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Animal ch. 1 Test

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a biogeographical region

a)

Palearctic

b)

Nearctic

c)

Neotropical

d)

None of the above

2.

What is ecology?

a)

The science that studies the relationship between the various forms of life in a given location

b)

The science that studies the influence on these species of the environment's physical aspects

c)

both A and B

d)

None of the above

3.

Which of these is NOT a Superphylum?

a)

Invertebrate

b)

Crustacea

c)

Vertebrate

d)

None of the above

4.

What does widespread mean?

a)

That the species in question is found in more than 3 of the listed environments

b)

that that species spends most of its life in complete dependence on 1 or more other animals

c)

both A and B

d)

None of the above

5.

What are the six biogeographical regions?

a)

Ocean, land, Desert, Mountain, Forest, Rainforest,

b)

Lake, Island, Continent, Ocean, Tropical, Arctic

c)

Palearctic, Nearctic, Ethiopian, Oriental, Neotropical, Australian, Arctic, Antarctic

d)

None of the above

6.

What is the number of species for Protozoans?

a)

30,000

b)

50,000

c)

10,000

d)

100,000

7.

What does all cells include?

a)

cytoplasm, nucleus, and membrane

b)

cytoplasm, nucleus, and shirts

c)

Both A and B

d)

None of the above

8.

Which of the following is not a kind of protozoan?

a)

flagellates

b)

rhizopods

c)

infusorians

d)

single-cells

9.

True/False: Reproduction in protozoans are usually asexual.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What is the nucleus's role in a cell?

a)

Removes waste

b)

Directs the functioning of the cell

c)

Protects the cell

d)

Makes energy

11.

True/False: Amoebas are similar to the second living creatures to appear on Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What is an entamoeba

a)

An amoeba that survives in water

b)

An amoeba that survives in volcanoes

c)

A harmful parasite

d)

None of the above

13.

The amoeba has a maximum diameter of inches.

(a)  

14.

What class does the amoeba belong to?

a)

Protozoa

b)

Amoeba

c)

Lobes

d)

Sarcodina

15.

What is the process called by which the amoeba gets its food by flowing around smaller protozoans and enclosing them within its membrane and digested?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Phagocytosis

c)

Osmosis

d)

None of the above

16.

What does the noctiluca's name mean

a)

Night Light

b)

Red Light

c)

Carnivorous Lizard

d)

Electric Shock

17.

Unlike other single-celled organisms, the noctiluca has no what?

a)

Mouth

b)

Teeth

c)

Skin

d)

Flagella

18.

How does the noctiluca reproduce?

a)

By Binary Division

b)

By Simple Division where each cell separates into 2 cells

c)

Mitosis

d)

None of the above

19.

True/False: The noctiluca has a length of 0.04 to 0.08 inches.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What order does the noctiluca belong to?

a)

Protista

b)

Mastigphora

c)

Noctilucidae

d)

Dinoflagellida

21.

What is the number of species for Porifera

a)

3,000

b)

5,000

c)

2,000

d)

6,000

22.

What are the large pores of a sponge called?

a)

Cilia

b)

Calcareous

c)

Silicious

d)

Oscula

23.

A sponge has no really differentiated organs. Which of these is NOT a differentiated organ?

a)

Mouth

b)

Stomach

c)

Heart

d)

None of the Above

24.

The sponge is the and the of many-celled organisms.

(a)  

25.

True/False: There is no freshwater species of sponges

a)

True

b)

False

26.

True/False: The skeleton of the calcareous sponge is not absorbent and is no more pliable than dried plaster.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

The digestive system varies as to?

a)

Appearance

b)

Water temperatures

c)

Form

d)

None of the above

28.

How many orders does the calcareous sponge belong to?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

1

d)

4

29.

True/False: The calcareous sponge can take many forms

a)

True

b)

False

30.

How does the calcareous sponge take shelter?

a)

under rocks or in grottoes

b)

in reefs

c)

by burrowing itself

d)

None of the above

31.

What is classification?

a)

the process of arranging animals or other things into groups according to their similarities

b)

the largest group

c)

the smallest group

d)

None of the Above

32.

Which is the smallest group?

a)

kingdom

b)

family

c)

species

d)

genus

33.

Name classification groups from largest to smallest.

a)

kingdom, class, order, family, genus, species

b)

kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

c)

phylum, kingdom, class, order, family, species, genus

d)

species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom

34.

What is the scientific name?

a)

the largest group

b)

the smallest group

c)

the name of the plant or animal derived from the kingdom name and the phylum name

d)

the name of a plant or animal derived from the genus name and the species name

35.

In the scientific name of a plant or animal, which comes first

a)

genus name

b)

species name

36.

True/False: When an animal is found in more than 3 of the ecological environments, it is listed as widespread.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

True/False: Some deserts are large areas of sand or rock without accessible water.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

True/False: The ocean depths has less light and oxygen than the surface waters.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

The tropical rainforest category include which 2 forests?

a)

true tropical forest and equatorial forest

b)

true tropical forest and coniferous forest

c)

equatorial forest and neotropical forest

d)

None of the above

40.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a prairie?

a)

the steppes of western Siberia

b)

the great plains of North America

c)

the savannas of India and Africa

d)

None of the following

41.

The Nearctic region includes almost all of?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

42.

What does the Ethiopian Region include?

a)

Africa south of the Sahara

b)

The southern half of the Arab countries (Arabia)

c)

The island of Madagascar

d)

All of the above

43.

True/False: Only 30% of the land area of the Oriental Region is under cultivation.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

Which of the following is NOT included in the Neotropical region?

a)

South America

b)

Central America as far north as the foot of the high Mexican plateaus

c)

the Pacific islands off the South American coast

d)

The Grand Canyon of North America

45.

True/False: The Palearctic Region is separated from the Neotropical Region and the from the Oriental Region.

a)

True

b)

False