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O&E Biology Test Prep

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 2hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I am multicellular, photosynthetic, marine organism with motile sperm. I grow very fast and live my adult life attached to rocks being pounded by waves

a)

Animalia

b)

Plantae

c)

Eubacteria

d)

Fungi

2.

I am a multicellular heterotroph that eats by ingesting grass. My species have males and females., and we CAN'T reproduce asexually.

a)

Animalia

b)

Fungi

c)

Archeabacteria

d)

Protista

3.

I am a fast moving predator. My body has organs and tissues. I have excellent eyesight and my favorite food is ducks. I can fly.

a)

Fungi

b)

Anamalia

c)

Protista

d)

Eubacteria

4.

I am photosynthetic and multicellular. I make my own glucose from sunlight, but get my fertilizer from insects I can catch in my folding leaves.

a)

Fungi

b)

Plantae

c)

Animalia

d)

Eubacteria

5.
_____ are animals with backbones 
a)
Invertebrates
b)
Vertebrates
6.
Some of the most common vertebrates are _____, birds, reptiles, and fish. 
a)
spiders
b)
squid
c)
mammals
d)
starfish
7.
Invertebrates don't have internal skeletons made of bone. 
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Hard outer coverings that protect the bodies of some animals without backbones are called _____. 
a)
invertebrates
b)
internal
c)
vertebrates
d)
exoskeletons
9.
_____ are animals that hunt and eat smaller, more helpless animals. 
a)
Prey
b)
Predators
c)
Invertebrates
d)
Mammals
10.
What type of symmetry do cnidarians have
a)
asymmetrical
b)
bilateral
c)
radial
11.
What form is this organism? (Image 1)
a)
Polyp
b)
Medusa
12.
What is the translation of the Phylum Porifera?
a)
Stinging cells
b)
Filter feeders
c)
Soft bodied
d)
Pore bearing
13.
Specialized feeding cells of a sponge
a)
Gonads
b)
Nematocysts
c)
Spongin 
d)
Choanocytes
14.
Attached to one spot their entire adult life is referred to as
a)
Stuck
b)
Medusa
c)
Bipinnaria
d)
Sessile
15.
Sponges are:
a)
Unicellular & prokaryotic
b)
Multicellular & eukaryotic
c)
Unicellular & eukaryotic
d)
Multicellular & prokaryotic
16.
Cnidarians have which type of symmetry?
a)
Unilateral 
b)
Bilateral
c)
Radial
d)
Asymmetric
17.
Anemones and Corals are in which kingdom?
a)
Protista
b)
Cubozoa
c)
Animalia
d)
Cnidaria
18.
True or False? A spider is an insect.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
What type of environments do arthropods live?
a)
Marine
b)
Freshwater
c)
Land
d)
All of the above
20.
Spiders, ticks, scorpions all belong to...
a)
Crustacean
b)
Arachanids
c)
Chilopoda
d)
Insecta
21.
Which group of arthropods have 3 body segments: head, thorax, and abdomen?
a)
Diplopoda
b)
Chilopoda
c)
Arachnids
d)
Insecta
22.
What two characteristics do all Arthropods have?
a)
two legs per body segment
b)
jointed legs and a cephalothorax
c)
three body segments and metamorphosis
d)
jointed legs and segmented bodies
23.
What type of circulatory system do Arthropods have?
a)
closed
b)
open
24.
Centipedes are an example of what group of Arthropods?
a)
Chilopoda
b)
Mammalia
c)
Arachnida
d)
Birds
25.
What type of symmetry do Arthropods have?
a)
Radial
b)
Bilateral
c)
Asymmetrical
26.
Lobster, shrimp, and crabs are examples of what group of Arthropods?
a)
Chilopoda
b)
Diplopoda
c)
Crustaceans
d)
Arachnida
27.
The stages of incomplete metamorphosis are
a)
egg, larva, pupa, adult
b)
egg, larva, nymph, adult
c)
egg, nymph, adult
d)
egg, larva, adult
28.
A tapeworm lives inside of a host's body. This means that tapeworms are _______________. 
a)
Ectoparasites
b)
Endoparasites
c)
Free-living
d)
Flukes
29.
Flatworms have no true body cavity. This means they are ____________________. 
a)
Symmetrical
b)
Sessile
c)
Coelomates
d)
Acoelomates
30.
The bodies of flatworms are flattened ___________________. 
a)
Laterally
b)
Bilaterally
c)
Radially
d)
Dorso-ventrally
31.
Which of the following is not a class of the Phylum Platyhelminthes?
a)
Nematoda
b)
Trematoda
c)
Cestoda
d)
Turbellaria 
32.
Why is it so important that Platyhelminthes worms have a flattened body?
a)
So they can fit in small spaces.
b)
It's easier for them to move that way. 
c)
Their cells absorb oxygen through their skin, so they have to be close to the outside. 
d)
It makes reproduction more simple. 
33.

