Zoo- Intro to Animals

When hand-writing a scientific name, what should you do to the name?

Study of marine mammals

Which Phylum do sand dollars, sea stars, and sea urchins belong?

Study of mollusk shells

The majority of animals are considered

A distinct juvenile form of many animals that undergo metamorphosis to become adults are called

Which phylum do sponges belong to?

Groups that organisms are placed into such as family or phylum, are named using what language?

Study of mammals

How should the groups of a scientific name be written?

When typing a scientific name, what font setting should be used?

Who developed the biological species concept?

Study of birds

Flatworms belong to which phylum?

Study of spiders and their relatives

study of amphibians and reptiles

Which word does not correctly describe animals:

The study of animals without backbones

The study of ants

The science of classifying living organisms

The comparative study of organismal form & structure used in today's classification system is

The study of the body structure and organization of living things

The study of how organisms interact with each other and the environment.

Coral, Jellyfish, and sea anemones belong to which phylum?

The study of living organisms

The study of animals with backbones

The characteristics on the side of the Cladogram are called:

Scientists believe that animals evolved from

The study of hidden animals

The study of living organisms within saltwater ecosystems

Clams, Octopuses, slugs and squid belong to phylum?

In order to eat their food, what must an animal do?

What determines which organism is the outgroup in a cladogram?

The study of the similarities and differences in animal morphology

Arachnids, Crustaceans, insects belong to phylum?

Groups that organisms are placed into, such as phylum or family are called

How many characteristics does the grouper have in commo with salamanders?

Which trait evolved first?

Animals that can move, but usually stay in one place are called

Study of mollusks

Taxonomists use ranking systems to categorize animals, this is refered to as

Study of moths and butterflies

Birds, amphibians, fish, mammals and reptiles are in which phylum?

Assigning two-word names to all organisms is called:

Why did primitive cultures feel it was important to classify organisms?

What two groups are used for a scientific name?

Stem cells are able to specialize and take one specific tasks and unique shapes, this is called

Based on their scientific names, which organisms are most closed related?

Who was the 1st scientist to classify living organisms?

The study of genes, heredity and the variations of organisms

How are cryptic species usually discovered?

Study of honey bees

Which of the following is NOT a goal of systematic zoologist

Study of primates

The study of animals is

Which organism is considered the out- group?

Which phylum do you find roundworms?

Which phylum do you find earthworms and leeches?

Scientist believe the first living animals were

The study of animals that live on and harm other organisms

The study of organisms that live in freshwater

The study of life-forms existing in former geological time periods

Which terms properly describe heterogametes?

Study of insects