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Zoology Final Project

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The science of naming things and assigning them to groups:

a)

Taxonomy

b)

Zoology

c)

Ecology

d)

Biology

2.

Who developed Binomial Nomenclature?

a)

Charles Linnaeus

b)

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

c)

Jane Goodall

d)

Carolus Linnaeus

3.

What determines how something is classified?

a)

The way it mates

b)

Embryology and development

c)

Color and pattern

d)

How many legs it has

4.

Kingdom, Phylum, ________, Order, ________, Genus, Species

a)

Class, Family

b)

Form, Class

c)

Clasp, Family

d)

Family, Class

5.

Which phylum includes marine animals with plates and spines?

a)

Arthropods

b)

Mollusks

c)

Cnidaria

d)

Chordates

6.

In which phylum does a cow belong?

a)

Annelids

b)

Platyheminthes

c)

Echinoderms

d)

Chordates

7.

For approximately how many years did single cell organisms dominate the earth?

a)

1 billion years

b)

2.5 billion years

c)

4.5 billion years

d)

6 billion years

8.

True or false, nematodes can cause diseases in humans?

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which of the following is not a mollusk?

a)

Snails

b)

Squids

c)

Starfish

d)

Slugs

10.

Which of the following terms means unable to move?

a)

Cilated

b)

Coelomate

c)

Deuterostome

d)

Sessile

11.

What does the root word "annulus" in the word annelid mean?

a)

Water-dwelling

b)

Burrowing

c)

Rings

d)

Ancient

12.

Which kind of symmetry do annelids have?

a)

Radial

b)

Bilateral

c)

Asymmetry

d)

Dual

13.

Which is a feature of arthropods?

a)

Segmented body

b)

Coelom

c)

Open circulatory system

d)

Asymmetry

14.

True or false, echinoderms are on the same evolutionary branch as vertebrates?

a)

True

b)

False

15.

On which level of organization do echinoderms reside?

a)

Cells

b)

Tissues

c)

Organs

d)

Organ systems

16.

Metatherians are what specialization of mammals?

a)

Amphibians

b)

Reptiles

c)

Marsupials

d)

Monotremes

17.

Which 2 animals are part of Order Anura?

a)

Bats & Rats

b)

Salamanders & Newts

c)

Snakes & Lizards

d)

Frogs & Toads

18.

A layer of what material covers the bony plates of a turtle shell?

a)

Carapace

b)

Muscle

c)

Keratin

d)

Venom

19.

What is one visible difference between venomous and nonvenomous snakes?

a)

Nonvenomous snakes have divided tail scales

b)

Venomous snakes always have orange in their scale patterns

c)

Venomous snakes have blue eyes

d)

Nonvenomous snakes usually have a diamond scale pattern

20.

What does the term "deuterostome" mean?

a)

Land-dwelling

b)

Having spiny skin

c)

Developed a mouth second

d)

Lacking a coelum

21.

Which type of cells contain the pigment cephalopods use to change color?

a)

Chondrocytes

b)

Chromatophores

c)

Platelets

d)

Erthrocytes

22.

Who is the only member of class Holothuroidea?

a)

The giant squid

b)

The sea cucumber

c)

The sea urchin

d)

The basket star

23.

What do saprophytes eat?

a)

Small mammals

b)

Invertebrates

c)

Tree bark and leaves

d)

Decomposing material

24.

Bivalvia, such as mussels, briefly live as what?

a)

Amphibians

b)

Parasites

c)

Land-dwellers

d)

Mammals

25.

Rabbits are a part of which order?

a)

Lagomorpha

b)

Rodentia

c)

Hydracoidea

d)

Sirenia