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Animals first evolved in the _______________ era
A. Precambrian
B. Paleozoic
C. Mesozoic
D. Cenozoic
E. Jurassic |
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Most animals are ________________
A. Annelids
B. Insects
C.Amphibians
D.Invertebrates
E. Arthropods |
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3. What are the six main clades of animals?
A. Porifera, Radiata/Cnidaria, Biradiata/Ctinophora, Lophotrochozoa, Protostomia and Deuterostomia
B. Parazoa, Radiata/Cnidaria, Lophotrochozoa, Ecdysozoa, Protostomia and Deuterostomia
C. Parazoa, Radiata/Cnidaria, Biradiata/Ctinophora, Ecdysozoa, Protostomia and Deuterostomia
D. Parazoa, Radiata/Cnidaria, Biradiata/Ctinophora, Lophotrochozoa, Ecdysozoa and Deuterostomia
E. Porifera, Radiata/Cnidaria, Biradiata/Ctinophora, Ecdysozoa, Protostomia and Deuterostomia |
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| D. Parazoa, Radiata/Cnidaria, Biradiata/Ctinophora, Lophotrochozoa, Ecdysozoa and Deuterostomia |
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All animals are ___________ and _____________, while most are __________________
A. Autotrophic, multicellular, composed of specialized cells
B. Heterotrophic, tissue-bearing, motile
C. Heterotrophic, multicellular, motile
D. Muticellular, hetertotrphic, nonmotile
E. Tissue-bearing, heterotrophic, terrestrial |
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| C. Heterotrophic, multicellular, motile |
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What is more derived/synapomorphic compared with/to bilateral symmetry?
A. Occurrence of tissues
B. Diploblastic body
C. Triploblastic body
D. Radial cleavage
E. C and D |
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What is NOT present in Cnidarians?
A. Mesoderm
B. Mesoglea
C. Ectoderm
D. Endoderm
E. Gastroderm |
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Spiders belong to the class, __________ and phylum, _________ .
A. Arachnida, Arthropoda
B. Malacostraca, Chelicerata
C. Arachnida, Chelicerata
D. Arthropoda, Arachnida
E. Octapoda, Insecta |
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What is correct about Nematodes? They are _________ and mostly ________
A. Coelomates, parasitic
B. Acoelomates, free living
C. Pseudocoelomates, free living
D. Triploblastic, parasitic
E. Diploblastic, free living |
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| C. Pseudocoelomates, free living |
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What is correct about shrimps, lobsters and crabs that we consume heavily in New Orleans?
They belong to the Clade _________ , Phylum ________ , Subphylum _______ and Class _______
while they have _______ body parts/sections/tagmata.
A. Lophotrochozoa, Ecdysozoa, Chelicerata, Malacostraca, 2
B. Deuterostomia, Ecdysozoa, Arthropoda, Crustacea, 3
C. Ecdysozoa, Arthropoda, Crustacea, Malacostraca, 3
D. Arthropoda, Ecdysozoa, Crustacea, Malacostraca, 3
E. Protostomia, Arthropoda, Ecdysozoa, Crustacea, 2 |
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Sponges are ____________ with ________________ ?
A. Ferocious predators, no tissues
B. Filter feeders, specialized cells
C. Coelomates, triploblastic body patterns
D. Saprobic animals, tissues
E. Acoelomates, protostome body pattern |
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| B. Filter feeders, specialized cells |
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The squids belong to the phylum, __________ and class, _________ .
A. Chordata, Chondichthyes
B. Oligocheta, Chondrichthyes
C. Gastropoda, Mollusca
D. Cephalopoda, Mollusca
E. Mollusca, Cephalopoda |
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Jelly fish belongs to the class, __________ in the phylum of ___________ .
A. Hydrozoa, Radiata
B. Scyphozoa, Radiata
C. Anthozoa, Radiata
D. Scyphozoa, Cnidaria
E. Cnidaria, Radiata |
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Sand worms that live in oceans belong to the phylum, ____ and class, _______ .
A. Annilida, Hirudinea
B. Hirudinea, Annilida
C. Nematoda, Polychaeta
D. Nematoda, Hirudinea
E. Annilida, Polychaeta |
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Deuterostomes include phyla, _____________________ .
A. Echinodermata and Arthroppda
B. Cephalochordata and Mollusca
C. Cnidaria and Platyhelminthes
D. Chordata and Reptilia
E. Echinodermata and Chordata |
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| E. Echinodermata and Chordata |
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Which of the following is a research question/hypothesis that is MOST STRICTLY related to
ecosystem ecology?
A. Perch population size affects the abundance of a Bass sp. in Mississippi river within Jefferson parish
B. Bass population size affects the growth of Fucus sp. (a brown algal sp.) along the Mississippi river in
Orleans parish
C. Water temperature influences the growth of algae spp. along Mississippi river within Jefferson parish
D. Abundance of a squirrel population influences the live oak population size of a given forest near
Shreveport
E. Water acidity influences the allele composition of a shark population in the gulf of Mexico |
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| C. Water temperature influences the growth of algae spp. along Mississippi river within Jefferson parish |
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What is NOT a density-dependent factor that influences population size?
