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Zoo 1st Semester Exam

Total questions: 115

Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is NOT a rule of binomial nomenclature?
a)
Entire name should be written in capital letters.
b)
First name is genus, second name is species.
c)
Must be italicized or underlined.
d)
First name is capitalized, second name is lowercase.
2.
What is the correct sequence of taxonomic classification, from largest to smallest?
a)
Domain - Kingdom - Phylum - Class- Order - Family - Genus - Species
b)
Species - Genus - Family - Order - Class - Phylum - Kingdom - Domain
c)
Domain - Genus - Kingdom - Species - Family - Class - Phylum - Order
d)
Species - Class - Family - Order - Phylum - Kingdom - Genus - Domain
3.

Cladistics show evolutionary relationships in a diagram called a __________.

a)

cladagram

b)

graph

c)

family tree

d)

c-map

4.

What scientific name is correct?

a)

Quercus Alba

b)

Quercus alba

c)

quercus Alba

d)

quercus alba

5.

Canis lupus, the scientific name for a wolf, is in which genus?

a)

Canis

b)

lupus

c)

Animalia

d)

Mammalia

6.

Which is the best prediction regarding the current classification system?

a)

The system may change as new information and organisms are discovered.

b)

Scientists will become bored with the current system and develop a new one.

c)

Over time, organisms will become extinct, so classification will become simpler.

d)

The system is set in stone and most likely will not change.

7.

An organism identified with binomial nomenclature includes which two taxa?

a)

class and order

b)

family and genus

c)

genus and species

d)

kingdom and phylum

8.

Carl Linnaeus developed a binomial classification system for living things. Why is this contribution important?

a)

because it created new species for identification

b)

because it created specific scientific names for living things

c)

because it created the taxonomy system as it is known today

d)

because it created common names for species with existing scientific names

9.

Scientists currently classify organisms based on features they share. How will this most likely change in the future?

a)

They will be classified based on DNA analysis.

b)

They will be classified based on similar organs.

c)

They will be classified based on common descent.

d)

They will be classified based on protein production.

10.
"Lion" is an example of what?
a)
Scientific name
b)
Common name
c)
Adaptations
d)
Food
11.
Members of this kingdom are multicellular and heterotrophic.
a)
Plantae
b)
Protista
c)
Animalia
d)
Achaebacteria
12.
Organisms are the same ___________ when they can have offspring, then those have more offspring.
a)
Class
b)
Family
c)
Species
d)
Phylum
13.
Directs all cell activities through the DNA located there.
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Nucleus
c)
ribosomes
d)
Mitochondria
14.
What is the name of the genetic material that is inside the nucleus?
a)
ER
b)
ATP
c)
YOLO
d)
DNA
15.
Where are proteins made?
a)
Golgi body
b)
Mitoichondria
c)
Chromosomes
d)
Ribosomes
16.
This organelle takes food and turns it into ENERGY for plant and animal cells.
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Lysosome
d)
Ribosome
17.

Name of D (opening at top)

a)

Osculum

b)

Ostia

c)

Choanocytes

d)

Incurrent Pore

18.

The sponge has no organs, tissues, and no nervous system.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Flagella inside a sponge keep water moving through its body. Why is this necessary?

a)

It prevents the sponge from floating away

b)

It allows the sponge to feed

c)

It allows the sponge to absorb carbon dioxide

d)

It maintains the water pressure inside the sponge

20.
Sponges get their food by 
a)
going through photosynthesis
b)
decomposing it
c)
sponges do not eat
d)
filter feeding
21.
What is the name of the phylum sponges belong to?
a)
mammals
b)
chordate
c)
cnidarians
d)
Porifera
22.
___________ are tiny hard particles that give a sponge support and can provide protection when they stick out of a sponge.
a)
spongin
b)
bones
c)
buds
d)
spicules
23.

Sponges are primarily sessile organisms. What does this mean?

a)

They live permanently in one palce

b)

They move around their whole life

24.

Water enters a sponge through the dermal pores or _______.

a)

Osculum

b)

Ostia

c)

Collar cells

d)

It doesn't

25.

The class of sponges with spicules made of silica, a cup or vase shape, and are referred to as glass sponges.

a)

Calcarea

b)

Hexactinellida

c)

Demospongiae

d)

Homoscleromorpha

26.

The class of sponges with brilliant colors, spicules made of silica, spongin, or both, and can be 1m in height and diameter.

a)

Calcarea

b)

Hexactinellida

c)

Demospongiae

d)

Homoscleromorpha

27.

