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WorksheetsAP Bio
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which of the following describes a similarity between fungi and arthropods?
Both groups use chitin for support.
Both groups are predominantly autotrophs that produce their own food.
Both groups have cell walls.
The haploid state is dominant in both groups.
What are the filamentous mats formed by most fungi called?
hyphae
haustoria
arbuscles
mycelia
The figure depicts the outline of a large fairy ring that has appeared overnight in an open meadow as viewed from above. The fairy ring represents the furthest advance of this mycelium through the soil. Locations A-D are all 0.5 meters below the soil surface.
Where would you expect to find the oldest portion of this mycelium?
location a
location b
location c
location d
The following figure depicts the outline of a large fairy ring that has appeared overnight in an open meadow, as viewed from above. The fairy ring represents the furthest advance of this mycelium through the soil. Locations AD are all 0.5 meters below the soil surface. Responses may be used once, more than once, or not at all. Which location is nearest to basidiocarps?
A
B
C
D
All fungi are____
Flagellated
symbiotic
decomposers
heterotrophic
Evidence of which structure or characteristics would be rare to find among fossils of the Ediacaran fauna
hard parts
embryos
bilateral symmetry
true tissues
What do many organisms with deuterostome development have in common?
Embryos have pharyngeal pouches that may or may not form gill slits
The blastopore formed during gastrulation becomes the anus
Adults are bilaterally symmetrical
All have a spinal column
Which of the following statements is consistent with the phylogeny in the figure?
Porifera are more closely related to Ctenophora than they are to Acoela
Porifera are more closely related to Acoela than they are to Ctenophora
Ecdysozoa evolved before Dueterostomia
Dueterostomia evolved before Porifera
The heartworms that can accumulate within the hearts of dogs and other mammals have a hemocoel, an alimentary canal, and an outer covering that is occasionally shed. To which phylum does the heartworm belong?
Platyhelminthes
Nematoda
Arthropoda
Annelida
Which of the following statements concerning animal taxonomy is accurate
in the kingdom Animalia most clades are based on body plan confirm clades based on molecular data
kingdom Animalia is polyphyletic
Animals are thought to have evolved from flagellated protists similar to modern choanoflagellates
animals are more closely related to plants than to fungi
which of the following adaptations led to an explosion in insect evolution
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flight
terrestrial living
tracheal system
which of the following structures in insects functions in gas exchange?
spiracles
chelicerae
compound eyes
antennae
The increase in plant species diversity is correlated with which of the following events?
invasion of marine habitats by insects
the evolution of complete metamorphosis in insects
a massive increase in species diversity of insects
the evolution of flight in insects
Which of the following combinations correctly matches a phylum to its description?
Cnidaria- flatworms gastrovascular cavity does not have a coelom or a hemocoel
Echinodermata-bilateral symmetry as a larva, water vascular system
Platyhelminthes-radial symmetry, polyp and medusa body forms
Nematoda-segmented worms , closed circulatory system
Which of the following animal groups is entirely aquatic?
Crustacea
Mollusca
Echinodermata
Nematoda
Which of the following is a characteristic of all chordates at some point during their life cycle?
Jaws
Four-chambered heart
post-anal tail
vertebrae
Which of the following groups includes the greatest number of organisms?
lobe-fins
gnathostomes
amphibians
osteichthyans
Which of the following reproductive strategies in mammals involves the mother laying eggs that hatch outside of her body?
ovoviviparous reporduction
viviparous reproduction
asexual reproduction
oviparous reproduction
In a typical ray-finned fish, the swim bladder allows individuals to perform which of the following processes?
remain buoyant
effectively circulate its blood
use its swim bladder as a respiratory organ
use its lateral line system
Which structure in a shark is closest in function to a swim bladder in a ray-finned fish?
its lateral line system
its gills
its spiral valve
its liver
A and B
E
Which of the following organisms is considered the most recent common ancestor of living tetrapods?
an armored, jawed placoderm with two pairs of appendages
an early ray-finned fish that developed bony skeletal supports in its paired fins
a sturdy-finned, shallow-water lobe-fin whose appendages had skeletal supports similar to those of terrestrial vertebrates.
a salamander that had legs supported by a bony skeleton but moved with the side-to-side bending typical of fishes
What is believed to be the most significant result of the evolution of the amniotic egg
Tetrapods can now function with just lungs
Tetrapods are no longer tied to the water for reproduction
Embryos are protected from predators
newborns are much less dependent on their parents
Which of the following are the only extant animals that descended directly from dinosaurs?
birds
tuataras
Crocodiles
Lizards
which clade includes humans?
synapsids
cyclostomes
archosaur
diapsids
Which of the following groups includes members that all have fully opposable thumbs?
anthropoids
apes
primates
homo
Which of the following statements about the geographic distribution of marsupials is accurate?
they occur on all continents except Antarctica
they occur only in Africa
they occur in Australia and the Americas
they occur only in Australia and new guinea
On the back of the human skull, there is a small bump, below which is an opening where the spinal cord enters the skull. Which of the following statements provides the best evolutionary explanation for the location of the opening near the base of the skull?
It provided greater protection for the spinal cord
This change was necessary for the increase in size from prosimian forms to anthropoid forms
it allowed for the hominin brain to grow much larger than other primates
It is associated with the change to a bipedal stance
Which of the following characteristics is exhibited by both monotremes and marsupials?
are found in Australia and Africa
lay eggs
have some embryonic development outside the uterus
lack nipples
Primate evolution and behavior, such as hunting skills, have been directed in part by the development of depth perception. What anatomical change made depth perception possible?
diurnal activity
the development of compound eyes
a smaller brain
location of the eyes at the front of the head
The ancestors of amniotes laid eggs in water. It could be argued that embryos of amniotes still develop in water for which of the following reasons?
the amnion protects the embryo in the same way that a seed coat protects plant embryos of flowering plants
the amnion encases each embryo in water
the chorion, allantois, and yolk sac provides embryos with nutrients and waste disposal
the shell keeps the embryo from drying out
