Fourth Exam 2002

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE. 

On the line to the left, place the letter of the choice that best answers the question.
Three Points Each. NOTE: "e" answers are never the correct answer.

 

                         1. Amphibians can be compared to

___D___             a. Reptiles due to their shared need for moist environments
                           b. Fish in that they spend their whole lives with gills
                           c. Roundworms because species can be found everywhere
                           d. Ferns because of the need of open water for reproduction
                           e. Any one of these other groups bouncing in my confused head

                                ...you're just looking for a trait amphibians share with something else.

 

                         2. Cnidarians have a feature no other group has:

___C___             a. Scolex                     b. Tentacles                    c. Stinging cells 
                           d. Jelly-like layer   
                 e. More consonants than they can really use

                                ...it's where the group name comes from.

 

                         3. Metamorphosis is something found in

___B___             a. Mollusks & reptiles                             b. Insects & amphibians
                           c. Echinoderms & fish                            d. Flatworms & roundworms
                                                  e. A fairly expensive dictionary

                                ...something right out of the notes / book.

 

                            4. The main purpose of a proglottid is

___A___             a. Sexual reproduction                                           b. Attachment
                           c. Asexual reproduction                                         d. Swimming
                                       e. To make money an amateur glottid can’t

                                ...the tapeworm segment with all those male and female structures
                                        has to be sexual.

 

                            5. Which is caused by a species of protozoan?

___D___             a. Schistosomiasis                                     b. Creeping eruption
                           c. Trichinosis                                            d. Malaria
                                                      e. Protozoniosisisisisis

                                ...match the disease with the critter - a is a flatworm, b and c are
                                   roundworms. 

 

                            6. Which two features almost always are found together?

                           a. Bilateral symmetry and cephalization
                           b. Serial homology and radial symmetry
___A___             c. Male systems and females systems
                           d. Legs and backbones
                           e. Relationships and confusion

                                ...a developed head end and matched sides (not in that order in a).

 

                            7. Which is in the same phylum as humans?

___B___             a. Squid             b. Sea squirt            c. Centipede             d. Sea urchin
                                                                  e. Uh ohhhh....

                                ...find the other chordate.

 

                            8. A water vascular system is a feature found in

___A___             a. Starfish             b. Snails             c. Fish            d. Crayfish             e. Fountains

                                ...starfish are echinoderms, and echinoderms have this system.

 

                            9. Which would be sessile?

___C___             a. Medusa & starfish                                 b. Pinworm & tapeworm
                           c. Sponge & clam                                     d. Snails & millipedes
   
                                                     e. We need to know their religion?

                                ...2 things that just sit in one spot normally.

 

                            10. Leeches are a type of

___C___             a. Flatworm                 b. Roundworm                 c. Segmented worm
                           d. Mollusk                                         e. Lawyer

                                ...remember which animals go with which groups...

 

                            11. Most of the adaptations found in birds that relate to flight also involve

___B___             a. Reproduction & migration                     b. Weight & metabolic rate
                           c. Vision & muscles                                  d. Body covering & wastes
                                           e. Lots and lots of envy from the other critters

                                ...they need to be lighter and more energetic to fly.

 

                            12. A mantle is a feature found in the group that includes

___D___             a. Lizards                     b. Earthworms                    c. Insects 
                           d. Snails   
                                         e. Victorian houses

                                ...match the feature to the group, and the group to the example.

 

 

SHORT ANSWER. Answer any eight of the following questions for 4 Points Each.

Note: if you answer more than eight, only the first eight will be corrected.

You can get partial credit on these answers.

1. What are two different groups of animals that produce poisons purely as a defense against predators?

MILLIPEDES

MOLLUSKS is acceptable if not totally right.

AMPHIBIANS

BEES usually

2. For tapeworms, briefly explain why

-Larvae can be    They can fill spaces like a
very dangerous      tumor does, and poison the
to a host...              host

-Adults usually     They rarely damage linings,
are not very               or build up to dangerous
harmful to the host...   numbers, or eat much

3. What are the two main subgroups of the cartilage fish?


SHARKS

RAYS & SKATES

4. What are two different features that are different in the various groups of algae?


COLORS
TYPES OF CHLOROPHYLL USED

DEPTHS AT WHICH THEY GROW BEST

5. Which two features are the main basis for dividing the major subgroups of Arthropods?


MOUTHPARTS

ANTENNAE

6. What is the main reason that some animals produce uric acid as a waste product?

              ...TO KEEP WASTES FROM POISONING EMBRYOS IN SEALED EGGS

 

7. What are two of the surviving reptile subgroups? They all have pairs of members.


CROCODILES AND ALLIGATORS

 LIZARDS AND SNAKES

TURTLES AND TORTOISES

8. Why was the evolutionary development of a tube digestive system a good thing?

              ...FOOD CAN BE BROKEN DOWN IN A SERIES OF STAGES, AND NEW FOOD CAN BE TAKEN IN WITH FOOD ALREADY IN THE SYSTEM WITHOUT DISTURBING DIGESTION

 

9. What are two features found in segmented worms and arthropods?

SEGMENTATION
ANTENNAE
MANDIBLES

DOUBLE SOLID NERVE CORD
BILATERAL SYMMETRY
CUTICLE

10. Give the functions of -

Macronucleus-  Used for making proteins from DNA code.

