Question 1

A Tyrannosaurus rex's closest relative is a

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A)  Komodo dragon.
B)  bullfrog.
C)  squirrel.
D)  chicken.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Homo erectus has been shown to have dispersed from

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A)  Africa.
B)  Asia.
C)  South America.
D)  Europe.
E)  North America.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 3

DNA studies can be used to make all of the following conclusions except that

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A)  The gibbon ape line diverged about 15 million years ago.
B)  Orangutans split off about 10 million years ago.
C)  The gorilla lineage diverged about 8 million years ago.
D)  Modern man remained changeless for the last 1 million years.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B) D

Question 4

Amphibians are thought to have evolved from

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A)  ray-finned fish.
B)  lobe-finned fish.
C)  spiny fish.
D)  skates and rays.
E)  annelids.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

All of the following are true about prosimians except

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A)  they are big-eyed mammals with increased visual acuity.
B)  only two lineages survive today.
C)  they are nocturnal.
D)  they are widespread.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 6

Animals with pentaradial symmetry have 5 planes of symmetry.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The following classes or superclasses of fish are matched with an example.Select the mismatched pair.

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A)  Chondrichthyes-sharks
B)  Placodermi-lobe-finned fish
C)  Myxini-hagfish
D)  Osteichthyes-bony fishE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 8

New world monkeys have all of the following features except

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A)  they have flat spreading noses.
B)  they grasp objects with long prehensile tails.
C)  they evolved in isolation in South America.
D)  they are all arboreal.
E)  they have ischial callosities (thickened rump pads) .F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

Monotremes differ from the other mammals in their

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A)  laying of shelled eggs.
B)  lack of milk-producing glands.
C)  fur.
D)  carnivorous nature.
E)  containing a pouch for young to live.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 10

You excavate a fossil of a small reptile during a paleontology field trip.It has the following characteristics: skull with a pair of dorsal temporal openings and a pair of lateral temporal openings; bipedal with legs positioned directly under the pelvic girdle.Dating with radioisotopes shows that the specimen lived 100 million year ago (MYA) .You conclude that the specimen belongs to which reptilian group (be specific as possible) ?

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A)  anapsid
B)  synapsid
C)  diapsid
D)  archosaur
E)  dinosaurF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

Manta rays,sting rays,and eagle rays are similar to lampreys in that they have cartilaginous skeletons.How are they different from lampreys?

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A)  They have closed circulatory systems.
B)  They have gills.
C)  They have jaws.
D)  They have bony fin lobes.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

For human races to be considered valid biological groupings,the genetic diversity within the group would have to be ________ the genetic diversity between groups.

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A)  lower than
B)  equal to
C)  higher thanD) All of the above
E) A) and B)

Question 13

All mammals have hair,mammary glands,and a placenta.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which one of the following is the least likely reason that bipedalism evolved in hominoids?

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A)  requires less energy than walking with all four legs
B)  frees the hands for tool-making
C)  frees the hands for carrying food to be shared with others
D)  allows better surveillance for predators
E)  increases access to food resourcesF) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 15

What would happen to an egg that had a nonfunctional chorion?

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A)  The embryo would suffocate or dehydrate.
B)  The embryo would starve in the egg.
C)  The embryo would die due to high levels of toxic metabolic wastes.
D)  The embryo would develop normally.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

A chimpanzee's closest extant relative is a(n)

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A)  orangutan.
B)  mandrill.
C)  South American spider monkey.
D)  human.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 17

What would be an easy way to determine if a skull is a mammal's skull?

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A)  Look for air sacs in the skull.
B)  Examine the teeth.
C)  Look for the remains of the tympanum.
D)  Measure the brain case volume.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Which group includes mammals,birds,and reptiles but excludes all other chordates?

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A)  Vertebrates
B)  Amniotes
C)  Tetrapods
D)  Monotremes
E)  DeuterostomesF) A) and B)
G) A) and E) B

Question 19

Which one of the following was not an adaptation seen in the sharks (Chondrichthyes) ?

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A)  lateral line system
B)  internal fertilization and internal development
C)  swim bladder
D)  teeth
E)  calcified cartilaginous skeletonF) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 20

Bony fishes possess two features not found in other fish.Select the best choice from those listed below to complete the following sentence.Bony fishes have

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A)  swim bladders and gill covers called opercula.
B)  swim bladders and a complete digestive system.
C)  swim bladders and a closed circulatory system.
D)  swim bladders and movable jaws.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above A

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