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Exam 4 Cram

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The duck-billed platypus and echidna are the only remaining species of mammals that still:

a)

Live and reproduce in water

b)

Have fins

c)

Have feathers

d)

Lay eggs

2.

Chordates are (mostly)

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

c)

prokaryotes

d)

arthropods

3.

The order of primates includes (select all that apply)

a)

Rodents

b)

Apes

c)

Lemurs

d)

Monkeys

e)

Humans

4.

Amphibians cannot live solely on land because

a)

They do not have lungs to breathe oxygen

b)

Their skin will dry out

c)

Their eggs do not have shells and their young have gills

d)

They survive on a diet of fish and algae

5.

Mammals are

a)

Phototrophs

b)

Autotrophs

c)

Producers

d)

Heterotrophs

6.

Animals evolved from

a)

Protists

b)

Bacteria

c)

Archaea

d)

Prokaryotes

7.

The first two lineages of fish, the hagfish and the lampreys, did not yet have

a)

Backbones

b)

Jaws

c)

Skulls

d)

Notochords

8.

Lancelets and tunicates are the only chordates without

a)

Jaws

b)

A backbone

c)

Lobe-fins

d)

An operculum

9.

The first vertebrates with jaws were

a)

Amphibians

b)

Bony fish

c)

Reptiles

d)

Cartilaginous fish

10.

All terrestrial vertebrates are

a)

Endotherms

b)

Mammals

c)

Tetrapods

d)

Ectotherms

11.

All mammals

a)

Give birth to live young

b)

Are ectotherms

c)

Have mammary glands and hair

d)

Reproduce with an amniotic sac

12.

Birds belong to the class of

a)

Reptiles

b)

Amphibians

c)

Mammals

d)

They belong to their own class

13.

Birds can maintain their own body temperature without environmental influences, unlike other reptiles. This means they are

a)

Ectothermic

b)

Endothermic

c)

Hypothermic

d)

Intrathermic

14.

Feathers aid in (select all that apply)

a)

Insulation

b)

Waterproofing

c)

Strength

d)

Flight

e)

Reproduction

15.

The mass extinction of dinosaurs occurred

a)

3.5 billion years ago

b)

65 million years ago

c)

4.6 billion years ago

d)

200,000 years ago

16.

This category of mammals is isolated almost entirely on the continent of Australia

a)

Monotremes

b)

Eutherians

c)

Tetrapods

d)

Marsupials

17.

This group gives birth to live young

a)

Chordates

b)

Mammals

c)

Eutherians

d)

Monotremes

18.

Humans and chimpanzees

a)

Are directly related

b)

Have the same DNA

c)

Share a common ancestor

d)

Are not related

19.

All humans emerged from

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

The Americas

d)

Africa

20.

The oldest human fossils ever discovered date back to

a)

3.5 million years ago

b)

200,000 years ago

c)

4.6 billion years ago

d)

2 million years ago

21.

The Earth is

a)

2 billion years old

b)

3.5 billion years old

c)

4.6 billion years old

d)

46 billion years old

22.

The earliest adaptation of plants was

a)

Seeds

b)

Flowers

c)

Fruit

d)

Vascular tissue

23.

These plants are the most modern and dominant plant type on earth

a)

Angiosperm

b)

Gymnosperm

c)

Bryophyta

d)

Vascular seedless plants

24.

Bryophyta thrived in humid, tropical climates because

a)

They lacked vascular tissue

b)

The need water to reproduce

c)

They don't have a waxy outer layer

d)

They do not have cell walls

25.

The vascular system in plants is responsible for

a)

Gas exchange

b)

Structure

c)

Transport

d)

Storage

26.

In a plant's vascular system, the xylem are

a)

Dead cells that transport sugar

b)

Living cells that transport sugar

c)

Dead cells that transport oxygen and carbon dioxide

d)

Dead cells that transport water and minerals

27.

The phloem sends sugars from

a)

shoots to roots

b)

roots to shoots

c)

leaves to stems

d)

stems to leaves

28.

Gymnosperm rely on ______________ for reproduction

a)

Fruit

b)

Animals

c)

Water

d)

Wind

29.

Comparing sequences of DNA between species is called

a)

Genomics

b)

Bioinformatics

c)

Fossil Records

d)

Taxonomy

e)

Comparative Anatomy

30.

The smallest unit of life that can evolve is

a)

A cell

b)

An individual

c)

A eukaryote

d)

A population

31.

The Cambrian explosion, that occurred 541 million years ago, lasting appx 13-25 million years before its plateau, is an example of _________________ and challenges Darwin's theory that all evolution and speciation occurs gradually over long periods of time.

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Punctuated Equilibrium

c)

Graduated Diversification

d)

Mass Extinction

32.