Micronucleus- "Master copy" of DNA for making new nuclei (both types)

11a. Collar cells (choanocytes) - found in what kind of animal?

SPONGE

 

11b. What is their function?

FILTER FEEDING

12. What are the two Cnidarian body types?


POLYP
MEDUSA

13. Briefly explain what, by definition, makes a host an intermediate host.

              ...the parasite reproduces asexually in this host.

 

14. What are two different behaviors done by insect colonies that usually would be considered something done only by humans?

WAR
SLAVERY
PROMOTION BASED ON PERFORMANCE

RANCHING
FARMING
BUILDING

15. In what way is an echinoderm endoskeleton unusual?

              ...it is around the insides the way an exoskeleton is (it just has a thin skin on it, or it would be an exoskeleton).

 

LONG ANSWER. 

Answer any four of the following questions for Eight Points Each.
Note: if you answer more than four, only the first four will be corrected.
You can get partial credit on these answers.

 

1. Give two advantages that each has over the other -

EXOSKELETON

ENDOSKELETON


MORE PROTECTIVE

GROWS EVENLY, NO MOLTING


BETTER LEVERAGE

NOT AS HEAVY - ALLOWS GREATER SIZE

2. For alternation of generations -

Definition -  SEXUAL PHASE IS ALWAYS FOLLOWED BY ASEXUAL, THEN SEXUAL, ETC.

One reason why a species does this-
1 - Basic form is sessile (as in Cnidarians)
2 - Sexual plant must stay near watery surface (as in Ferns)
3 - Life cycle so risky that advantages of both reproductions are needed (parasites such as flukes or tapeworms)

Another reason why a species does this-

 

Example for this reason (species or group)

Example for this reason (species or group)

3. For four different types of roundworm, tell in the first column which roundworm it is, then in the second column give one distinct fact for that type of roundworm.

Caenorhabditis elegans

Used in embryology research

Ascaris

Females wander in search of males;  eggs can be infective for many years;  treatment may clog intestines and make matters worse

Dracunculus

Treatment led to medical symbol (caduceus);  passes in "clean" drinking water;  passes eggs by sticking out through skin

Hookworms

Live in intestine but eat blood;  come in directly through skin;  may cause desire to eat dirt

Trichinella Passes from meat-eater to meat-eater;  coils in muscles.
Filarial worms Live in fluid systems;  danger to local dogs;  carried by biting insects.
Pinworms Live in large intestine;  probably not parasites;  eggs move around like dust;  may reinfect if females lay eggs inside

 

4. For the two main "trunks" of animal classification, give the names that go with each and then two sets of differences between the groups.

Names -
PROTOSTOMES

DEUTEROSTOMES

Spiral cleavage - embryo cells divide unevenly

Radial cleavage - cell divisions are equal

Early embryo cells have their purposes set very early

Early cells can forms many different tissues until well into development

When endoderm forms, embryo opening will be mouth Opening will be anus

 

5. Give the three major subgroups of mollusks, and for each describe how the foot functions in that subgroup.


SNAILS & SLUGS

Flat, mucus-covered, animal "slithers" with it


CLAMS & RELATIVES

Tongue-shaped, used to dig & push


OCTOPUS, SQUIDS, ETC.

Tentacles with suckers, used to grab things & for crawling

 

6. Give three sets of differences between -

INVERTEBRATE NERVE CORD

VERTEBRATE NERVE CORD


VENTRAL
  

DORSAL


SOLID

HOLLOW


DOUBLE

SINGLE

NO KEY FOR BONUS QUESTIONS. 

Answer as many as you are able. Wrong answers will not result in points being lost from the main exam. You can get partial credit on these answers.

Why is beaver fever called that? Three Points.

 

 

What sorts of odd abilities do slime molds have? Three Points each.

 

 

When people get swimmer’s itch - What type of organism causes it? Three Points. What type of organism is the actual host?  Three Points.

 

 

 

How do sheep tapeworms help make sure that their larvae get into sheep hosts? Four Points.

 

 

 

What are the advantages of compound eyes over single-lens eyes? Three Points each.

 

 

 

What do sea cucumbers do that no other animals do? Three Points.

 

 

 

There are some basic "designs" (more than just symmetry) that show up in many animal groups that aren’t closely related. For Three Points each, describe these body layouts.

 

 

 

Make a brief case for any major group (must be a phylum or larger, so if you’re thinking of a smaller group give their phylum) as the most successful group of living things. Five Points.


 
     

 

 

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