavity of molluscs, except one. select the exception
A. gas exchange
B. serving as a hydrostatic skeleton
C. excretion
D. elimination of digestive waists
E. release of reproductive products |
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| B. serving as a hydrostatic skeleton |
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The nematodes are commonly known as
A. flat worms
B. segmented worms
C. roundworms
D. beard worms
E. tongue worms |
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the body of molluscs is divided into two main body regions which are
A. head-foot and visceral mass
B. mantle and foot
C. head-foot and enterocoel
D. visceral mass and mantle
E. head and foot |
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| A. head-foot and visceral mass |
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In chordates, the _________ is a supportive rod, with a sheath of connective tissue, functioning with support
A. spinal column
B. endostyle
C. hemichord
D. backbone
E. notochord |
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the hemocoel
A. is the main body space of an arthropod
B. is derived from the blastocoel
C. contains hemolymph which bathes the internal organs
D. all of the above |
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Lungfishes
A. are bony fishes with muscular lobes associated with their fins
B. are in the class sarcopterygii
C. have a vascularized swim bladder
D. may survive long periods of drought by burrowing into the mud
E. all of the above |
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which statement is false
A. most adult lampreys prey on other fishes; larvae are filter feeders
B. lamprey larva are called ammocoete larvae and are similar in body form and feeding havits rto lancelets
C. adult lampreys have a vertebral column and a notochord
D. lampreys lack jaws, scales and paired fins
E. lampreys reproduce in the ocean, fertilization is internal |
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| E. lampreys reproduce in the ocean, fertilization is internal |
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the arthropod skeleton hardens by _______, which is a formation of bonds between protein chains
A. carbonization
B. tagmatization
C. calcification
D. chitinization
E. sclerotization |
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How do humans acquire a filarial infection that leads to elephantiasis
A. by close contact with elephants
B. by ingestion of improperly cooked fish
C. by being bitten by ticks or fleas
D. by being bit by mosquitoes
E. by wading in contaminated waters |
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| D. by being bit by mosquitoes |
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Vertebrates
A. have a three-part brain
B. exhibit a high degree of cephalization
C. have numerous sensory structures on the head
D. have segmented trunk musculature
E. all of the above |
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the external openings of the respiratory system of insects are
A. tracheae
B. malpighii
C. spiracles
D. nephridiopres
E. tracheoles |
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Which is true
A. sharks, skates, and rays are in the superclass Gnathostomata; class Chondrichthyes
B. sharks, skates, and rays are commonly called bony fish
C. the swim bladder of a shark regulates buoyancy
D. sharks have a homocercal tail, the two lobes of the tail are symmetrical
E. all sharks, skates, and rays fertilize externally and parental care lasts for months |
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| A. sharks, skates, and rays are in the superclass Gnathostomata; class Chondrichthyes |
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________ between larval and adult stages of arthropods reduces competition for resources
A. asexual reproduction
B. regeneration
C. metamorphosis
D. ecdysis
E. parthenogenesis |
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the bacteria that cause lyme disease are carried and transmitted by
A. black widows
B. tsetse flies
C. ticks
D. mosquitoes
E. mange mites |
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The removal of the X-organ of a crayfish might
A. delay molting
B. prevent maturation
C. promote more frequent molting
D. convert a male into a female |
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| C. promote more frequent molting |
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The ______ of urochordates (sea squirts) and cephalochordates (lancelets) secretes mucus that helps trp food particles during filter feeding
A. thyroid gland
B. endostyle
C. atrium
D. tunic
E. incurrent siphon |
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The function of Aristotle's lantern is
A. protection
B. digestion
C. chewing
D. locomotion
E. regeneration |
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structures that function in chemoreception and are found at the anterior and posterior ends of nematodes are the
A. spicules and lips
B. bursa and the nucleus
C. scalids and the placids
D. zonites and the mastax
E. amphids and phasmids |
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sea urchins and sand dollars belong to the echinoderm class
A. crinoidea
B. asteroidea
C. ophiuroidea
D. holothuroidea
E. echinoidea |
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the biramous appendages of the crayfish are based on a similar ancestral pattern. this and the sequential development of the segments makes them
A. repetitively analogous
B. heteronomous
C. metachronous
D. serially homologous
E. homonomous |
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extraembryonic membranes of the amniotic egg
A. protect the embryo from dessication
B. cushion the embryo
C. promote gas transfer
D. store waste materials
E. all of the above |
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An odd feature of the _______ circulatory system is that blood flow through the heart is not unidirectional. the heart will beat a few times, pause, then reverse
A. lancelet
B. tunicate
C. lamprey
D. echinoderm
E. cephalopod |
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if a brittle star is grasped by an arm, the arm may detach in a process called
A. asexual reproduction
B. rejection
C. autotomy
D. regeneration
E. escapism |
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Horseshoe crabs belong to the arthropod subphylum
A. chelicerata
B. arachnida
C. uniramia
D. crustacea
E. mandibulata |
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________ possess all 5 characteristics of chordates throughout their whole life
A. sea squirts
B. sea stars
C. larvaceans
D. lancelets
E. humans |
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the first trunk appendages of centipedes function as
A. poison claws
B. walking legs
C. peripods
D. chewing mouthparts
E. uropods |
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