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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