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Zoology Final Exam Fall 2023

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

Are mammals warm-blooded or cold-blooded

a)

warm-blooded

b)

cold-blooded

2.

Which of the following is a characteristic that all mammals share?

a)

they all lay eggs

b)

they all have gills

c)

they all have hair/fur

d)

they all eat other animals/meat

3.
Bats, dolphins, horses, humans and dogs are all examples of which group of mammals?
a)
monotremes
b)
marsupials
c)
placentals
4.

Mammals that lay eggs are in the order:

a)

Marsupiala

b)

Monotremata

c)

Pilosa

d)

Chiroptera

5.

Organisms that live in a pouch until they are mature are known as....

a)

Placentals

b)

Monotremes

c)

Marsupials

6.

What classifies something as a mammal (check all that apply)

a)

breathe

b)

have hair

c)

produce milk& nurse young

d)

warm blooded

7.

Mammals belong to the phylum

a)

Chordata

b)

Aves

c)

Mammalia

d)

Animalia

8.

Which terms means warm blooded?

a)

Ectotherm

b)

Endotherm

c)

Exotherm

9.
The study of birds is known as 
a)
Herpetology 
b)
Ornithology
c)
Entomology 
d)
Archaeoptry 
10.
Zoologists have long seen the evolutionary connection between birds and what other group of animals? 
a)
Fish
b)
Amphibians
c)
Humans
d)
Reptiles 
11.
A bird's feathers are very similar to a reptile's scales. They are both made of this substance. 
a)
Dentin 
b)
Spicules
c)
Keratin
d)
Cartilage 
12.
A bird with a sharp, curved, and pointed beak (like a hawk) is specialized for what food habits?
a)
Seed cracking
b)
Eating nectar
c)
Tearing flesh
d)
Spearing fish
13.
Why is it important for birds to digest their food quickly?
a)
If they absorb too much fat from their diet, they can impair their livers.
b)
If they take too long, they are susceptible to predators.
c)
They can't afford the extra weight in flight.
d)
They often swallow prey alive. Fast digestion ensures minimal injury to digestive system.
14.

By looking at its feet, I can tell that this bird can ________________

a)

swim in water

b)

hold onto a branch

c)

tear its prey apart

15.

Birds store food in an organ called a

a)

stomach

b)

shell

c)

crop

16.

The practice of bird's caring for their eggs is called

a)

insulation

b)

sheltering

c)

incubation

17.

Most reptiles have ___________. (skin)

a)

soft, smooth skin

b)

scales

c)

hairy skin

18.

Most reptiles are _____________. (diet)

a)

carnivores

b)

herbivores

c)

omnivores

19.

To what reptile order do Alligators belong?

a)

Crocodilia

b)

Rhynchocephalia

c)

Squamata

d)

Testudines

20.
Is a reptile cold-blooded or warm blooded?
a)
Warmblooded
b)
Cold-blooded
c)
Neither
d)
Both
21.

What are the classes of Amphibians?

a)

anura, frog, and urodela

b)

anura, urodela, and apoda

c)

salamanders, frog, lizards

22.

Baby salamanders use _________ to breathe.

a)

lungs

b)

gills

c)

feet

23.

Amphibians live in __________ and on _________.

a)

water : land

b)

swamps : lava

c)

air : water

24.

Why don't frogs drink water?

a)

they don't get thirsty

b)

they don't need water to survive

c)

they absorb water through their skin

25.

The amphibian heart _________.

a)

has 4 chambers

b)

has 3 chambers as larva and 2 chambers as adult

c)

has 2 chambers as larva, 3 chambers as an adult

d)

has 1 chamber

26.

Please check ( ✓ ) all the boxes that describe the characteristics of amphibians.

a)

Cold-blooded animals.

b)

Vertebrates (have backbones).

c)

Breathe with lungs, gills and through their skin.

d)

Their bodies are covered with smooth skin without covering.

e)

Have 3 legs.

27.

Amphibians earned this name because:

a)

The live only in water

b)

They live only on land

c)

The breathe primarily through their skin

d)

They spend part of their life on land; part in water

28.

How do amphibians regulate their body temperature?

a)

Endothermic; muscles and blood warm the body

b)

Ectothermic; muscles and blood warm the body

c)

Endothermic; heat from the sun warms the body

d)

Ectothermic; heat from the sun warms the body

29.

