Zoology Review

Chordates all have a ________________ at some point of their lives that may become modified into the

vertebral backbone in higher vertebrates.

a. dorsal nerve chordb. pharyngeal pouches

c. notochord

What kind of signals does the Ampullae of Lorenzini pick up?

a. mechanicalb. Olfactory

c. Electricald. turn

The Jacobson’s organ in a reptile helps it to do what?

a. sense chemicals in the airb. sense footsteps

approachingc. see at night

Which type of development refers to coelomates whose anus develops before the

mouth?

a. protostomeb. deuterostome

The inner layer of a jellyfish is called the

a. epidermb. ectoderm

c. gastroderm

The paddle-like flaps that are fleshy along the sides of a marine worm

used for respiration and movement are called

a. peristomiumb. parapodia

c. setaed. cirri

The _______________ tubules are organs of excretion in

insects.

a. gastricb. ganglia

c. Malpighian

The Genus of planaria is called

a. Bruisiab. Escleviac. Dugesia

d. Hematridia

Nematodes are round worms and are classified as

a. acoelomatesb. psuedocoelomates

c. coelomates

In the lancelet, it has this structure, which in higher

vertebrates become ear and throat parts or gills.

a. dorsal nerve chordb. pharyngeal pouches

c. notochord

Most sharks have to swim all the time to breathe or they will

suffocate. They use…..

a. buccal pharyngeal pumpingb. ram ventilation

c. scuba tanks

What type of bird feather is used for warmth?

a. contourb. flight

c. downd. tail

The development of a true head region is called

a. cranializationb. skulliusformation

c. neurolationd. cephalization

Jellyfish have a nervous system described as a

a. ladder-like system

b. nerve netc. centralized system

The reproductive segments/structures on earthworms are called

a. clitellumb. cloacac. ocellid. cirri

Crustaceans have a fused head and thorax called the

a. abdomen

b. cephalothoraxc. telson

d. hindgut

The photoreceptors in a planaria are called

a. orthopodiab. optomatriac. ommatidia

d. ocelli

The roundworms were the first to have a complete

_________________ system

a. nervous b. circulatory

c. respiratoryd. digestive

The Cephalochordata subphylum includes an ancestor

of humans called the

a. sea squirtb. lancelet

c. Lampreyd. hagfish

What practice of fishing has been outlawed because of the

slaughtering nature of the activity?

a. sea bass spearingb. hagfish juggling

c. shark finning

What type of feather is used for giving the bird its color and

streamline shape?

a. contourb. flightc. downd. tail

In which type of circulatory system can an animal’s body

direct the flow of blood?

a. open b. closed

The free swimming body form of a jellyfish is called the

a. polypb. planariac. planulad. medusa

The extra setoff longitudinal muscles on a leech are called

the

a. pectoralsb. quadracepts

c. brachialsd. obliques

The specialized appendages on a crayfish and lobster used for

swimming are called

a. phelpsaretsb. chelipeds

c. swimmeretsd. lancelets

The planaria worm gets rid of wastes using a very primitive excretory system made up of

a. flame cells

b. neuroglial cellsc. kidneys

d. Malpighian tubes

In roundworms the ___________ is usually larger.

a. male b. female

The barrel shaped tunicates are nicknamed

a. sea squirtsb. lanceletsc. lampreysd. hagfish

Bony fish use bladder to stay buoyant in the water column

and can fill it with …..

a. waterb. urinec. bloodd. gas

An example of a song bird is a

a. turkeyb. seagullc. ostrich

d. lark

Animals such as annelids have many segments, which led to

the development of

a. metamerismb. colonialization

The stinging cells of a jellyfish and hydra are called

a. tentacles

b. spearsc. nematocysts

d. whips

Leeches are hermaphroditic, which means

a. they have sperm and eggs

inside themselves

b. they only have sperm or eggs but not both

The biting mouthparts on a spider are called

a. chelelathroumusb. venom glandc. chelicerae

d. spinnerets

The nervous system of a flatworm is said to be

a. complexb. net-like

c. ladder-like

A human can contract Trichinosis by eating

undercooked

a. beefb. pork

c. chickend. snails

Which member of Agnatha “jawless fish” is a scavenger?

a. lampreyb. hagfishc. sharksd. rays

The lateral line in sharks and bony fish pick up

a. mechanical wavesb. electrical wavesc. chemical waves

An example of a bird of prey is a

a. turkeyb. hawk

c. chickend. flamingo

There are over how many species of sponges?

a. 5,000b. 10,000c. 15,000

d. 20,000

In the phylum mollusca, the cephalopods are the soft bodied

animals such as a

a. slugb. snailc. chitind. squide. clam

The anticoagulant that leeches secrete is called

a. hirudinb. horditate

c. hemotoaxin

Spiders breathe using

a. book gillsb. book lungs

c. book pouchesd. book worms

Planarians consume food using a retractable

a. anusb. mouth

c. pharynxd. gullet

Nearly 1 out of every ______ people are infected with Ascaris

worm.

