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Zoology Cumulative Final Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Biodiversity is important to human society because it

a)

is a natural resource.

b)

provides food.

c)

provides medicine.

d)

provides goods and products.

2.

When an organism hunts, kills, and feeds on another organism, this is an example of an organism that is a ____.

a)

host

b)

prey

c)

predator

d)

parasite

3.

If the population of a predator decreases in a population due to hunting or some other factor, what would happen to the population of its prey?

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

less competition

d)

less resources

4.

Energy pyramids show the amount of energy in each trophic level of an ecosystem. What is always at the base of these pyramids?

a)

autotrophs

b)

heterotrophs

c)

decomposers

d)

predators

5.

How are parasites different than predators? (Select all that apply.)

a)

Parasites do not normally kill the host immediately.

b)

Parasites live on or in the host whereas predators kill and consume their prey.

c)

Parasites kill their host immediately while predators do not kill their prey.

d)

Parasites are not different from predators.

6.

Why are plants important to humans?

a)

They are producers and the base of food webs in ecosystems.

b)

Many medications are derived from plants.

c)

They produce oxygen during photosynthesis.

d)

They produce carbon dioxide during photosynthesis.

7.

What is the purpose of the fruit?

a)

To store unfertilized seeds

b)

to fertilize a plant

c)

to help fertilized eggs (seeds) travel far from the plant

d)

to attract pollen

8.

Why is seed dispersal important for angiosperm plant reproduction?

a)

reduces mutualism between pollinators and plants

b)

increases mutualism between pollinators and plants

c)

reduces competition between parents and offspring

d)

increases competition between parents and offspring

9.

Which of the following has changed some traditional classification systems?

a)

Genetic evidence can suggest alternative relationships

b)

Physical characteristics can suggest alternative relationships

c)

Homologous structures

d)

Analagous structures

10.

A scientific name, such as Canus lupus has two names. The two parts of the names are which of the following classifications:

a)

species & class

b)

phylum & family

c)

genus & species

d)

genus & family

11.

The major concept of evolution is that

a)

allele frequencies change in a population over time

b)

everything evolved from amoebas

c)

organisms haven't changed since their origins

d)

giraffe necks have grown longer

12.

The absence of a central point or axis around which an animal's body parts are equally distributed is called

a)

bilateral symmetry

b)

asymmetry

c)

radial symmetry

d)

biradial symmetry

13.

The cephalization of an organism is the formation of a ____

a)

anus before mouth

b)

mouth before anus

c)

head

d)

excretory system

14.

Choose all of the following that describe or are an example of asexual reproduction.

a)

budding

b)

one parent

c)

fission

d)

use of specialized gametes

e)

fragmentation & parthenogenesis

15.

Choose all of the following that describe or are an example of sexual reproduction.

a)

budding

b)

two parents

c)

monoecious and dieocious organisms

d)

use of specialized gametes

e)

external & internal fertilization

16.

When an organism has both male and female reproductive parts simultaneously, this is called...

a)

monoecious

b)

dioecious

c)

protgynous

d)

protandrous

17.

Which of the following is true of genetic diversity?

a)

offspring are generated with little time and energy

b)

increases the number of offspring produced

c)

increases the chances of the species surviving sudden environmental changes

d)

increases the chances of the species surviving in an unchanging environment

18.

The green area in the diagram represents (select all that apply)

a)

paraphyletic group

b)

polyphyletic group

c)

monophyletic group

d)

clade

19.

Organisms that are oviparous are which of the following? (Select all that apply)

a)

egg laying

b)

live birth

c)

fish, most amphibians, many reptiles, birds, and monotremes

d)

develop in eggs that hatch inside organism and then give live birth

e)

marsupials a

20.

Organisms that are ovoviviparous are which of the following? (Selct all that apply)

a)

egg laying

b)

boas, sharks and skates are examples

c)

fish, most amphibians, many reptiles, birds, and monotremes

d)

develop in eggs that hatch inside organism and then give live birth

e)

marsupials and placentals, blue-tongued skink are examples

21.

Organisms that are viviparous are which of the following? (Selct all that apply)

a)

egg laying

b)

live birth

c)

fish, most amphibians, many reptiles, birds, and monotremes

d)

develop in eggs that hatch inside organism and then give live birth

e)

marsupials and placentals, blue-tongued skink are examples

22.

In embryonic development, when the mouth develops before the anus it is called (this describes most invertebrates except for echinoderms)

a)

protostome

b)

deuterostome

c)

monoecious

d)

dieocious

23.

There are three embryonic germ layers (ectoderm, endoderm, and mesoderm) in some organisms. These organisms have an organ system of development, and are classified based on the presence of a coelom. Which of the following terms describes these organisms?

a)

acoelomate

b)

diploblastic

c)

triploblastic

d)

pseudocoelomate

24.

Which of the following is not found in sponges?

a)

tissue

b)

porocyte

c)

pinacocyte

d)

choanocyte

25.

The opening at the top of the cavity (spongocoel) in the sponge is called

a)

osculum

b)

ostium

c)

mouth

d)

atriopore

26.

Cnidarians exchange respiratory gases and nitrogenous wastes via

a)

diffusion

b)

active transport

c)

movement of cilia

d)

active pumping

27.

Sponges have ecological impact on the environment and are used by humans in multiple ways. Select all that apply here:

a)

shelter for many species

b)

bath sponges

c)

major biodiverse ecosystems, the "rainforest" of the sea that are "bleached" due to climate change

d)

compounds used in cancer and viral treatments

e)

symbiotic relationships

28.

Cnidarians have stinging cells called

a)

colloblasts

b)

comb rows

c)

collenocytes

d)

nematocysts

29.