What is the name of the process in which amphibians transform from a larval stage to an adult?

a)

Evolution

b)

Develoment

c)

Metamorphosis

d)

Transitional species

30.

What do frogs do in the winter?

a)

hibernate

b)

migrate (travel)

31.

Fish are considered to be...

a)

Vertebrates

b)

Invertebrates

32.

Fish can only live in saltwater.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Fish have the following characteristics...

a)

scales, fins, and gills

b)

hair, fins and gills

c)

scales, fins and lungs

d)

scales, gills and lungs

34.

Lampreys and Hagfish are examples of _____________ fish.

a)

jawless

b)

cartilaginous

c)

bony

d)

land

35.

Sharks, Rays and Skates are _____________ fish

a)

jawless

b)

cartilaginous

c)

bony

d)

land

36.

Most fish are considered bony fish and are called...

a)

Osteichthyes

b)

Chondrichtyes

37.

Fish have a _____________ circulatory system. Which means the heart pumps the blood around the body in a single loop.

a)

vertical

b)

circular

c)

closed

d)

open

38.

Fish do NOT have kidneys.

a)

true

b)

false

39.

How does a fish breathe?

a)

CO2 rich water goes in through the mouth and pumped over gills

b)

Oxygen-rich water goes in through the mouth and sent to the lungs.

c)

Oxygen-rich water goes in through the mouth and pumped over gills

d)

Oxygen-rich water goes in through the gills and out the mouth

40.

External fertilization occurs _____, while internal fertilization happens _____.

a)

outside the body, sometimes outside the body

b)

sometimes inside the body, inside the body

c)

inside the body, outside the body

d)

outside the body, inside the body

41.

Fish move by contracting _____________ along their backbones and moving their ___________.

a)

bones, fins

b)

water, tails

c)

muscles, fins

d)

muscles, mouth

42.
What do you call a big group of fish that move in the same direction?
a)
Shoals
b)
School
c)
Packs
d)
Bank
43.

In fish, what is the name of the area that detects movement and vibrations in water?

a)

Lateral Line

b)

Vertical Line

c)

Horizontal Line

d)

Lateral Spine

44.

What is the name of the internal structure that controls a bony fish's depth/buoyancy in the water?

a)

Liver

b)

Air Pocket

c)

Lung Bladder

d)

Swim Bladder

45.
Structures that help fish move are called _______ and typically consist of a thin membrane stretched across bony supports.
a)
fins
b)
vertebrae
c)
a swim bladder
d)
heart chambers
46.
Invertebrates are animals
a)
with a backbone
b)
without a backbone
47.
I am an arachnid, have four pairs of legs, and a body with two sections.
a)
Echinoderm
b)
Arthropod
c)
Annelid
d)
Porifera
48.
I am spiny, have a water vascular system with tube feet, radial symmetry, and am called a brittle star.
a)
Mullosk
b)
Arthropod
c)
Echinoderm
d)
Cnidarian
49.
I have a soft-body, a hard shell, and live on land and water.  What am I?
a)
Mollusk
b)
Arthropod
c)
Echinoderm
d)
Cnidarian
50.
I have a hard exoskeleton, a segmented body, pairs of jointed appendages, and live on land and water.  I am a crab.  What is my phylum?
a)
Mollusk
b)
Arthropod
c)
Echinoderm
d)
Cnidarian
51.

To what phylum do I belong?

a)

Echinoderm

b)

Cnidarian

c)

Mollusk

d)

Annelid

52.

Corals are plants.

a)

True

b)

False

53.
Sponges feed by ______ particles out of the water column as it passes through their pores. 
a)
filtering
b)
suspending
c)
consuming
d)
eating
54.

Which phylum does the earthworm belong to?

a)

segmented worms

b)

flatworms

c)

round worms

55.

This term means arthropods lose their exoskeleton to grow larger

a)

molt

b)

melt

c)

break

d)

slide

56.

Arthropods are the largest group of animals

a)

True

b)

False

57.

What is the hard, outer covering called that covers, supports, and protects the internal body?

a)

Endoskeleton

b)

Molting

c)

Exoskeleton

d)

Appendages

58.

How many legs do insects have?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

59.

What process is represented in the diagram?

a)

Evolution

b)

Change

c)

Metamorphosis

d)

Growth

60.

What is the process of regeneration?

a)

When an animal sheds its exoskeleton.

b)

When an animal can clean the ocean floor.

c)

When an animal can regrow a body part.

d)

When an animal recycles plastic bottles and cans.