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1

Cnidarians are characterized by a _________ grade of organization.
A)cell-tissue
B)tissue-organ
C)organ-system
D)cellular
2

The majority of organisms exhibit the ________ grade of organization.
A)cell-tissue
B)tissue-organ
C)organ-system
D)cellular
3

Larger size attained by more evolutionarily advanced organisms prevented effective
A)reproduction.
B)circulatory systems.
C)diffusion.
D)digestive systems.
4

The study of tissues is known as
A)etymology.
B)cytology.
C)pathology.
D)histology.
5

Which of the following is not one of the four types of tissues?
A)nervous
B)muscular
C)mesodermal
D)epithelial
6

The fibers of connective tissue are embedded in the matrix, which is also known as
A)lacunae.
B)mesenchyme.
C)parenchyma.
D)ground substance.
7

Which of the following is not a characteristic of connective tissue?
A)matrix
B)ground substance
C)collagen fibers
D)basement membrane
8

Epithelium may be modified to form
A)glands.
B)connective tissue.
C)lacunae.
D)ground substance.
9

Dense connective tissue is found in
A)tendons.
B)blood.
C)bone.
D)cartilage.
10

Blood, lymph, and tissue fluid are classified as _________ tissue.
A)adipose
B)simple
C)stratified
D)vascular
11

_______ are cavities within bone or cartilage where cells reside.
A)Canaliculi
B)Osteons
C)Lacunae
D)Glia
12

In a neuron, the _________ typically receive neural impulses from adjacent neurons.
A)axon hillocks
B)dendrites
C)axons
D)nodes of Ranvier
13

The junction between neurons is known as the
A)hillock.
B)node.
C)synapse.
D)glia.
14

Nutrients pass from osteocyte to osteocyte via
A)canaliculi.
B)volkmann's canals.
C)the central canal.
D)lacunae.
15

You may be characterized by a body at the
A)cellular grade of organization.
B)tissue-organ grade of organization.
C)protoplasmic grade of organization.
D)organ-system grade of organization.
16

Fluid within the cell is known as the
A)intracellular fluid.
B)extracellular fluid.
C)interstitial fluid.
D)plasma.
17

A fibrous protein that is particularly abundant in many types of connective tissues is
A)keratin.
B)collagen
C)sclerenchyma.
D)parenchyma.
18

Which of the following is a pseudocoelomate animal?
A)a sponge
B)a nematode
C)a fish
D)a jellyfish
19

Larger animals use more energy, scaled to body weight, than a small animal for locomotion.
A)True
B)False
20

At the base of an epithelial tissue is the basement membrane.
A)True
B)False
21

Epithelia are nourished by active transport of oxygen from deeper tissues.
A)True
B)False
22

Vertebrates have only two types of striated muscle; skeletal and smooth.
A)True
B)False
23

You are a metazoan.
A)True
B)False
24

A classic exception to Cope's law is the insect.
A)True
B)False
25

Stratified epithelia are typically only found in vertebrate animals
A)True
B)False
26

If you get a paper cut, and it bleeds, you must have cut through the epidermis into the underlying tissues.
A)True
B)False
27

Ctenophores (sea walnuts) may be described as biradial symmetry because their bodies are mostly radial in form, but have paired tentacles.
A)True
B)False
28

Terms which best describe your nose would be anterior, ventral, and medial,
A)True
B)False
29

If a section of an animal was made such that it is cut into ventral and dorsal halves, this would be a frontal section.
A)True
B)False
30

Animals that possess a true coelom have a body cavity lined with peritoneum of mesodermal origin.
A)True
B)False
31

In animals with enterocoelous development, the coelom comes from pouches of the archenteron.
A)True
B)False
32

Another term for metamere is coelom.
A)True
B)False
33

Stratified columnar epithelium lines the gut, and is specialized for absorbing nutrients.
A)True
B)False
34

Transitional epithelium is a type of stratified epithelium, and is found in the urinary tract of vertebrates.
A)True
B)False
35

The cellular components of bone are referred to as chondrocytes.
A)True
B)False







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