Which class contains the jawless fishes such as the hagfish and lamprey?

What organism is responsible for the Bubonic Plague?

Which of the following is not a class of Arthropods?

Which term refers to the ability to lay eggs?

Which class of flatworms contains the free-living planaria?

Quaternary Period

Ordovician Period

Devonian Period

Which of the following protist pathogens does not have an animal vector involved in their life cycle and transmission?

In which period did mammals arrive?

From which group of reptiles are mammals thought to have evolved?

The deuterostomes are informally classified as invertibrates. What phylum of animals is characterized by pentaradial symmetry and a water vascular system?

Which order of mammals has chisel-like incisors and includes the rabbits and hares?

What was the first virus discovered, in 1898?

Which of the following bacteria important to the cycling of nitrogen would be responsible for nitrogen fixation?

Which of the following genera is not a gymnosperm?

Zygomycota

Basidiomycota

Ascomycota

This order contains only four extant species of aquatic herbivores. What order contains the dugong and three species of manatees?

Which of the following organisms can be considered to be pseudocoelomate, with a "false gut" between the mesoderm and the endoderm?

Members of Phylum Ctenophora are diploblastic marine invertebrates. What is the common name of these animals that have up to 8 rows of cilia that aid them in locomotion?

What unicellular algae are characterized by fuxoxanthin pigment and a silicon dioxide frustule?

Mushrooms, puffballs, and shelf/bracket fungi are found within this phylum of fungi. What fungi are commonly called the "club fungi?"

Bryophytes are nonvascular plants. Which of the following is NOT considered to be a bryophyte?

Commonly called the sac fungi, these fungi produce a “sac-like” microscopic reproductive structure that produces spores. What phylum contains fungi such as the morel, truffle, and baker’s yeast?

Tapeworm

Planarian

Fluke

Monotremes are considered primitive mammals because they do not bear live young, instead laying eggs. Which of the following animals is classified as a monotreme?

Clostridium

Vibrio

Helicobacter

The Bubonic Plague is said to have killed as many as one-third of the population of Europe during the 14th century. What bacterium is responsible for causing the Bubonic Plague?

Seals and walruses belong to a suborder characterized by appendages that are modified into flippers. To what suborder do these organisms belong?

Mushrooms and bracket fungi are classified as “club fungi” because their reproductive organs are housed in a club-shaped organ. To which phylum are these club fungi assigned?

These now extinct mammals lived in herds, possessed large extended tusks, and had cusp-shaped teeth designed for browsing leaves. What is this Pleistocene-aged mammal that could reach weights of up to 5 tons, and possibly went extinct due to being hunted by man?

Mycobacteria are classified as Gram Positive bacteria that do not retain the crystal violet stain well. Which of the following diseases is caused by a mycobacterium?

Plant vascular tissue includes xylem and phloem as well as other accessory tissues. Which of the following plants do NOT possess vascular tissue?

During embryological development in animals, the order in which the digestive system forms from the triploblastic layers is important. Deuterostomes are those organisms in which the anus forms before the mouth. Which of the following is NOT considered to be a deuterostome?

Rhino

Wild boar

Aardvark

Treponema sp.

Vibrio sp.

Clostridium sp.

Symptoms of this infection include fever and rash as well as microcephaly of newborns of infected mothers. What is this virus primarily transmitted by the Aedes mosquito that has now entered the United States?

Water bears are eight-legged microscopic aquatic animals that often live in moist<br />mosses and lichens. To what phylum do water bears such as the one to the right<br />belong?

A type of herpesvirus, this lysogenic virus only infects humans. What virus causes chickenpox and shingles?

These members of Order Ephemeroptera have an immature nymph stage as seen in the diagram to the right. What are these important macroinvertebrate indicator species that typically are found in clean and healthy freshwater systems?

Starfishes

Sea urchins

Brittle stars

Gram positive bacteria retain the crystal violet dye during Gram staining and appear purple under a microscope. Which of the following is NOT classified as Gram positive bacteria?

Tapeworms

Planarians

Flukes

This single-stranded RNA virus has over 150 different serotypes. What virus is primarily responsible for the common cold?

Didinium is a serious predator of this freshwater ciliate that contains a macronucleus and one or more micronuclei. Which of the following organisms uses cilia to aid in locomotion?

