Unit #7 Quiz #3 Grade: «grade» Subject : Aquatic Science Date: «date»
Feb 24, 2016
Unit #7 Quiz #3
Grade:«grade»
Subject:Aquatic Science
Date:«date»
1 Which of the following can be considered an analogous structure:
A The wings of butterfly & the wings of bats
B The pectoral fins of ray-finned fish and the pectoral fins of cetaceans (dolphins/whales)
C The hind legs of dogs and the hind legs of horses
D The pectoral fin of a walrus & the pectoral fin of a dolphin
2 The Triassic period followed the Permian period. The Triassic is characterized by the largest _________ event in recorded history.
A Extinction
B Adaptive radiation
C Total population
D Allopatric speciation
3 The fossils of Tiktaalik roseae, a fish-like animal that crawled out of the water, is the transitional species between fish and modern tetrapods. This species existed in the __________ period.
A Cambrian
B Silurian
C Devonian
D Permian
4 A species of fish living in a coral reef changes the color of its scales (over generations) from yellow to blue. This is an example of
A microevolution
B macroevolution
C co-evolution
D homologous structures
5 Which of the following is the shortest geological time period:
A Period
B Epoch
C Era
D Eon
6 The bone structure of a bottle-nosed dolphin pectoral fin and the bone structure of the pectoral fin of an Orca (whale) are very similar. This is an example of
A Co-evolution
B Homologous structures
C Analogous structures
D Microevolution
7 Which of the following is the longest geological time period:
A Period
B Epoch
C Era
D Eon
8 All of the following are adaptations for moving from an aquatic environment to a terrestrial environment, EXCEPT:
A eyes moving from the side of the skull to the anterior portion of the skull
B fins thickening into muscular leg-like limbs
C the caudal fin/tail disappearing
D bones become more dense to support the full weight on the organisms
9 Which of the following organisms would likely be found during the Cambrian Period:
A Megalodon (ancient shark)
B Lamprey
C Sea urchin
D Octopus
10 When considering terrestrial versus aquatic feeding styles, all of the following are true, EXCEPT:
A The pectoral girdle of terrestrial organisms is reduced
B The skull of an ancient aquatic organism is/was less flexible than their terrestrial counterparts
C Terrestrial organisms developed my stronger and sharper teeth for tearing the flesh of prey
D The snout & jaws become elongated and the articulation of the jaw improves
11 Homo sapiens have been on the planet for approximately:
A 5,000 years
B 106,000 years
C 1.8 million years
D 200 million years
12 During which period did hominids first evolve
A Tertiary
B Quaternary
C Jurassic
D Cambrian
13 True or False: The swimming motion of a fish and the walking motion of a tetrapod are very similar.
True
False
14 Using the graph, which of the following fossils is the most contemporary:
A Acanthostega
B Tiktaalik
C Panderichthys
D Eusthenopteron
15 All of the following are examples of mammals that have moved back to the water, EXCEPT:
A Cetaceans
B Hippopotamus
C Pinnipeds
D Chondrichthyes