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ZOOLOGY DIAGNOSTIC TEST

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the taxonomic hierarchy of organisms, which of the following arrangement shows the most broad to the most specific organization?

a)

Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species

b)

Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus

c)

Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order

d)

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

2.

The scientific name of an organism is made from the...

a)

domain and kingdom name

b)

class and family name

c)

genus and species name

d)

phylum and order name

3.

Cells that have a true nucleus are called....

a)

archaebacteria

b)

eukaryote

c)

prokaryote

d)

neutrophil

4.

Which 2 organisms have the fewest characteristics in common?

a)

2 organisms in the same species

b)

2 organisms in the same family

c)

2 organisms in the same kingdom

d)

2 organisms in the same genus

5.

All animals are described as...

a)

autotrophic

b)

heterotrophic

c)

sessile

d)

prokaryotic

6.

All spiders have

a)

6 legs

b)

8 legs

c)

10 legs

7.

The head defines what point of reference

a)

anterior

b)

dorsal

c)

posterior

d)

ventral

8.

The number of chambers in the frog heart is

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

9.

Which system is responsible for processing information and responding to stimuli?

a)

Endocrine system

b)

Circulatory system

c)

Nervous system

d)

Respiratory system

10.

Structures that form as a result of multiple tissues combining are called...

a)

Cells

b)

Organs

c)

Organ systems

d)

Organisms

11.

Which is NOT a mammalian defining characteristic?

a)

Hair/fur

b)

Live birth (viviparous)

c)

Produce milk

d)

Warm blooded

12.

A dog is an example of an animal with ___ symmetry.

a)

Bilateral

b)

Lateral

c)

Radial

13.

Which of these scientific names is in the correct format for wolf?

a)

canis lupus

b)

Canis lupus

c)

Canis Lupus

d)

Canis lupus

14.

Natural selection was a concept described by...

a)

Aristotle

b)

Darwin

c)

Lamarck

d)

Buffon

15.

If an organism has a haploid number of 24, how many chromosomes does it have?

a)

12

b)

24

c)

36

d)

48

16.

How many chromosomes are present in a human sperm?

a)

23

b)

46

c)

38

d)

24

17.

The DNA of two closely related spcies would most likely be...

a)

identical

b)

very similar

c)

somewhat different

d)

completely different

18.

A segment of a DNA molecule that carries instructions for a specific trait is called _____

a)

alelle

b)

chromosome

c)

gene

d)

nucleotide

19.

Meiosis is the process of making sex cells or gametes. In humans, how many mature egg cells result from a cell that went through meiotic division?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

20.

Which of the following are considered prokarytes?

a)

animals

b)

bacteria

c)

fungi

d)

plants

21.

Which of the following represents the correct order in mitotic division?

a)

Prophase - Telophase - Metaphase - Anaphase

b)

Anaphase - Metaphase - Prophase - Telophase

c)

Telophase - Prophase - Anaphase - Metaphase

d)

Prophase - Metaphase - Anaphase - Telophase

22.

Which of the following is found only in RNA but not found in a DNA?

a)

Adenine

b)

Cytosine

c)

Guanine

d)

Uracil

23.

Given the segment of DNA below, which of the choices below represents its complimentary strand?

CGACCCAAATGATTC

a)

GCTGGGTTTACTAAG

b)

CGACCCAAATGATTC

c)

TAGTTTGGGCAGCCT

d)

GCUGGGUUUACUAAG

24.

A man with blood type A marries a woman with bloodtype B, their first child is blood type O. Which of the following will explain this?

a)

Both parents are homozygous dominant for the trait

b)

Both parents are heterozygous for the trait

c)

The child is not their biological child

d)

There was a mistake in the blood type of one of the parents

25.

What anatomical structure connects the stomach and the mouth?

a)

adrenal

b)

esophagus

c)

trachea

d)

hepatic duct

26.

Cellular respiration that takes place when oxygen is absent...

a)

fermentation

b)

glycolysis

c)

Krebs cycle

d)

Calvin cycle

27.

Exchange of genetic materials in meiosis that increases genetic variety in the offspring of organisms is called ....

a)

crossing over

b)

disjunction

c)

mutation

d)

translocation

28.

The founder of the Modern Science of Genetics with his unintentional, but well- controlled and brilliantly-designed experiments on inheritance.

a)

Melvin Calvin

b)

Gregor Mendel

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Carl Linneus

29.

You crossed a red flowered plant with a white flowered plant and all the offspring have pink flowers. What is the probable explanation for this?

a)

Red is completely dominant over white.

b)

White is completely dominant over red.

c)

Pink is dominant over white and red.

d)

Red and white exhibit incomplete dominance.

30.

A CODON is ...

a)

a single nucleotide in an RNA molecule

b)

a group of 3 nucleotide sequences

c)

the nucleotide between the start and stop codes

d)

all of the nucleotides in an mRNA strand

31.

The human heart has _____ chambers.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

32.

Where would you find the alveoli in your body?

a)

heart

b)

liver

c)

lungs

d)

kidney

33.

Which set of parents can most likely produce a child with type O blood?

a)

one parent with type AB blood, and the other parent with type A blood

b)

one parent with homozygous type A blood, and the other parent with homozygous type O blood

c)

one parent with type AB blood, and the other parent with type O blood

d)

one parent with heterozygous type A blood, and the other parent with type O blood