Nematodes are acoelomates.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Ascaris reproduces asexually.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

What is the common name of Phylum Nematoda?

a)

Earthworm

b)

Roundworm

c)

Flatworm

36.

In most nematodes

a)

the sexes are separate

b)

male and female organs are found in the same organism.

c)

they are monecious

d)

none of these.

37.

Which of the following structures is/are not found in roundworms

a)

pharynx

b)

mouth

c)

flagella

d)

rectum

38.

What type of body symmetry does nematodes have?

a)

Bilateral

b)

Asymmetry

c)

Radial

39.

What kind of worm is a platyhelminthes?

a)

Flat worm

b)

Round worm

c)

Special ed worm

d)

School worm

40.

What type of symmetry do Platyhelminthes have?

a)

Bilateral

b)

Asymmetrical

c)

Round

d)

Small

41.

Which Class has Tapeworms

a)

Cestoda

b)

Monogenea

c)

Trematoda

d)

Nematoda

42.

Which phyla has a soft unsegmented body and can be protected by a shell?

a)

Mushroom

b)

Mollusks

c)

Echinoderm

d)

Annelid

43.

This phylum means spiny skin and lives in water

a)

Echinoderm

b)

Arthropods

c)

Mollusks

d)

Annelids

e)

Cnidarians

44.

This phylum has a medusa and polyp stage, stinging tentacles, and radial symmetry. What phyla is it?

a)

Arthropods

b)

Annelids

c)

Cnidarian

d)

Echinoderms

e)

Mollusks

45.

Which of the following organisms belong to phylum echinoderm?

a)

Snails, octopus, squid, and slugs

b)

Insects, crustaceans, and spiders

c)

Jelly fish, corals, and sea anemones

d)

Brittle stars, sea cucumbers, sea stars, and sea urchins

46.

Select all of the following characteristics that apply to mammals: (select 3 choices)

a)

Give live birth

b)

Produce milk for young

c)

Skin is covered in hair or fur

d)

Have feathers

47.
Mollusks include which of the following?
a)
Octopus, Squid, Slugs, Snails
b)
Fish, Squid, Jellyfish, Sea cucumbers
c)
Sea stars, Sea cucumbers, sea urchins
d)
Oysters, Fish, Whales, Sponges
48.

Which Phylum?

a)

Echinodermata

b)

Mollusca

c)

Cnidaria

49.

This phylum means spiny skin and lives in water

a)

Echinoderm

b)

Arthropods

c)

Mollusks

d)

Annelids

e)

Cnidarians

50.
What type of symmetry is displayed in the picture?
a)
asymmetry
b)
bilateral symmetry
c)
radial symmetry
d)
photosynthesis
51.
What type of symmetry is pictured?
a)
bilateral symmetry
b)
radial symmetry
c)
asymmetry
d)
cellular respiration
52.
Identify this animal.
a)
sponge
b)
cnidarian
c)
flatworm
d)
segmented worm
53.

In Bryophytes zygote develops into

a)

Embryo

b)

Spores

c)

Zoospores

d)

Protonema

54.

If embryo sac in angiosperm represents female gametophyte then which one of the following represents male gametophyte?

a)

Megasporangium

b)

Microsporangium

c)

Pollen grains

d)

Nucellus

55.

Which one of the following belongs to hepatocopsida?

a)
b)
c)
d)
56.

Following is the group of plants called amphibians of plant kingdom

a)

Algae

b)

Pteridophytes

c)

Gymnosperms

d)

Bryophytes

57.

these plants have a system of tubes to carry water and nutrients from the roots to the leaves

a)

mosses

b)

vascular

c)

non-vascular

d)

tropisms

58.

these plants have a system of tubes to carry water and nutrients from the roots to the leaves (choose all that apply)

a)

mosses

b)

ferns

c)

conifers

d)

flowering plants

59.

these plants are non-vascular and seedless

a)

mosses

b)

ferns

c)

conifers

d)

flowering plants

60.