Which of the following describes the circulatory system of annelids?

a)

closed

b)

open

c)

complete

d)

incomplete

30.

Each of the worm phyla have an additional germ layer that cnidarians did not have. Which of the following is the term to describe that extra layer?

a)

spongiderm

b)

endoderm

c)

ectoderm

d)

mesoderm

31.

If your little toddler brother seems to be scratching their rear end a lot, it's possible that they have which of the following common human parasites?

a)

hookworm

b)

filarial worm

c)

pinworm

d)

Ascaris

32.

Which of the following is a model organism commonly used in research labs?

a)

hookworm

b)

C. elegans

c)

guinea worm

d)

Ascaris

33.

Choose all of the following which are the main body regions of mollusks.

a)

visceral mass

b)

head/foot

c)

mantle

d)

mantle cavity

e)

coelom

34.

Which of the following secretes the shell of the mollusk?

a)

head

b)

visceral mass

c)

foot

d)

mantle

35.

Mollusks mostly have a _______ circulatory system.

a)

closed

b)

open

c)

excurrent

d)

hydraulic

36.

Many mollusks have a rasping structure that can scrape algae from rocks, etc. called a...

a)

operculum

b)

radula

c)

nacre

d)

tongue

37.

Regions/segments of the body having specific specialization is called

a)

organization

b)

cephalization

c)

tagmatization

d)

differentiation

38.

The shedding of the exoskeleton of an arthropod to allow for growth is called

a)

metamorphosis

b)

ecdysis

c)

sclerotization

d)

cephalization

39.

This process reduces competition between larval and adult stages of arthropod species.

a)

regeneration

b)

ecdysis

c)

metamorphosis

d)

parthenogenesis

40.

Excretion is necessary for the removal of what in the body?

a)

solid waste

b)

fecal matter

c)

nitrogenous wastes

d)

blood

41.

Select all that apply: Contributions to the evolutionary success of arthropods.

a)

soft body with calcified carapace

b)

exoskeleton made of chitin for protection and reduction of water loss

c)

jointed appendages and metamorphosis

d)

acoelomate and parasitic diet

e)

tagmatization and metamerism

42.

Adult sea stars have which of the following types of symmetry?

a)

bilateral

b)

triradial

c)

pentaradial

d)

asymmetry

43.

Echinodermata means

a)

spiny skeleton

b)

smooth skin

c)

smooth skeleton

d)

spiny skin

44.

Echinoderms and chordates are more similar to eachother than to other invertebrates because they are both

a)

protostomes

b)

bilaterally symmetrical

c)

deuterostomes

d)

monoecious

45.

Echinoderms' skeletons are

a)

exoskeletons made of calcium carbonate

b)

exoskeletons made of chitin

c)

endoskeleton made of calcium carbonate

d)

endoskeleton made of chitin

46.

Choose all that apply: Water vascular system of echinoderms is involved with...

a)

respiration

b)

movement

c)

reproduction

d)

circulation

47.

Which of the following phyla is described here: diploblastic with tissue level of organization; radial symmetry; cnidocytes; jellyfish, hydra, have nematocysts

a)

Porifera

b)

Cnidaria

c)

Platyhelminthes

d)

Nematoda

e)

Annelida

48.

Which of the following phyla is described here: triploblastic coelomates with bilateral symmetry; endoskeleton in most; notochord, dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal gill slits, post-anal tale, amphibians are an example

a)

Mollusca

b)

Arthropoda

c)

Echinodermata

d)

Chordata

e)

Porifera

49.

Which of the following phyla is described here: triplobasts with modified coelom called water vascular system; spiny skin, radial symmetry, endoskeleton, tube feet, close relative to chordates, sea stars and sand dollars are examples

a)

Mollusca

b)

Arthropoda

c)

Echinodermata

d)

Chordata

e)

Porifera

50.

Which of the following phyla is described here: triploblastic coelomates; jointed appendages, bilateral symmetry, exoskeletons, crustaceans, arachnids and insects are examples

a)

Mollusca

b)

Arthropoda

c)

Echinodermata

d)

Chordata

e)

Porifera

51.

Which of the following phyla is described here: triploblastic pseudocoelomates without segmentation; bilaterally symmetrical and tapered; some of the most abundant animals on Earth; roundworms, some parasitic such as pinworms, hookworms, and filarial worms; do not have circular muscles/only longitudinal

a)

Porifera

b)

Cnidaria

c)

Platyhelminthes

d)

Nematoda

e)

Annelida

52.

Which of the following phyla is described here: triploblastic coelomates with bilateral symmetry, paired setae, and metamerism; segmented worms, earthworm, polychaetes, & leeches are examples

a)

Porifera

b)

Cnidaria

c)

Platyhelminthes

d)

Nematoda

e)

Annelida

53.

Which of the following phyla is described here: sessile, asymmetrical with no tissues or organs; asymmetrical, have choanocytes for filter feeding, sponges

a)

Porifera

b)

Cnidaria

c)

Platyhelminthes

d)

Nematoda

e)

Annelida

54.

Which of the following phyla is described here: triploblastic acoelomates with bilateral symmetry and flame cells; somewhat cephalized; incomplete gut; flatworms, free-living planaria and parasitic worms such as tapeworms & flukes are examples

a)

Porifera

b)

Cnidaria

c)

Platyhelminthes

d)

Nematoda

e)

Annelida

55.

Which of the following phyla is described here: triploblastic coelomates with bilateral symmetry; soft-bodied, cephalized, some with very well-developed nervous systems;  muscular foot and shells in some groups, examples are snails, squid, clams, octopuses

a)

Mollusca

b)

Arthropoda

c)

Echinodermata

d)

Chordata

e)

Porifera