The class of sponges with spicules made of calcium carbonate. Includes all marine members such as the Grantia.

a)

Calcarea

b)

Hexactinellida

c)

Demospongiae

d)

Homoscleromorpha

28.

A structure made by some sponges that allow it to survive harsh conditions of winter.

a)

gemmule

b)

spicule

c)

collar cell

d)

cell wall

29.

What kind of worm is a platyhelminthes?

a)

Flat worm

b)

Round worm

c)

Special ed worm

d)

School worm

30.

Which Class has Tapeworms

a)

Cestoda

b)

Monogenea

c)

Trematoda

d)

Nematoda

31.

True or False: Platyhelminthes have hard bodies

a)

True

b)

False

32.

All worms are ____.

a)

Vertebrates

b)

Invertebrates

33.

All worms have ____.

a)

Asymmetry

b)

Radial symmetry

c)

Bilateral symmetry

34.

What is the main characteristic of annelids that gives them their name?

a)

Feathery gills

b)

Jointed legs

c)

Segmented body

d)

Hard exoskeleton

35.

What is the purpose of the clitellum in earthworms?

a)

The purpose of the clitellum in earthworms is to store excess water.

b)

The purpose of the clitellum in earthworms is to aid in digestion.

c)

The purpose of the clitellum in earthworms is to secrete a mucus cocoon during reproduction.

d)

The purpose of the clitellum in earthworms is to protect against predators.

36.

Which part of an earthworm's body helps it move through the soil?

a)

muscles

b)

gills

c)

setae

d)

antennae

37.

What is the function of the crop in earthworms?

a)

Storing food temporarily before it moves to the gizzard for further digestion.

b)

Filtering waste from the blood

c)

Producing digestive enzymes

d)

Regulating body temperature

38.

How do leeches obtain their food?

a)

By hunting and capturing small prey

b)

By sucking blood from animals or humans

c)

By scavenging for dead animals

d)

By photosynthesis

39.

How do annelids reproduce?

a)

Asexually

b)

Through spores

c)

Sexually

d)

By laying eggs

40.
16 The digestive tube of annelids is divided into three regions. Which of the following is not among these regions?
a)
A crop
b)
B intestine
c)
C radula
d)
D gizzard
41.
17 The advantage of a closed circulatory system over an open circulatory system is that
a)
A It is efficient in delivering oxygen throughout an organism
b)
B a closed circulatory system prevents blood from leaking out of the body
c)
C blood is able to be pumped by a muscular heart in a closed circulatory system.
d)
D lungs are able to function in animals with a closed circulatory system.
42.

Earthworms are considered to be beneficial to the environment because

a)
A their castings contain nutrients
b)
B they aerate the soil as they move through it
c)
C they break up the soil in which they live
d)
D All of the above
43.

These make up about half of the phylum Annelida. These worms usually have few setae (chaetae) or "bristles" on their outer body surfaces, and lack parapodia. They are found in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

a)
A. Oligochaeta
b)
B. Hirudinea
c)
C. Polychaeta
d)
D. all the above
44.

Which of the following is an example of an Annelida?

a)

Earthworm

b)

Tapeworm

c)

Pinworm

d)

Hookworm

45.
Which term refers to a true body cavity?
a)

Exoskeleton

b)

Endoskeleton

c)

Cephalization

d)

Coelom

46.

What is the circulatory system?

a)

It works to transport oxygen and nutrients. It also works to remove carbon dioxide and other waste products.

b)

It works to excrete waste products.

c)

The network of organs and tissues that help you breathe.

d)

Breaks nutrients into parts small enough for your body to absorb and use for energy, growth, and cell repair.

47.

What is the organ used to accomplish excretion?

a)

Clitellum

b)

Nephridia

c)

Septa

d)

Setae

48.

Which is a similarity between worms and mollusks?

a)

Some have gills

b)

They are invertebrates

c)

Land dwelling organisms must stay moist to survive

d)

All of the above

49.

Earthworms don't have teeth to grind their food so they use another organ to do so. It is called a

a)

Setae

b)

Crop

c)

Gizzard

d)

Clitellum

50.

Annelids that have the ability to seek out warm-blooded prey; either fluid-feeders/blood suckers or eat small invertebrates

a)

leeches

b)

marine polychaetes

c)

earthworms

d)

tube worms

51.

Which group of worms are considered to be the most complex?

a)

flatworms

b)

roundworms

c)

segmented worms

52.

