Glencoe Biology 2 2nd Semester Exam Review

Which is a characteristic of rotifers?

What is reduced when adult butterflies feed on food different from that used by the developing larvae?

Which organism is classified in phylum Platyhelminthes?

Why do scientists think that echinoderms and chordates are closely related, even though they are structurally so differe

How does D contrast between the salamander and the crocodile shown in Figure 29-1?

Which is an invertebrate chordate?

A student sees a picture of an arthropod with swimmerets. What can the student assume about that arthropod?

The water vascular system of echinoderms is involved with each of the following body functions EXCEPT

A mosquito feeds on the blood of birds, dogs, humans, and other large animals. What type of mouth structure do mosquitoe

Which group of mammals is most similar to reptiles?

Which is the primary function of the vertebral column?

Why to placental mammals have a reproductive survival advantage over reptiles?

Which method of asexual reproduction is the planarian in this figure undergoing?

Why do arthropods molt?

Which stage resembles the adult during incomplete metamorphosis?

A mammal whose diet primarily consists of grasses would be best classified as which of these?

How are the bones of birds adapted to allow birds to fly?

Which are the two distinctive characteristics shared by all mammals?

Which is a characteristic of all reptiles?

What characteristic (labeled A) of the water vascular system helps a sea star to move and get food?

Heartworms are found in many cats and dogs. What type of worm is a heartworm?

The echinoderms that look like warty, moving pickles are

Which fish in Figure 28-1 is the most closely related to amphibians?

In which group of mammals are the young born live and then they immediately move to the mother's pouch to continue devel

Birds lay amniotic eggs and the legs of birds are covered with scales similar to those of reptiles. What does this evide

How are lampreys similar to lancelets and tunicates?

Which is an example of spawning?

The feeding role of echinoderms is classified as __________.

Tyrannosaurus rex is an extinct reptile of the order Saurischia. Which of the following characteristics would you find i

Which structures are found only in parasitic flatworms?

Which feature in the diagram below eventually became gills for gas exchange in water?

While walking along the beach, you see a small, colorless, fish-like animal partly buried in the sand. How can you tell

Which is a characteristic of roundworms?

Which reptile has a carapace?

Which describes planarians?

What is the function of a sparrow's gizzard?

On a walk, a hiker finds an arthropod that has more than six pairs of legs. The arthropod is feeding on a leaf. What typ

Which fish in Figure 28-1 is the most closely related to the earliest group of fishes?

Relative to its body size, which animal would have the shortest digestive tract?

Which of the following classes does the fish pictured in Figure 28-2 belong to?

Kangaroos are grazers in Australia. They are most similar to which mammal that is found in North America?

Which worm has feeding structures called hooks and suckers?

Which is the best explanation for why a lizard eats less than a similar-sized bird?

The mammalian cerebellum is responsible for controlling which of these functions?

When cattle contract a tapeworm, what have they most likely consumed?

How does a skate differ from a lamprey?

Evolutionary biologists often refer to the Devonian Period as the Age of

How does the structure labeled A function in a planarian?

When comparing roundworms and flatworms, which is true?

In a tide pool, you find a sea star with four regular length arms and one very short arm. What is probably happening?

Which roundworm causes the disease elephantiasis?

In the earthworm shown in Figure 25-1, what part is analogous to the kidneys in humans?

What behavior do some spiders engage in to catch food?

Which trophic category includes humans?

Which makes the behavior of spawning an effective reproductive method?

Which group of arthropods has remained largely unchanged since the Triassic Period?

Which of these provides the best example of mammalian hair that is used for defense?

How does C contrast between the salamander and the crocodile shown in Figure 29-1?

How does B contrast between the salamander and the crocodile shown in Figure 29-1?

When a spider hatches from its egg, it looks like a miniature version of an adult spider. After several moltings, the sp

Which of the following features evolved first in fish?

You are a coroner examining human remains. You detect a parasite. On closer examination, you determine that the parasite

From which group of mammal-like reptiles did mammals probably evolve?

How do humans usually contract hookworms?

How does A contrast between the salamander and the crocodile shown in Figure 29-1?

Which is classified as a marine bird?

Identify the structure labeled A in the drawing.

Which is the habitat of invertebrate chordates?

Which is the name for a mammal that lays eggs?

Which is true of both flatworms and roundworms?

Which identifies the structure labeled B through which water is pulled into the water-vascular system?

Which are the four types of mammalian teeth?

__________ have hydrostatic skeletons and move in a thrashing manner.

Which of the following is the most likely benefit of having an operculum?

What is the structure labeled A?

