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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


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) A) and C)

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Because of its association with tools, the earliest human was called ____________ meaning "handy man."


A) Homo habilis
B) Homo erectus
C) Homo sapiens
D) Neanderthal

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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All of the following features are true of Anthropoids except


A) they include monkeys, apes, and humans.
B) almost all were diurnal.
C) opposable thumbs.
D) living in groups with complex social interactions.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following evidence obtained from fossil studies is generally accepted as marking the beginning of the hominids?


A) large brain development
B) walking upright
C) bipedalism
D) development of lower limbs longer than forelimbs

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Monotremes differ from the other mammals in their


A) laying of shelled eggs.
B) lack of milk-producing glands.
C) fur.
D) carnivorous nature.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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One characteristic that New World monkeys have that Old World monkeys lack is


A) binocular vision.
B) opposable thumbs.
C) hair covering their bodies.
D) prehensile tails.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Homo erectus and the modern humans differ in


A) social behavior.
B) living as tribes.
C) their brain size.
D) their upright posture.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following has the longest fossil record?


A) Homo sapiens
B) Homo erectus
C) Homo habilis
D) Homo neanderthalensis

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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A Tyrannosaurus rex's closest relative is a


A) Komodo dragon.
B) bullfrog.
C) squirrel.
D) chicken.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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D

Most bony fishes have a hard plate that covers the gills on each side of the head called the


A) radula.
B) pharyngeal slits.
C) lateral lines.
D) operculum.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Mammals are the only vertebrates to possess


A) hair.
B) single loop circulation.
C) a four-chambered heart with a pulmonary circuit.
D) endothermy.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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One of your closest fish relatives is the coelacanth.Where is its equivalent to your forearm?


A) The claspers
B) The pectoral fin lobe
C) The operculum
D) The gill arch extensions

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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All of the following about Homo habilis is true except


A) the species lived in Africa for 500,000 years and then became extinct.
B) the species coexisted with dinosaurs.
C) the species was replaced by a new kind of human, which had a larger brain.
D) the species was small in stature.

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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


A) orangutan.
B) mandrill.
C) South American spider monkey.
D) human.

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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You dissect a specimen of a vertebrate during an anatomy laboratory.It has the following characteristics: lungs, abundant blood capillaries under thin skin, a partially-divided heart, a pulmonary circuit, and four walking legs.What is this animal?


A) lungfish
B) amphibian
C) reptile
D) placental mammal

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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Which one of the following is not an adaptation shown by modern birds?


A) a respiratory system that allows all of the air to pass through the lungs in one direction
B) complete division of the heart into right and left halves
C) endothermy
D) wings and a long feathered tail

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Apes and monkeys differ in two noticeable characteristics.These characteristics are that apes have


A) opposable thumbs and monkeys do not, and apes have binocular vision and monkeys do not.
B) opposable thumbs and monkeys do not, and apes have tails and monkeys do not.
C) binocular vision and monkeys do not, and apes have tails and monkeys do not.
D) larger brains than monkeys do, and monkeys have tails and apes do not.

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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Sharks have a number of fleshy gill slits instead of a bony gill cover.How does this affect their behavior?


A) Their movements are slow due to low oxygen.
B) They live only in highly oxygenated water.
C) They keep swimming to move water across their gills.
D) They do not maintain neutral buoyancy.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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


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) All of the above
F) None of the above

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What do echinoderms and chordates have in common?


A) endoskeletons
B) dorsal nerve cords
C) protostome development
D) ecdysis

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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