WG Zoology Unit 1 Review

What is the study of animal behavior called?

• Physiology
• Anatomy
• Ethology
• Genetics

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

What does the study of animal behavior involve?

• Studying animal habitats
• Observing and analyzing animal actions and interactions
• Studying animal genetics
• Analyzing animal physiology

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

What is the examination of internal and external structures of animals called?

• Evolution
• Physiology
• Anatomy
• Genetics

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is the most specific level of the Linnaean system of classification?

• Family
• Species
• Genus
• Order

What is the term for the study of the physical and chemical processes that occur within an organism?

• Anatomy
• Behavior
• Physiology
• Genetics

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Which of the following is NOT one of the representative animal taxa mentioned in the learning objectives?

• Mollusca
• Chordata
• Nematoda
• Annelida

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is a model used to place taxa in a phylogenetic context called?

• Phylogenetic tree
• Cladogram
• Neither A nor B
• Both A and B

Which of the following is not a characteristic used to construct a classification of representative animal taxa?

• Biochemistry
• Behavior
• Structure
• Function

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following is an example of animal behavior that can reveal important information about social structure?

• How animals respond to external stimuli
• How animals process food and nutrients
• How animals regulate their internal environment
• Animal interactions in their natural habitats

Which of the following is not one of the representative animal taxa?

• Platyhelminthes
• Vertebrata
• Cnidaria
• Porifera