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Zoology
Exam 1 2008
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
12/16/2009

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Which of the following Kingdoms of life has members that lack membrane-bound organelles and DNA organized into chromosomes that are in a nucleus?

Fungi, Plantae, Monera, Protista, all of the above, none of the above

Definition
Monera
Term

So-called "protozoa" like amoebas and paramecia belong to the Kingdom:

Fungi, Plantae, Monera, Protista

Definition
Protista
Term

In deuterostomes, the embryonic blastopore (first body opening) becomes the:

mouth, anus, coelom, atrium

Definition
Anus
Term

In a Chi-square statistical test, if a probability of 0.10 is calculated the correct decision is to:

reject the null hypothesis, fail to reject the null hypothesis, reject the research hypothesis

Definition
fail to reject the null hypothesis
Term

The circulatory system of chordates like reptiles, fish, amphibians, birds and mammals is_?_ and their digestive system is _?_.

open,incomplete; open, complete; closed, incomplete; closed, complete

Definition
closed, complete
Term

How many nanometers are in one milimeter?

100, 1000, 1000000,10-6

Definition
1,000,000
Term

When focusing a microscope the coarse adjust knob is used:

only when the lowest power objective lens is being used, for focusing at any objective lens power, when all objective lens powers are being used except for the oil immersion objective

Definition
only when the lowest power objective lens is being used
Term

According to Jean Baptiste de Lamarack, the man who provided the first scientific explanation of how species arise, evolution occurs because offspring inherit_?_ from their parents, resulting in substantial change and eventually new species over time.

mutated genes, acquired characteristics

Definition
acquired characteristics
Term

The most common type of symmetry found in sessile animals is:

radial, bilateral, spherical, no

Definition
radial
Term

Most Chordates have _?_ symmetry.

radial, bilateral, spherical, no

Definition
bilateral
Term

All animals move at some time during their life.

True or False

Definition
True
Term

All animals have a brain.

true or false

Definition
false
Term

All animals are heterotrophic.

true or false

Definition
true
Term

All animals have a head.

True or false

Definition
false
Term

Because science is an amoral discipline there is no need for scientists who also are Christian to exercise moral restraint when it comes to scientific research.

True or False

Definition
false
Term

The term coelom can be applied to any body cavity in animals.

True or False

Definition
False
Term

In all species of animals there is genetic variation between individuals.

True or False

Definition
True
Term

Cephalochordates have seperate sexes.

True or False

Definition
True
Term

All urochordates live in saltwater environments

True or False

Definition
True
Term

All animals are either radially symmetrical or bilateral symmetrical as adults; none are asymmertrical like fungi and plants

True or False

Definition
False
Term

Animals that use organs to carry out metabolic functions are considered to be more highly evolved than those that have tissues as their highest level of body organization.

True or False

Definition
True
Term

Although few in number, some animal species have prokaryotic cells.

True or False

Definition
False
Term

The inner lining of the digestive tract of animals is derived from which primordial germ layer?

mesoderm, ectoderm, endoderm

Definition
endoderm
Term

A scientific experiment can have only one _?_ variable.

dependent, independent, controlled

Definition
independent
Term

Centrioles are used by animal cells for:

cell division, strong genetic information that controls cell processes, protein synthesis, cellular respiration, storage of pigments

Definition
cell division
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