WorksheetsIntroduction to Zoology
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 29mins
The study of classification
Ecology
Taxonomy
Histology
Zoology
Which of the following are in the correct order (from most inclusive to least inclusive)?
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Species, Domain, Kingdom, Class, Phylum, Order, Family, Genus
Domain, Kingdom, Class, Phylum, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Domain, Kingdom, Class, Phylum, Genus, Order, Family, Species
A trait that is present in one group of organisms but is absent in all others.
Derived trait
Lineage
Analogous trait
A Taxon
Each hierarchical level of classification is called a ....
Taxon (Taxa)
Order
Evolutionary grouping
Classification level
An illustration that reveals evolutionary relationships.
Taxonomic Chart
Cladogram
Family Tree
Evolutionary Tree
According to the cladogram, which group of animals are most closely related to birds?
Fish
Reptiles
Rodents
Primates
What derived trait is present in all of the animals except the tortoise?
Hair
Carnivorous
Retractable claws
Purring
Where would a "subphylum" go?
Between Kingdom and Phylum
Between Phylum and Class
Nowhere, there is no such thing
Between Domain and Kingdom
Animals belong to the Domain...
Animalia
Eukaryota
Eubacteria
Archaebacteria
All animals belong to the Kingdom...
Animalia
Eukaryota
Mammalia
Fungi
The system of scientific naming in which every species is given a two-word name written in latin.
Binomial nomenclature
Taxidermy
Binaming classification
Numerical organizing
The first word of a scientific name pertains to an organism's...
Phylum
Genus
Species
Latin root
The second word of a scientific name pertains to an organism's...
Phylum
Genus
Species
Latin root
A group of naturally interbreeding populations that are reproductively isolated from other groups.
Kingdom
Taxa
Family
Species
T/F: Sometimes two different species may interbreed to produce infertile hybrids.
True
False
Organisms may become two separate species if their range is broken in two and there is no longer any ability to mate between the two isolated groups. This is called...
Behavioral isolation
Geographic Isolation
Temporal Isolation
Mechanical Isolation
Some groups of similar organisms are separated from one another because a change in their mating seasons so that the two groups no longer mate with one another. This is called...
Mechanical isolation
Geographic isolation
Temporal isolation
Behavioral isolation
Some species of birds are very similar to one another but they are separate species because they don't interbreed. This is due to complex mating dances that vary between the two groups. This is called...
Behavioral isolation
Mechanical isolation
Temporal isolation
Geographic isolation
The cells of a multicellular organism rarely exhibit the ability to live on their own. They usually vary in shape and function and only are capable of performing some of life's functions, therefore relying on many other types of cells for survival. This is called...
Differentiation
Organization
Partiality
Colonialism
Animals are ______, meaning that their bodies are composed of many cells.
Unicellular
Multicellular
Heterotrophic
Autotrophic
All animals rely on consuming other living things in order to obtain the necessary energy for life. They are...
Autotrophic
Heterotrophic
Xenophobic
Producers
The ability for animals to create movement is called
Automotion
Motility
Flexibility
Contractility
A sea star would exhibit...
Radial symmetry
Bilateral symmetry
Asymmetry
A housefly would exhibit...
Radial symmetry
Bilateral Symmetry
Asymmetry
These coral colonies would exhibit...
Radial Symmetry
Bilateral Symmetry
Asymmetry
The concentration of nervous and sensory tissues towards the anterior of an organism.
Cephalization
Vascularization
Concentration
Nervous arrangement
Which of the following body plans would exhibit cephalization?
Bilaterally symmetrical organisms
Radially symmetrical organisms
Asymmetrical organisms
Which form of reproduction typically leads to faster population growth?
Sexual Reproduction
Asexual Reproduction
Which form of reproduction is more common in the simplest animals?
Sexual Reproduction
Asexual Reproduction
Which form of reproduction is more common in the most advanced animals?
Sexual Reproduction
Asexual Reproduction
Which form of reproduction leads to the greatest genetic variation in the population?
Sexual Reproduction
Asexual Reproduction
The study of embryo development
Embryology
Baby-ology
Developmental biology
Taxonomy
A fertilized ovum. The first cell of a new organism
Morula
Blastula
Zygote
Ovary
A solid collection of cells (32-128 cells in size) that forms early in animal development
Gastrula
Blastula
Morula
Zygote
A hollow ball of cells that forms early in animal development. It is one of the derived traits of the animal kingdom.
Gastrula
Blastula
Morula
Zygote
What is the difference between a gastrula and a blastula?
A gastrula has a region that is infolded called the archenteron.
A blastula has a region that is infolded called the archenteron.
They are same thing.
A gastrula is a blastula that is filled with gas.
In a gastrula, the opening of the archenteron is called the ...
Blastopore
Gastropore
Mouth
Basal pore
Early animals develop two or three differentiated layers of cells. These layers are called ...
Embryonic layers
Germ layers
Blastic layers
Developmental layers
Animals that develop from TWO germ layers
Diploblastic
Triploblastic
Dual Germaphobes
Bigerminal
If an embryo had endoderm, ectoderm, and mesoderm germ layers, it would be...
Diploblastic
Triploblastic
Muscle, bone, and other connective tissues arise from the ______ germ layer
Ectoderm
Endoderm
Mesoderm
The ectoderm layer produces _________ tissues
Skin and Nervous
Skin only
Nervous only
Muscle and Bone
The digestive organs all arise from the _______ layer.
Ectoderm
Endoderm
Mesoderm
A diploblastic organism lacks the ______ layer.
Endoderm
Mesoderm
Ectoderm
A hollow, internal cavity (space) in which organs reside is called a ...
Blastula
Coelom
Cavitation
Endoderm
An acoelomate animal would...
Lack a body cavity
Possess a body cavity
Have a partial body cavity
Which of the following would be the most "advanced" body plan?
Coelomate
Acoelomate
Pseudocoelomate
An animal that contains both a mouth and an anus would be said to possess a __________
Gastrovascular cavity
True Digestive Tract
In the case of an organism that has a gastrovascular cavity, the singular opening to the cavity is called the...
Mouth
Anus
Digestive Pore
What is the advantage of a true digestive tract?
It is a simpler design
It contains less cells
It allows for differentiation of cells along the digestive path, enabling more efficient digestion
It is smaller in size
An organism that develops from an embryo in which the blastopore becomes the anus in the adult body form.
Protostome
Deuterostome
A body plan that consists of multiple, repeating subunits
Segmentation
Polyploidy
Polylinear
Subdivisive Body Plan
The "head" end of an organism
Anterior
Posterior
Dorsal
Ventral
The "belly" side of an organism
Anterior
Posterior
Dorsal
Ventral
The furthest away from the body
Proximal
Distal
The "uppermost"region of something
Superior
Inferior
Refers to the rear end of an animal.
Cranial
Caudal
Dorsal
Ventral