Growth rings in trees represent

a)

Seasonal xylem size differences

b)

Seasonal phloem size differences

c)

Bacteria growth

d)

Fungi growth

33.

Which plant has tap roots, flowers with 4 or 5 petals, and net-like veins in their leaves?

a)

Monocot

b)

Dicot

c)

Bryophyta

d)

Ferns

34.

The anthers and filaments make up the _______________, the male reproductive organs of a flower

a)

Carpel

b)

Style

c)

Stomata

d)

Sepal

e)

Stamen

35.

Which group of chordates developed a swim bladder for buoyancy?

a)

Cartilaginous fishes

b)

Marine predators

c)

Bony fish

d)

Amphibians

e)

Hagfishes

36.

What is the broadest hierarchal category in taxonomy?

a)

Species

b)

Domain

c)

Class

d)

Family

37.

What was the mechanism that Darwin developed for the theory of Evolution?

a)

Variation

b)

Natural Selection

c)

Competition

d)

Adaptation

38.

Which one of these isn't a reproductive barrier?

a)

Sympatric speciation

b)

Hybrid weakness

c)

Temporal isolation

d)

Mechanical incompatibility

39.

Where is the oldest fossil found in sedimentary rock?

a)

It depends

b)

Under bodies of water

c)

The shallowest layer of rock

d)

The deepest layer of rock

40.

Changes over time within a species that results in a single new species

a)

Nonbranching Evolution

b)

Branching Evolution

c)

Biogeography

d)

Comparative embryology

41.

Genetic bottleneck is random

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Founder's effect _______________ genetic diversity

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

43.

Gene flow ________________ genetic diversity

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

44.

Comparative embryology suggests

a)

All animals are descendants of fish

b)

All animals share a common ancestor

c)

All animals have gills

d)

All animals have common organs and limbs

45.

Determining the age of a fossil using radioactive isotopes

a)

Radiometric dating

b)

Relative dating

c)

Isometric dating

d)

Genomic dating

46.

Evolutionary fitness depends on

a)

An individual's physical strength and ability

b)

An individual's health

c)

The number of viable offspring an individual produces

d)

Genetic diversity

47.

The mass extinction event that wiped out dinosaurs and sent the planet into an ice age was likely caused by

a)

Polarity shifts

b)

Plate tectonics

c)

An asteroid

d)

Changes in atmospheric pressure

48.

What is the closest living relative of the horsefly? (you may use the letter listed next to the species)

(a)  

49.

What is the most recent common ancestor of species A, C, and E? (you may use the letter listed next to the species)

(a)  

50.

Are katydids (B) more closely related to horseflies (D) or dragonflies (E)?

(a)  

51.

We can determine that species W is likely ____________ because their species line does not extend to the end of the tree

a)

Extinct

b)

Still living

52.

When females select their mate based on physical characteristics, ritualistic behaviors, or some other motivating factor, we call this

a)

Selective breeding

b)

Natural selection

c)

Sexual selection

d)

Allopatric speciation

53.

When changes in environment isolate certain populations of a species from one another, resulting in two new species over time, we call this

a)

Sympatric speciation

b)

Temporal Isolation

c)

Mechanical Isolation

d)

Allopatric Speciation

54.

The source of all genetic variation

a)

Genetic drift

b)

Gene flow

c)

Mutation

d)

Sexual selection

55.

The eastern meadowlark and the western meadowlark have different mating calls. Therefore, the females of each species do not respond to the mating calls of the different males. This is an example of

a)

Habitat Isolation

b)

Temporal Isolation

c)

Mechanical Isolation

d)

Allopatric Speciation

e)

Behavioral Isolation

56.

Bacteria that become immune to antibiotics is an example of

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Sexual Selection

c)

Biogeography

d)

Competition

57.

Beavers with tails that are too short have difficulty making proper dams, while beavers with tails that are too long have difficulty swimming. Beavers with medium tails are best suited to their natural environment. What is this an example of?

a)

Directional Selection

b)

Stabilizing Selection

c)

Disruptive Selection

d)

Sexual Selection

58.

What was the land mass called before the tectonic plates shifted into their current positions?

a)

Afro-Eurasia

b)

Pangaea

c)

Laurasia

59.

Vascular seedless plants are

a)

Mosses

b)

Flowering plants

c)

Ferns

d)

Conifers

60.

Angiosperm rely on ________________ for reproduction

a)

The sun

b)

Water

c)

Wind

d)

Animals

61.

The first life on Earth appeared

a)

4.6 billion years ago

b)

3.5 billion years ago

c)

200,000 years ago

d)

2 billion years ago

62.

According to natural selection, individuals best suited to their environments are more likely to

a)

Evolve

b)

Change over time

c)

Survive and reproduce

d)

Grow and develop