ALL plants are

a)

eukaryotic

b)

prokaryotic

c)

unicellular

d)

mutlicellular

61.

This group of plants is vascular and seedless. They reproduce with spores under their fronds.

a)

mosses

b)

ferns

c)

gymnosperms

d)

angiosperms

62.

This group of plants is vascular and has seeds in cones. The name means "naked seeds."

a)

mosses

b)

ferns

c)

gymnosperms

d)

angiosperms

63.

This group of plants is vascular and has seeds in flowers or fruits.

a)

mosses

b)

ferns

c)

gymnosperms

d)

angiosperms

64.

Flowering plants need pollinators. Pollination is important for what process?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

reproduction

c)

respiration

d)

tropisms

65.

Gymnosperms all have 2 important characteristics that make them very unique. They are:

a)

flowers

b)

cones

c)

needles

d)

seed coats

66.

Which group does NOT have roots?

a)

mosses

b)

ferns

c)

gymnosperms

d)

angiosperms

67.

Tulips, daisies, sunflowers, apple trees, maple trees

a)

mosses

b)

ferns

c)

gymnosperms

d)

angiosperms

68.

spruce, hemlock, fir, and pine trees

a)

mosses

b)

ferns

c)

gymnosperms

d)

angiosperms

69.

Taxonomists define algae as those organisms that

a)

Loosely fit the term

b)

Belong in one of the seven specific phyla in kingdom Protista

c)

Loosely fit the term and belong in seven phyla in domain Archea

d)

Have chlorophyll and aren't plants

70.

Red algae are important to coral reefs because

a)

they help to cement the reef together

b)

they are the coral polyp's primary food

c)

they prevent sharks from feeding on coral

d)

they add desirable colors to underwater photographs

71.

The largest of the brown algae is ________. It is important because __________

a)

irish moss, it is eaten in Japan

b)

Sargassum, it is the foundation of tropical ecosystems

c)

kelp, it is the foundation of temperate coastal ecosystems

d)

the pneumatocyst, it grows 30 meters (98 feet) per day

72.

What makes up the phylum Dinophyta?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Dinoflagellates

c)

Diatoms

d)

Prokaryotes

73.

A(n) _______ plants lives partially in and out of the water. A(n) ______ plants lives entirely underwater.

a)

submergent, mangrove

b)

mangrove, emergent

c)

submergent, emergent

d)

emergent, submergent

74.

Red algae can live deeper than other algae because they produce cellulose, which resists water pressure better.

a)

true

b)

false

75.

How does brown algae attach to the substrate?

a)

Hold on

b)

Roots

c)

Hold fast

d)

Flagella

76.

Most bryophytes are only a few centimetres tall because they lack

a)

vascular tissues

b)

reproductive organs

c)

stems

d)

leaves

77.

Which of the following statement is true?

a)

Bryophytes include moss, club moss, hornworts and liverworts

b)

Bryophytes are pollinated by water.

c)

Gametophyte is the dominant phase of a bryophyte life cycle

78.

The common name for the organism in the phylum Bryophyta is

a)

horsetail

b)

clubmoss

c)

mosses

d)

fern

79.

Which of the following statements are TRUE about the plants in phylum Bryophyta?

a)

They have true roots

b)

They are non-vascular plants

c)

Gametophyte generation is dominant

d)

Sporogonium is the sporophyte generation

80.

These plants are being shown in this life cycle:

a)

Moss

b)

Ferns

c)

Flowering plants

d)

Cone plants

81.

In this life cycle number 1 indicates:

a)

The sporophyte

b)

The gametophyte

c)

Dipolid structures

d)

Gametes

82.

In this life cycle number 4 is the:

a)

Gametophyte

b)

Sporophyte

c)

Gametes

d)

Zygote

83.

In this life cycle number 5 best indicates the:

a)

sporophyte stalk

b)

gametophyte stalk

c)

the haploid stalk

d)

the capsule

84.

In this life cycle number 7 are the:

a)

Gametes

b)

Spores

85.
Algae, some simple animals and all plants reproduce using:
a)
The alternation of generations
b)
Only asexual reproduction 
c)
Only sexual reproduction 
d)
Diploid gametes