Organism that feeds on nonliving biomass

Animal that feeds on plants

Carnivore that feeds on already dead prey

Also called deadly nightshade, this perennial plant is related to the Jimson weed, potato, and tomato and is a source of neurotoxins atropine and scopolamine. What is this plant that gets its most recognizable common<br />name from its use in medieval times to dilate the eyes of young eligible ladies?

These fungal pathogens most often attack cereal crops, forming thick walled galls on the plant host. What basidiomycete fungus found to infect corn can also be eaten by humans as huitlacoche?

These fungi are classified by their sac-like reproductive structures that contain nonmotile spores. Examples of these include morels, truffles, and some yeasts. What is this largest phylum of fungi called the “sac fungi”?

Some bacteria can be identified by simple observation under a microscope. How would you best classify the bacteria shown?

These members of the grass family are tall wetland plants. What is the genus of rice?

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is an emerging disease in deer species and has been steadily increasing in the United States. It is characterized by extreme weight loss and death. What is the agent responsible for<br />CWD?

What type of body cavity belongs to nematodes and rotifers?

Also called Salientia, this clade of amphibians is characterized by four appendages, with the back legs longer than the fore legs, a well-defined head, and a lack of tail in the adult form. What order contains the frogs and toads?

This group of viruses are enveloped, single-stranded RNA as the nucleic acid. What virus family contains the SARS, MERS, and the more recently discovered Wuhan Novel variety?

The gene-editing tool Cas9 was first isolated from this genus and Frederick Griffith injected rough and smooth strains of this bacterium into mice in his discovery of transformation.

Some reptiles, such as vipers, do not lay eggs, but instead, young develop within the egg within the mother. The young are born live and active. What term refers to this form of reproduction that does not rely upon the placenta to nourish the young?

This organism was the first eukaryote to have its genome completely sequenced. To what genus does baker’s yeast belong?

Arachnids are a class of arthropods that have four pairs of jointed legs and additional appendages known as chelicerae and pedipalps. Which of the following organisms is NOT an arachnid?

Chickenpox is a viral infection that used to be a classic childhood disease until the distribution of a vaccine in 1995. What virus causes chickenpox?

Waterbears

Acorn worms

Proboscis worms

One of the earliest groups of amphibians, its members had large salamander-like bodies, and teeth-filled jaws. What was this group of amphibians, thought to be the common ancestor to all modern terrestrial vertebrates?

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease that results in lesions and ulcerations of the skin and mucous membranes. What insect vector is known to transmit leishmaniasis?

Bacteria can be classified as either Gram positive or Gram negative, based upon differential staining with crystal violet stain. Which of the following bacteria is NOT a Gram positive bacterium?

Members of this genus typically produce acorn seeds and are distributed throughout the northern hemisphere. What is the genus for oak trees?

This order of insect is characterized by hardened elytra. What is the most numerous of all animal orders with roughly 400,000 species?

These organisms tend to burrow into the ground in tropical regions and have skin-folds which give a segmented appearance. What are these limbless amphibians as seen in the photo?

This prion disease can be diagnosed by the presence of 14-3-3 protein found in the cerebrospinal fluid. What is this disease that causes spongiform encephalopathy in humans and whose variant form can be contracted by consuming infected beef?

This group of extinct amphibians often possessed thick bodies and large heads with many sharp teeth with infolded surfaces. Although they arose in the Devonian, they experienced significant radiation in the Carboniferous period. What paraphyletic group of amphibians is widely considered to be the common ancestors of modern terrestrial vertebrates?

Ringworm is a common fungal infection of the skin resulting in a red, itchy rash, often in a circular form and can be exhibited as athlete’s foot and jock itch. These fungal infections represent what skin disease?

Carnivorous plants are a polyphyletic group of plants that typically live in nutrient-poor soil and supplement their mineral and nutrient content by consuming insects. Which of the following is NOT a type of carnivorous plant?

These pseudocoelomate animals are characterized by a corona with rows of cilia that beat to aid in food acquisition and in movement. What are these “wheel animals” found in both freshwater and marine environments?

The O157:H7 strain of this organism produces Shiga toxin and causes a type of food poisoning. What organism was the subject of experiments by Meselson and Stahl, Hershey and Chase, and Richard Lenski?

Basidiomycota is a taxon of fungi that bear spores from a club-shaped organ called a basidium. Which of the following is NOT classified as a basidiomycete?

