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Zoology Spring Midterm Review

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following organisms is NOT an echinoderm?
a)
sea cucumber
b)
sand dollar
c)
nudibranch
d)
brittle starfish
2.
What does the term echinoderm mean?
a)
tube feet
b)
star shaped
c)
spiny skin
d)
stomach foot
3.
Echinoderms have an internal skeleton and a system of fluid-filled tubes called a(n)...
a)
water vascular system
b)
nervous system
c)
notochord
d)
ampulla
4.
What phylum do echinoderms belong to?
a)
Cnidaria
b)
Porifiera
c)
Echinodermata
d)
Chordata
5.
Which is an example of an Asteroidea member?
a)
sea star
b)
sea cucumber
c)
sea urchin 
d)
sand dollar 
6.
What echinoderm is this?
a)
sea lily 
b)
sea urchin 
c)
sea cucumber 
d)
sand dollar 
7.
What echinoderm is this? 
a)
sand dollar
b)
sea urchin 
c)
sea star
d)
brittle star
8.
Organ in starfish that can turn itself inside out when feeding
a)
pyloric stomach
b)
madreporite
c)
cardiac stomach
d)
digestive gland
9.
Which is an example of a Holothuroidea member? 
a)
sea star
b)
sea cucumber
c)
sand dollar
d)
sea urchin 
10.
Which is an example of an Echinoidea member? 
a)
sea star
b)
sand dollar
c)
sea cucumber
d)
sea lilies 
11.
What type of skeleton do echinoderms have?
a)
Exoskeleton
b)
Hydrostatic skeleton
c)
Endoskeleton
d)
Mesenteric skeleton
12.
Oviparous means to
a)
Have internal fertilization
b)
Swallow prey whole
c)
Eat only plants
d)
Lay eggs
13.
An example from Class Pycnogonida would be
a)
Ant
b)
Millipede
c)
Sea Spider
d)
Crab
14.
An example from Subphylum Myriapoda would be
a)
Snakes
b)
Spiders
c)
Centipedes
d)
Octopuses
15.
What subphylum (Arthropods) would have biramous appendages, and extinct marine organisms? 
a)
Myriapoda
b)
Trilobitomorpha
c)
Chelicerata
d)
Merostomata
16.
Metamorphosis is a radical change in body form. One advantage of this is
a)
Competition for resources between adults and larva is reduced.
b)
Larger adults can protect smaller young.
c)
Larger adults can protect smaller young.
d)
Both adults and larva can molt and grow larger.
17.
Specialized segmentation first seen in phylum Arthropoda is called
a)
Cephalization
b)
Chloragogenism
c)
Schizocoelous
d)
Tagmatization 
18.
Fishes, amphibians, and reptiles are all members of the subphylum
a)
Urochordata
b)
Craniate
c)
Ctenophora
d)
Cephalochordata
19.
A perch is an example of Class
a)
Myxini
b)
Actinopterygii
c)
Sarcopterygii
d)
Chondrichthyes
20.
An invertebrate fish which is jawless and has many slime glands would be
a)
Perch
b)
Coelacant
c)
Lamprey
d)
Hagfish
21.
Bony fish, lobe-finned, pneumatic sacs function as lungs
a)
Sarcopterygii
b)
Chondrichthyes
c)
Petromyzontida
d)
Myxini
22.
Vertebrate jawless fish, with a sucking mouth with a rasping tongue
a)
Sarcopterygii
b)
Chondrichthyes
c)
Petromyzontida
d)
Myxini
23.
Cartilaginous fish, no operculum, swim bladder, or lungs
a)
Sarcopterygii
b)
Chondrichthyes
c)
Petromyzontida
d)
Myxini
24.
Invertebrate jawless fish with excessively slimy body
a)
Sarcopterygii
b)
Chondrichthyes
c)
Petromyzontida
d)
Myxini
25.

What is the function of the lateral line?

a)

to turn left or right

b)

to sense vibrations

c)

to sink or move upward

d)

to support the fins

26.

Which organ allows the fish to adjust its buoyancy?

a)

pectoral fin

b)

swim bladder

c)

pyloric cecae

d)

caudal fin

27.

Which fin is shown as #1 in this picture?

a)

pectoral

b)

pelvic

c)

anal

d)

dorsal

28.

What fin type is #5 pointing to?

a)

pectoral

b)

pelvic

c)

anal

d)

caudal

29.

#2 is pointing to what fin type?

a)

pelvic

b)

pectoral

c)

anal

d)

dorsal

30.

#3 is the ______ dorsal fin.

a)

anterior

b)

posterior

c)

caudal

d)

cephalic

31.

Which of the following is not a member of Class Chondrichthyes?

a)

skates

b)

rays

c)

lungfish

d)

sharks

32.

Water & blood move in ______ direction(s) in the countercurrent exchange system of fish gills.

a)

opposite

b)

the same

c)

equal

d)

indirect

33.

What group of fish are lobe-finned?

a)

Chondrichthyes

b)

Actinopterygii

c)

Sarcopterygii

d)

Osteichthyes

34.

What group of fish are ray-finned?

a)

Osteichthyes

b)

Actinopterygii

c)

Sarcopterygii

d)

Chondrichthyes

35.

The structure that covers the gills in bony fish is called the

a)

ocelli

b)

operculum

c)

ostium

d)

omnidius

36.

These are the ____ of the shark.

a)

Lateral lines

b)

Spiracles

c)

Gills

37.

The pointed snout at the anterior end of the shark is called the ___

a)

nose

b)

nostril

c)

spiracle

d)

rostrum

38.

The cloaca is a "multi-purpose opening" for solid and liquid waste products as well as reproductive fluids.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Females have a special extension of their pelvic fins called claspers.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Sharks have a skeleton made out of cartilage.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

What is the special electroreceptor organs near the shark's nose called?

a)

Ampullae of Lorenzini

b)

electro fields

c)

placoid scales

d)

nose hairs

42.

What is I pointing to?

a)

Stomach

b)

Kidney

c)

Liver

d)

Spiral Valve

43.

What is F pointing to?

a)

Stomach

b)

Kidney

c)

Liver

d)

Spiral Valve

44.

What is #7 pointing to?

a)

Spiracles

b)

Nares

c)

Clasper

d)

Gills

45.

What is #3 pointing to?

a)

Spiracles

b)

Nares

c)

Clasper

d)

Gills

46.
Many bony fish have an air-filled organ that provides them with buoyancy when they are swimming. This structure is called a
a)
swim lung
b)
swim bladder
c)
prop fin
d)
swim buoy
e)
snorkle.
47.

Which structures do all chordates have at some point during their life time?

a)

Notochord, Hollow Nerve chord, Pharyngeal slits, Tail

b)

Notochord, Gill slits, Tail

c)

Hollow nerve chord, notochord, legs, wings

d)

Pharyngeal slits, Head, Thorax, Tail

48.

On which side of the body is the Hollow Nerve chord located?

a)

Ventral

b)

Anterior

c)

Posterior

d)

Dorsal

49.

What is the flexible skeletal support rod?

a)

Dorsal Hollow Nerve Chord

b)

Notochord

c)

Pharyngeal slits

d)

Endoskeleton

50.

Which of the following is a characteristic of the class Chondrichthyes?

a)

They have a cartilage skeleton (not bone)

b)

they have a bone skeleton

c)

they do not have jaws

d)

they go through metamorphosis

51.

What is a characteristic of the class Agnatha?

a)

do not have jaws

b)

go through metamorphosis

c)

can fly

d)

have feathers

52.

Which organisms are in the class Agnatha?

a)

Lampreys

b)

frogs

c)

snakes

d)

birds