Jellyfish have what type of body structure

a)

Medusa

b)

Polyp

c)

Hydra

d)

Branched

53.

Sea anemones have what type of body structure?

a)

Medusa

b)

Polyp

c)

Down

d)

Sessile

54.

T/F: Cnidarians have a complex nervous system.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

Hydra reproduce asexually by

a)

budding

b)

nematocysts

c)

gland cells

d)

gametes

56.

Which other cnidarian is closet related to coral?

a)

Jellyfish

b)

Hydroids

c)

Sea Anemone

d)

Comb jellies

57.

Corals and jellyfish are classified together mainly because they

a)

share the same habitat

b)

have stinging tentacles

c)

are tropical

d)

are planktonic

58.

Jellyfish have ______ symmetry

a)

radial

b)

assymetrical

c)

bilateral

d)

quad

59.

Cnidaria means ____ cells.

a)

shelter

b)

stinging

c)

polyp

d)

medussa

60.

What is an invertebrate?

a)

An animal that has a shell

b)

An animal that lives in the water

c)

An animal with no backbone

d)

An animal that can fly

61.
What do jellyfish have that sting to help them catch food?
a)
eyes
b)
tentacles
c)
mouths
d)
backbones
62.

Jellyfish belong to the Class ________.

a)

Hydrozoa

b)

Scyphozoa

c)

Anthozoa

d)

Cubozoa

63.

Coral belong to the Class ________.

a)

Hydrozoa

b)

Scyphozoa

c)

Anthozoa

d)

Cubozoa

64.

Sea anenomes belong to the Class ________.

a)

Hydrozoa

b)

Scyphozoa

c)

Anthozoa

d)

Cubozoa

65.

Box jellyfish belong to the Class ________.

a)

Hydrozoa

b)

Scyphozoa

c)

Anthozoa

d)

Cubozoa

66.

The mouth of cnidarians is located

a)

on the tentacles.

b)

on top of the medusa.

c)

on the bottom of the polyp.

d)

in the middle of the tentacles.

67.

Dioecious means

a)

separate sexes.

b)

it has both sexes.

c)

it is asexual.

68.

The biggest threat that cnidarians pose to humans is

a)

eating us.

b)

attacking our boat.

c)

stinging a person if stepped on.

d)

killing all of the fish in the ocean.

69.

The cnidarian made famous for being Nemo's house is the

a)

hydra

b)

coral reef

c)

sea anenome

d)

jellyfish

70.
The part of the mollusk that produces its shells is the ______. 
a)
cavity
b)
mantle
c)
visceral mass
d)
ventral foot
71.
Radula is used to _________. 
a)
scrape food from surfaces
b)
regulate water flow
c)
digest food
d)
gas exchange
72.
Which part of the Mollusk body is specialized for burrowing, feeding, and movement?
a)
trochophores
b)
visceral mass
c)
mantle
d)
foot
73.

Which species of mollusk does not have a shell?

a)

snail

b)

limpet

c)

conch

d)

slug

74.

What is the meaning of Gastropod?

a)

Soft-bodied

b)

Stomach-footed

c)

Head-footed

d)

Two-shelled

75.
What type of circulatory system do most Molluscs have?
a)
Open
b)
Closed
76.

The shell of a mollusc is made out of what compound?

a)

Calcium Carbonate

b)

Calcium Phosphate

c)

Calcium

d)

Iron Phosphate

e)

Strontium Chloride

77.

How do bivalves eat?

a)

Filter feeders

b)

Radula

c)

Tentacles

78.

These molluscs have a head and a modified foot that are now arms or tentacles.

a)

Cephalopods

b)

Nudibranches

c)

Gastropods

d)

Bivalves

e)

Ctenidia

79.
Which class of Molluscs include clams, scallops, and mussels?
a)
Gastropods
b)
Bivalves
c)
Cephalopods
80.

Cells containing pigment that, through contraction and expansion, produce temporary color changes.

a)

RADULA

b)

CHROMATAPHORE

c)

PEN

d)

MANTLE

81.

An elongated, boneless, flexible organ or limb of some animals, such as the octopus and squid.

a)

CUTTLEBONE

b)

TENTACLE

c)

CHROMATOPHORE

d)

BIVALVE

82.
What does hermaphrodites mean?
a)
They can be both male and female
b)
They live underground
c)
What's a hermaphrodite?
d)
They're hermits
83.

