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1.1 The study of life Read Online
Viewed from space, Earth offers no clues about the diversity of life forms that reside there. The first forms of life on Earth are thought to have been microorganisms that existed for billions of years in the ocean before plants and animals appeared. The mammals, birds, and flowers so familiar to us are all relatively recent, originating 130 to 200 million years ago. Humans have inhabited this planet for only the last 2.5 million years, and only in the last 200,000 years have humans started looking like we do today.
Chapter 33: The Animal Body: Basic Form and Function MCQ Multiple Choices Questions Quiz Test Bank
33.1 Animal Form and Function
33.2 Animal Primary Tissues
33.3 Homeostasis
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Question: A plane that divides an animal into dorsal and ventral portions is ________.
Choices:
sagittal
midsagittal
coronal
transverse
Question: Which type of connective tissue has a mineralized different matrix?
Choices:
loose connective tissue
fibrous connective tissue
cartilage
bone
Question: The symmetry found in animals that move swiftly is ________.
Choices:
radial
bilateral
sequential
interrupted
Question: The pleural cavity is a part of which cavity?
Choices:
dorsal cavity
thoracic cavity
abdominal cavity
pericardial cavity
Question: A plane that divides an animal into equal right and left portions is ________.
Choices:
diagonal
midsagittal
coronal
transverse
Question: Which type of epithelial cell is found in glands?
Choices:
squamous
cuboidal
columnar
transitional
Question: Which type of epithelial cell is best adapted to aid diffusion?
Choices:
squamous
cuboidal
columnar
transitional
Question: Which type of animal maintains a constant internal body temperature?
Choices:
endotherm
ectotherm
coelomate
mesoderm
Question: What term describes the condition of a desert mouse that lowers its metabolic rate and "sleeps" during the hot day?
Choices:
turgid
hibernation
estivation
normal sleep pattern
Question: Which type of epithelial cell is found in the urinary bladder?
Choices:
squamous
cuboidal
columnar
transitional
Question: Which type of connective tissue has the most fibers?
Choices:
loose connective tissue
fibrous connective tissue
cartilage
bone
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