MATH 2

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.

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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