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BIO100

Biology Concepts

Lesson 14 Quiz 11

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What name
is given to the food-trapping cells of sponges?

Phagocytes

Amoebocytes

Cnidocytes

Choanocytes

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All
animals

are prokaryotic.

are heterotrophic.

have cell walls made of chitin. obtain food by absorption.

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Features
unique to mammals include

the presence of hair.

extended parental care of the young.

being endotherms.

having no egg-laying members.

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Which of
the following levels of structure encompasses all the others?

Tissue

Cell

Organ

Organism

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Which of
the following animals does not have a body cavity?

Ant

Mouse

Flatworm

Clam

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Sharks are
a type of

Tunicate.

Cartilaginous fish.

Bony fish.

Lungfish.

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The water
vascular system of a sea star functions in

movement of the tube feet.

circulation of nutrients around the body.

pumping water for swimming movements. buoyancy

8 of 20

Neurons
are specialized cells characteristic of

muscle tissue.

connective tissue.

epithelial tissue. nervous tissue.

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A(n)
______ is an example of an invertebrate chordate.

snake

echinoderm

lancelet fish

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Animals
probably evolved from protists. How do animals differ from these protist
ancestors?

Animals are eukaryotic.

Animals have more specialized cells.

Animals are heterotrophic. Animals are able to reproduce.

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Homeostasis
is

the exchange of materials with the surrounding
environment.

the idea that all vertebrates are built in a
similar way.

the correlation of structure and function.

maintaining a relatively constant internal
environment.

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Unique
features of vertebrates include the presence of a(n)

skull and backbone

notochord

endoskeleton pharyngeal slit

13 of 20

A marine biologist dredged up a small animal
from the ocean floor. It was uniformly segmented, with short, stiff appendages
and soft, flexible skin. It had a complete digestive system and a closed
circulatory system but no skeleton. Based on the description, this animal
sounds most like a(n)

lancelet.

crustacean.

annelid. mollusk.

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The
feature present in reptiles and absent in amphibians that freed reptiles from
the dependence on

water
for reproduction is

parental care of eggs.

metamorphosis.

the lateral line system. the amniotic egg.

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A
change in the body often triggers a response that counteracts the change. This
kind of response is known as

negative feedback.

empowerment.

cause and effect. positive feedback.

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A _____ is
a chordate, but not a vertebrate.

squid

tunicate

shark frog

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Pill bugs” or “sow bugs”,
often found under rocks and logs in moist places, have the ability to roll up
into a ball when disturbed. Sow bugs are really crustaceans, not insects.
Therefore, sow bugs do not have

an exoskeleton.

gills.

three pairs of legs. antennae.

18 of 20

Which of
the following tissues produces voluntary body movements?

Smooth muscle

Simple cuboidal epithelium

Cardiac muscle

Skeletal muscle

19 of 20

Which of
the following are listed in the correct hierarchal order?

System-tissue-organ

Cell-tissue-organ

Organ-tissue-system

Tissue-cell-organ

20 of 20

Which of
the following animals displays radial symmetry?

A worm

A sea anemone

A fish

A lobster