a. 4b. 5c. 6d. 8

Vertebrates were the first to have a protective bone covering

the brain called the

a. scapulab. clavicle

c. craniumd. spine

The hard outer protective “shield” of a bony fish is called

the

a. gill archb. caudal peduncle

c. operculumd. osculum

How many tissue layers do animals who show radial

symmetry have?

a. 1b. 2c. 3d. 4

The specialized cells in a sponge used for feeding are

called?

a. lymphocytesb. ostiocytesc. osculumarus

d. choanocytes

Which group of mollusks does a cuttlefish belong?

a. gastropodb. cephalopod

c. bivalve

When an arthropod sheds its exoskeleton it is called molting

or

a. exocytolysisb. exotrolyisis

c. ecdysis

The spiny skinned animals – Echinodermata - include all the

following except

a. sea cucumbersb. sea starsc. spiny echindnad. basketstars

Flukes tend to live in the ________ ducts of humans

a. bileb. spleen

c. pancreaticd. air conditioning

The Genus is Enterobius – the nickname is

a. ascarisb. hookworm

c. tapewormd. pinworm

Which type of skeleton allows an animal to grow larger than

those who do not have it?

a. endoskeletonb. exoskeleton

c. hydrostatic skeleton

A fin that does not have spines is called what?

a. agaroseb. adiposec. antispinyd. wimpy

The phylum Cnidaria include the

a. comb jelliesb. sponges

c. flatwormsd. jellyfish

The jelly-like material in between the ectoderm and

endoderm of a sponge is called

a. mesogleab. mesophylc. spicules

d. choanocytes

The foot of cephalopods is modified into

a. a jet propulsion structure

b. a strong beakc. tentacles

Which one of the following is NOT a tagma of arthropods

a. headb. thorax

c. abdomend. cephalothorax

e. telson

The skin of Echinoderms feels spiny due to raised

_____________ plates along their dorsal surface.

a. siliconb. chitinousc. proteind. calcium

The life cycle of a fluke usually requires a _______________

as the intermediate host.

a. slugb. flyc. cow

d. snail

Filarial worms can cause river blindness and ____________

a. enlarged liversb. cancer

c. brain damaged. elephantiasis

What type of vertebrate has a very efficient method of exchanging gases using

countercurrent flow?

a. reptilesb. mammals

c. amphibiansd. fish

Which one of the following are not a member of the class

Amphibian?

a. frogsb. tuatara

c. caeciliand. salamander

e. newts

Animals who show bilateral symmetry usually have how

many tissue layers?

a. 1b. 2c. 3d. 4

The opening at the top of a sponge to allow water to leave

is called the

a. ostiab. mesophylc. osculumd. spongin

Cephalopods have a heightened sense of

a. sightb. smell

c. hearingd. taste

The lenses in an insect’s eyes are called

a. ocelli b. occipital

c. omygoshiad. ommatidia

Which creature does NOT have the ability to regenerate body

parts?

a. sea starb. spiders

c. planarians

The head region of a tapeworm which has all of the following

EXCEPT

a. mouthb. hooks

c. suckers

Mollusks are soft bodied animals with digestive,

excretory, and reproductive organs collectively called

a. the footb. the mantlec. visceral mass

d. the brain

Shark teeth are thought to have developed from ……

a. their first and second gill arches

b. their scalesc. their cartilage backbone

The ability for amphibians to breathe directly through their

moist skin is called?

a. ram ventilationb. cutaneous respiration

c. counter current respiration

Which one of the following is NOT a tissue layer?

a. mesogleab. mesodermc. endodermd. ectoderm

The pores in the sides of a sponge that allows water to

enter are called the

a. ostiab. osculumc. radial canalsd. osteocytes

Leeches are in the phylum Annelida and their closest

relative is the

a. squidb. ascaris worm

c. earthwormd. fluke worm

The air ducts in an insect that are lined with cuticles and

branched are called

a. bronchib. tracheae

c. alveolid. glottis

Echinoderms have a water vascular system made up of all

the following EXCEPT

a. central ring canalb. tube feet

c. radial canalsd. coxal glands

The head region of a tapeworm is called the

a. proglottidsb. scolex

c. business end

Which one is NOT a bivalve?a. snailb. mussel

c. clamd. oyster

Which type of fish uses an oil liver to stay buoyant in the water

column?

a. bluefishb. seabass

c. great white sharkd. lamprey

Reptiles are able to conserve water better than their ancestors

the Amphibians due to

a. scales filled with keratinb. shelled eggs

c. hypotonic urined. both A & B

Which term refers to animals with a true body cavity?

a. psuedocoelomatesb. acoelomates

c. coelomates

Sponges have a skeleton made up of either spicules or

a. sponginb. chitinc. calciumd. silicon

Setae are structures lining the sides of most Annelids and are

made of

a. hairb. fat

c. silicond. chitin

The openings to the respiratory system in insects are called

a. spiracles

b. bronchic. tracheae

d. lungs

Flatworms consists of planaria, tapeworms, and flukes are have

______ tissue layers

a. 2 b. 3

The reproductive “segments” of a tapeworm are called

a. scolexb. flame cellsc. proglottids

d. swimmerets

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