What TYPE of mollusk is this?

a)

Bivalve

b)

Gastropod

c)

Cephalopod

84.
Which part of the Mollusk body contains organs?
a)
Foot
b)
Visceral Mass
c)
Trochophore
d)
Mantle
85.
Cephalopods move by
a)
using jet propulsion
b)
waving their tentacles back and forth.
c)
crawling along on a single muscular foot.
d)
clapping their shells together.
86.
What does Cephalopod mean?
a)
means "2-shells"
b)
means "head-foot"
c)
means "stomach-foot"
d)
means "soft bodied"
87.
Structures on cephalopods that act as a water pump for jet propulsion are called 
a)
siphons
b)
gills
c)
radulas
d)
trochopores
88.
Which group of cephalopods can have barbed / clawed tentacles? 
a)
Cuttlefish
b)
Nautilus
c)
Squid
d)
Octopuses
89.
What Mollusk group does the picture belong to?
a)
Gastropod
b)
Bivalve
c)
Cephalopod
90.
Octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish can change colors to match their environment. 
a)
True
b)
False
91.
Why do octopuses have the name octopus? 
a)
they have 8 eyes
b)
they have 3 hearts 
c)
they have suckers
d)
they have 8 tentacles 
92.
What is one thing octopuses do to protect themselves from predators?
a)
Octopuses pretend like they are sleep.
b)
Octopuses use their heads to fight. 
c)
Octopuses do not protect themselves. 
d)
Octopuses  squirt ink into the water to blind other animals.
93.

An echinoderm with five arms arranged around a center point.

a)

sea cucumber

b)

sea star

c)

sand dollar

d)

tube feet

94.

An echinoderm with soft body and a leathery covering.

a)

sea star

b)

sand dollar

c)

sea urchin

d)

sea cucumber

95.

Echinoderms have no head or brain.

a)

True

b)

False

96.

Echinodermata means...

a)

stomach foot

b)

spiny skin

c)

segmented body

d)

jointed foot

97.
What echinoderm is this?
a)
sea lily 
b)
sea urchin 
c)
sea cucumber 
d)
sand dollar 
98.

______ are appendages used for locomotion in echinoderms.

a)

tube feet

b)

madreporite

c)

stone canal

d)

axial organ

99.
What echinoderm is this? 
a)
sand dollar
b)
sea urchin 
c)
sea star
d)
brittle star
100.

Organ in sea star that can turn itself inside out when feeding

a)

intestine

b)
madreporite
c)

stomach

d)
digestive gland
101.

Which is the correct description of an arthropod's body?

a)

A furry coat with large fangs

b)

An interior skeleton with leathery skin

c)

Two or more separate segments that have a hard outer cover with appendages

d)

An eight legged animal with mandibals

102.

Which three characteristics do arthropods have

a)

Fur, Eyes, and Paws

b)

Jointed segments, an exoskeleton, and body cavities

c)

Claws, Leathery Skin, and Gills

d)

Eat, Breath, and Sleep

103.

What is molting?

a)

Melting with an "o"

b)

The shedding of an exoskeleton

c)

When an arthropod loses it's legs

d)

A way to make chocolate

104.
What type of environments do arthropods live?
a)
Marine
b)
Freshwater
c)
Land
d)
All of the above
105.
Spiders, ticks, scorpions all belong to...
a)
Crustacean
b)
Arachanids
c)
Chilopoda
d)
Insecta
106.
True or False? Spiders are insects.
a)
True
b)
False
107.

Venom is a poisonous substance secreted by animals such as snakes, spiders, and scorpions and typically injected into prey or aggressors by biting or stinging.

a)

True

b)

False

108.

Phylum Arthropoda includes

a)

clams, snails, squid, octopus

b)

segmented worms

c)

flatworms

d)

roundworms

e)

insects, spiders, & crabs

109.

Centipedes have how many pairs of legs per segment?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

110.

How many legs do millipedes have per segment?

a)

4

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

111.

Match the following organisms with the correct Class: Spider

a)

Chilopoda

b)

Insecta

c)

Arachnida

d)

Diplopoda

112.

Match the following organisms with the correct Subphyla: Spiders

a)

Crustacea

b)

Chelicerata

c)

Hexapoda

d)

Trilobita

e)

Myriapoda

113.

Which of the following is the closest relative to the horseshoe crab?

a)

blue crab

b)

spider

c)

oyster

d)

fiddler crab

114.
How does a spider make it's web?
a)
It gathers thread to use
b)
The liquid in its body comes out to form a thread
c)
It uses other insect
115.

What extinct group?

a)

Eurypterids

b)

Ammonites

c)

Trilobites

d)

Brachiopods

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