A. Interspecific competition
B. Disease
C. Hurricane
D. Predation
E. Intraspecific competition |
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What is correct about the relative proportions of young (Y= 29 yrs>), middle-aged (M = 29 -55
yrs) and old (O = 55 yrs<) people in age structure diagrams of a typical developed country with a
declining population vs. a typical developing (less developed) country with an increasing
population, RESPECTIVELY?
A. Y>M>O vs. M>Y>O
B. M>O>Y vs. Y>M>O
C. O>M>Y vs. Y>M>O
D. M>Y>O vs. O>M>Y
E. M>Y>O vs. Y>M>O |
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Less than 20% of the people live in developed countries. But they use >65% of the energy
produced in the world. What do these statements exemplify/testify?
A. Consumption overpopulation
B. The high degree of knowledge of people in developing countries for using energy conservatively
C. Disproportionate contribution to global pollution by world population
D. All of the above
E. A and C |
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What is a difference between the rates of growth in exponential and logistic growth/curves? In
exponential growth/curves the ____________, whereas in logistic growth/curves ______________ .
A. Growth rate is affected by (K-rN)/K, growth rate is affected by (K-N)/K
B. Shape is J, shape is linear
C. K is not involved, growth rate is affected by (K-rN)/K
D. K depends on the species, K is independent on species
E. K is not involved, growth rate is affected by (K-N)/K |
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| E. K is not involved, growth rate is affected by (K-N)/K |
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What is generally correct about GPP and NPP in terrestrial ecosystems?
A. In trophic level 2, NPP>GPP
B. NPP = R - GPP
C. In trophic level 2, GPP>NPP
D. Higher the degree of herbivory lower the NPP
E. Higher the NPP greater the number of trophic levels |
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| E. Higher the NPP greater the number of trophic levels |
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Most of the energy in ecosystems is __________ .
A. Lost as heat
B. Trapped in trophic level 1
C. In tertiary consumers
D. In primary consumers
E. In detritivores |
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Character displacement and resource partitioning can be considered examples of ______ and
_____, respectively.
A. Avoidance of community life, change in niches
B. Adaptation for predation, avoidance of community life
C. Attainment of K, density-dependent factors
D. Change in niches, competition avoidance
E. Disease prevention, competition avoidance |
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| D. Change in niches, competition avoidance |
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What is correct about aposematic coloration?
A. Can be cryptic or warning B. Batesian mimicry exemplifies cryptic coloration
C. Batesian mimicry involves co-models
D. Monarch butterfly is the model while viceroy butterfly is the mimic in predator avoidance
E. Monarch and viceroy are co-models of avoiding predation |
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| E. Monarch and viceroy are co-models of avoiding predation |
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What is correct about THE most productive terrestrial ecosystems?
A. Most of their nutrients are in trophic level 1 but their soils are relatively poor
B. They will recover from deforestation more quickly compared to forests in other ecosystems
C. They are temperate forests such as the ones we have in the U.S.
D. They are swamps and marshes like ours in Louisiana
E. They are declining mainly due to natural erosion due to high rainfall |
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| A. Most of their nutrients are in trophic level 1 but their soils are relatively poor |
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One practical way that humans can help stabilize C balance in the global ecosystem is ________.
A. Helping dissolve more CO2 in water
B. Decreasing animal farming/husbandry so that there will be less animals respiring CO2 out
C. Reforestation
D. Trapping CO2 in major cities
E. Decreasing the use of petroleum oil by using more coal |
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Under acid rain what is likely to happen?
A. Loss of nutrients such as Ca and K from soil
B. Increased farm productivity due to more nutrient (N) availability
C. 90% of the world population will lose drinking water in the next 5 decades
D. Free supply of acids needed for various industries
E. Acids will enter the food pyramid and biomagnify |
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| A. Loss of nutrients such as Ca and K from soil |
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In N cycle, N-fixing bacteria perform the following role.
A. Break down dead bodies and release N2 to the atmosphere
B. Convert NO3 to NH4
C. Convert N2 to NH3
D. Convert NO3 and NH4 to N2
E. Convert NO3 and NH4 to NH3 |
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Making N fertilizer by industries (to be used in agriculture) represents _____________ .
A. N fixation
B. Nitrification
C. Assimilation
D. Ammonification
E. Denitrification |
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Tapeworms that we contract by eating poorly cooked meat belong to the class, ________ in the
phylum of _________ .
A. Tubelaria, Cestoda
B. Platyhelminthes, Ecdysozoa
C. Cestoda, Lophotrochozoa
D. Trematoda, Platyhelminthes
E. Cestoda, Platyhelminthes |
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| E. Cestoda, Platyhelminthes |
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Five most important greenhouse gases are _______________________ .
A. H2O, N2, O3, CO2 and CH4
B. CO2, SO2, N2, CH4 and N2O
C. CO2, CO, N2O, CH4 and CO3
D. H2O, CO2, CO, CH4 and O3
E. H2O, CO2, CH4, O3 and N2O |
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| E. H2O, CO2, CH4, O3 and N2O |
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