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The Svalbard Seed Vault is located on a ______ island.
Norwegian
of the following statements about xylem, which is FALSE?
transports sugars
The cuticle of the plant is primarily for
retention of water
Which specialization evolved in land plants to allow for reproduction in dry conditions?
sporophyte dominance
Which statement concerning production of bryophyte reproductive cells is TRUE?
spores are produced by meiosis, whereas gametes are produced by mitosis.
Which of the following statement about fertilization in ferns is TRUE?
the process requires water
Which of the following statements about conifers is FALSE?
they have motile sperm
The ________ are tropical gymnosperms the resemble palms
cycads
Dependence on animal vectors for fertilization and dispersal is characteristic of many species of
anglosperms
Four of the following plants are monocots. Which of the following is the exception?
maples
Which of the following fabrics is NOT made from angiosperms?
corn
Which of the following does NOT describe bilaterally symmetrical animals?
produces mirror images of themselves no matter the number cuts through the central axis
Which statement is true of deuterostomes?
the second opening into the embryo becomes the mouth
All animals are
multicellular, heterotrophic, and diploid
Poriferans are
filter feeders
In flatworms, the ____ is/are used to gather food.
pharynx
Which of the following is NOT a flatworm?
ringworm
While looking in a tide pool, you find an animal with a two-part shell and a large foot that it uses to bury itself in the sand. What is the likely identity of your find?
a bivalve
During extended periods of dehydration, tardigrades
enter suspended animation
Three of the following are major features of arthropods. Which is the exception?
paired segmental nephridia
You find a wormlike arthropod with a flattened body and carnivorous eating habits. It would most likely be identified as a
centipede
Which group of arthropods can be distinguished from other groups by its two pairs of antennae?
crustaceans
Which of the following is NOT an echinoderm?
crustaceans
Which of the following is NOT a feature found exclusively among all vertebrates?
four legs
The feeding habits of lampreys are best described as
parasitic
From what feature are jaws thought to have evolved?
gill arches
Which of the following is NOT true of placoderms?
they had teeth
Which of the following is NOT a reason for declining amphibian populations
evolutionary changes in amphibians
Amniotes differ from earlier vertebrates by
producting eggs in which young can develop away from water
Which of the following statements is NOT true about turtles?
turtles shells are enlarged in marine forms
Which statement about crocodilians is false ?
they have a two-chambered heart
Which of the following statements is NOT true about snakes?
all snakes are venomous
Birds and crocodiles share which of the following characteristics?
four-chambered heart
Egg-laying mammals
are monotremes
The most diverse group of placental mammals are the
rodents
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