Which is the oldest known bird?

What is the essential adaptive value of the amniotic egg?

What is the major difference between fish A and the rest of the fishes pictured?

What feature in the diagram below is eventually replaced by bone or cartilage in a vertebrate?

Schistosomiasis is a disease that humans can contract from exposure to which type of flatworm?

Which characteristic makes rotifers different from roundworms?

Which characteristic of a fish's gills increases the efficiency of oxygen removal from water?

Which was the primary reason that the American alligator became an endangered species?

What is the major difference between fish A and fish B in Figure 28-1?

Which set of adaptations enables birds to fly?

How did the vertebral column affect the development of animals?

A paleontologist is excavating several strata of rock. In one layer, she finds several fossils of jawless fishes but no

In an echinoderm, the structure that operates like a living suction cup is the

Which organism is an arthropod?

What transports oxygen to cells in an arthropod?

Which describes echinoderm symmetry?

Which is a defense mechanism of a brittle star?

Which characteristic do annelids and arthropods share?

Which structure pictured in Figure 28-2 evolved last?

The Stegosaurus had two pairs of openings behind each eye socket and a pubic bone that pointed back toward its tail end.

What is one benefit to reptiles of having an amniotic egg?

Why is the Devonian period known as the Age of Fishes?

Which of the following hypotheses about the evolution of vertebrates is most likely to be true?

Why are certain nemotodes useful in controlling animal pests?

In which order would you find a reptile with a carapace?

Which organ allows flatworms to excrete waste materials from their bodies?

Which term is used to the claws of a lobster?

Which is an example of the spawning process?

Which of the skulls shown in Figure 30-1 belongs to an animal that does not hunt?

Which of the following is the correct order of the life cycle stages exhibited by an insect undergoing complete metamorp

In Figure 29-3, which label points to the yolk sac?

The incisors of a carnivore in the order Carnivora are well adapted for which function?

Which describes the movement of a roundworm?

Which of the following is not a vertebrate feature?

Owls regurgitate pellets that contain undigested parts of things that they have eaten. Which of the following would prob

Mammals in the order Perissodactyla are hoofed herbivores that have teeth adapted for which purpose?

A mammal that runs very fast on four legs would most likely have which forelimb in Figure 30-2?

Which of these mammals would be expected to have the highest metabolic rate?

Which feature enables snakes to swallow large prey?

A mammal that flies through the air would most likely have which forelimb in Figure 30-2?

A biologist finds a fish with a vertebral column, paired fins, and a swim bladder. How should the biologist classify thi

A mammal that lives in the ocean would most likely have which forelimb in Figure 30-2?

Which of the following is evidence that birds and crocodiles have a common ancestor?

A tarantula spider is about to attack its prey. Which of the following structures will it most likely use to kill its pr

Which is the purpose of mammary glands?

The way different classes of echinoderms move depends on which factor?

Adult insects often feed on different plants than larvae of the same insect species feed on. How is this advantageous?

Scientists estimate the total number of insect species in the biosphere to be ____________

Observe the mouthpart of the insect in the illustration below and determine how it would feed.

Which fishes in Figure 28-1 have cartilaginous skeletons?

Which feature is characteristic of arthropods and relates them to annelids?

Approximately how many million years ago did the first mammals arise?

How can molting be defined?

Echinoderms are the first animals in evolutionary history to have _________.

What is the thorax of an arthropod?

Which order of mammals has forelimbs adapted for grasping that serve as an adaptation to life in trees?

Of the following list of structures, which are found only in vertebrates?eyes, kidneys, muscles, chelicerae, liver, nerv

Without pheromones, arthropods would not be able to ______________

All echinoderms have radial symmetry as adults and _________ as larvae.

Tunicates are sac-like, sessile, marine animals that live in shallow water. Why are they classified as chordates?

What is the primary source of food for the animal with skull D as shown in Figure 30-1?

Which two structures pictured in Figure 28-2 are shared by all classes of fish?

Which of these North American mammals carries its newborn offspring in a pouch?

Which flatworm is adapted for life inside the intestinal tract of its host?

By which mechanism is trichinosis transmitted?

Both birds and reptiles have amniotic eggs. How do the eggs compare?

The loosely joined skull and jawbones of a snake enable it to _____________

Which structure pictured in Figure 28-2 is analogous to your lungs?

Which describes the process of oxygen entering the blood of a parrot fish?

Which is the habitat of echinoderms?

Horseshoe crabs are an ancient group of arthropods. They have a heavy exoskeleton and no antennae. They use their chelic

Which is an example of an evolutionary advantage of the vertebral column of a fish?