This type of plant can conserve water through a variety of methods, such as reduction of leaf surface area, storage of water within the tissues, or invaginations of the stomata. What term is given to a plant that is adapted to arid and semi-arid environments, such as cactus, mesquite, and acacia?

Donald Johanson found one partial skeleton of this species in 1974 and named it after a Beatles song he enjoyed. What is this species of hominin that was bipedal with arched feet, flat face, and long arms with curved fingers?

When sea cucumbers are threatened, they eviscerate themselves, ejecting a sticky substance that deters predators. To what class of echinoderms do sea cucumbers belong?

These gram-negative bacteria are obligate intracellular parasites. What bacterial genus is responsible for typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever?

African Sleeping Sickness is caused by the flagellated protist Trypanosoma brucei. However, the parasite must be transported by an insect vector into its human host. What is the vector for African Sleeping Sickness?

These gram-negative bacteria typically are transmitted through arthropod vectors and infect endothelia cells. What type of bacteria are known for causing Rocky Mountain spotted fever and typhus?

These microscopic animals on the right can be found in many environments -- especially in mosses and lichens. What are these “water bears” that can survive almost absolute zero temperatures?

A true coelom possesses a cavity that is surrounded by muscle. Which of the following organisms is considered to be pseudocoelomate?

These primates have opposable thumbs and include chimpanzees and bonobos. What extant genus contains the nearest primate relatives to humans?

Also called coypu, these rodents have large yellow-orange incisors and webbed hind feet that help them swim. What are these large rodents that have become a nuisance invasive species in the southern United States?

Dragonflies & damselflies

Bed bugs, assassin bugs, shield bugs

Wasps, ants, hornets

Members of this group reproduce asexually through conidiophores and reproduce sexually through fruiting bodies that form spores. What group of fungi contain organisms such as Neurospora, Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Saccharomyces?

These insects have modified hairs that act as scales that cover their wings and bodies. What order of insects contains the moths and butterflies?

Aquatic insects are excellent indicator species for water quality. The presence of which of the following organisms is the best indicator for good water quality?

Large and somewhat resembling modern salamanders, these amphibians had legs and likely had teeth. What are these earliest amphibians?

A type of microscopic plankton, these protists have siliceous skeletons that often survive after the organism itself dies. What are these plankton that come in both filter-feeding and predatory forms, an example of which is shown on the right?

Tapeworms are parasitic flatworms within phylum Platyhelminthes. To what class do tapeworms, such as Taenia, belong?

Also called human herpesvirus 4, this virus has infected perhaps up to 90% of the adult population worldwide, many of whom never exhibit symptoms. What virus is the cause of most cases of human infectious mononucleosis?

Animals such as cattle and deer have even-numbered toes/hooves. To what order of mammals do the even-toed ungulates belong?

Mollusks and marine annelids possess a free-swimming ciliated larva. What is this larval form shown on the right?

Nonvascular plants do not possess vascular tissues. Which Phylum of plants is NOT considered to be a nonvascular plant?

Nicknamed “the cell from hell” by mass media, this organism was undiscovered for many years, probably due to a complex life cycle that can include close to 20 life stages, only some of which are toxic. What is this heterotrophic dinoflagellate that has been associated with numerous large fish kills along Chesapeake Bay since the 1980s?

Insect orders are classified primarily due to wing type. What order of insects have scaly wings and include the butterflies and moths?

Dunkleosteus, an early jawed fish of the Silurian Period, was the first known “superpredator.” What group of early jawed fishes included Dunkleosteus and had large bony plates on their heads and thoraxes and likely gave rise to the sharks?

This plant division has vascular tissue, but lacks seed formation. What division includes the whisk ferns and horsetails as well as the ferns?

White-nose syndrome is a fungal disease that attacks the muzzle and wings of affected bats, interrupting their hibernation periods, decreasing the bat populations. Which of the following is NOT a threatened or endangered species of bat in Kentucky according to the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources?

These fungi produce spores within club-shaped cells, which give the phylum its name. What phylum contains the mushrooms, rusts, puffballs, and bracket fungi?

Bacteria can be roughly classified by staining with Gram stain dye. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Gram negative bacteria?

Sloths, armadillos

Pigs, deer

Rabbits, pikas

Chagas Disease is a tropical disease with symptoms of swelling of the eyelids, fever, fatigue, and life-threatening heart disorders. What flagellated protozoan is responsible for Chagas Disease?