Chapter 17
Biology Today and Tomorrow with Physiology · 14 exercises
Problem 1
The first animals ___________. a. arose during the Cambrian b. had an embryo with three tissue layers c. lived in the sea d. had an open circulatory system.
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Problem 2
The colonial hypothesis of animal origins states that ______________. a. animals colonized the land during the Cambrian b. animals evolved from a colonial protist c. the earliest animals lived in colonies d. most animals live in social groups
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Problem 3
A ________ functions in both digestion and gas exchange. a. pseudocoelom b. coelom c. complete digestive tract d. gastrovascular cavity
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Problem 4
Most animals have a body that is ___________. a. radially symmetrical b. bilaterally symmetrical c. asymmetrical
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Problem 5
Earthworms are most closely related to _______________. a. insects b. tapeworms c. leeches d. roundworms
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Problem 6
The _________ include the only winged invertebrates. a. flatworms b. annelids c. arthropods d. cnidarians
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Problem 8
All modern fishes have ______________. a. jaws b. a cartilage skeleton c. scales d. a closed circulatory system
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Problem 9
All vertebrates are _________, but only some are ____________. a. tetrapods; mammals b. chordates; amniotes c. amniotes; hominins d. bipedal; australopiths
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Problem 10
Amniote eggs ______________. a. enclose a developing embryo inside multiple membranes b. are typically released into water c. define the protostome lineage d. allowed the first tetrapods to move onto land
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Problem 11
Birds and placental mammals __________. a. are endotherms b. are descended from dinosaurs c. have mammary glands d. have an open circulatory system
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Problem 12
True or false? Bipedalism is the defining trait of primates.
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Problem 13
Homo erectus is a likely ancestor of \(H .\) sapiens and ________. a. Homo habilis b. australopiths c. the great apes d. Neanderthals
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Problem 14
Match the organisms with the appropriate description. $$ \text {sponges} \quad \quad \text {a. most diverse vertebrates} $$ $$ \text {cnidarians} \quad \quad \text {b. no true tissues, no organs} $$ $$ \text {flatworms} \quad \quad \text {c.jointed exoskeleton} $$ $$ \text {roundworms} \quad \quad \text {d. mantle over body mass} $$ $$ \text {annelids} \quad \quad \text {e. segmented worms} $$ $$ \text {arthropods} \quad \quad \text {f. tube feet, spiny skin} $$ $$ \text {mollusks} \quad \quad \text {g. have specialized stinging cells} $$ $$ \text {echinoderms} \quad \quad \text {h. lay amniote eggs} $$ $$ \text {amphibians} \quad \quad \text {i. feed young secreted milk} $$ $$ \text {fishes} \quad \quad \text {j. unsegmented, molting worms} $$ $$ \text {birds} \quad \quad \text {k. first terrestrial tetrapods} $$ $$ \text {mammals} \quad \quad \text {l. tailless primates} $$ $$ \text {apes} \quad \quad \text {m. bilateral with a saclike gut} $$
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Problem 15
Arrange the events in order, from most ancient to most recent. a. Cambrian explosion of diversity b. Origin of animals c. Tetrapods move onto the land d. Extinction of dinosaurs e. Homo erectus leaves Africa f. First jawed vertebrates evolve
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