AP Bio

Which of the following describes a similarity between fungi and arthropods?

• Both groups use chitin for support.

• Both groups are predominantly autotrophs that produce their own food.

• Both groups have cell walls.

• The haploid state is dominant in both groups.

What are the filamentous mats formed by most fungi called?

• hyphae

• haustoria

• arbuscles

• mycelia

The figure depicts the outline of a large fairy ring that has appeared overnight in an open meadow as viewed from above. The fairy ring represents the furthest advance of this mycelium through the soil. Locations A-D are all 0.5 meters below the soil surface.

Where would you expect to find the oldest portion of this mycelium?

• location a

• location b

• location c

• location d

The following figure depicts the outline of a large fairy ring that has appeared overnight in an open meadow, as viewed from above. The fairy ring represents the furthest advance of this mycelium through the soil. Locations AD are all 0.5 meters below the soil surface. Responses may be used once, more than once, or not at all. Which location is nearest to basidiocarps?

• A

• B

• C

• D

All fungi are____

• Flagellated

• symbiotic

• decomposers

• heterotrophic

Evidence of which structure or characteristics would be rare to find among fossils of the Ediacaran fauna

• hard parts

• embryos

• bilateral symmetry

• true tissues

What do many organisms with deuterostome development have in common?

• Embryos have pharyngeal pouches that may or may not form gill slits

• The blastopore formed during gastrulation becomes the anus

• Adults are bilaterally symmetrical

• All have a spinal column

Which of the following statements is consistent with the phylogeny in the figure?

• Porifera are more closely related to Ctenophora than they are to Acoela

• Porifera are more closely related to Acoela than they are to Ctenophora

• Ecdysozoa evolved before Dueterostomia

• Dueterostomia evolved before Porifera

The heartworms that can accumulate within the hearts of dogs and other mammals have a hemocoel, an alimentary canal, and an outer covering that is occasionally shed. To which phylum does the heartworm belong?

• Platyhelminthes

• Nematoda

• Arthropoda

• Annelida

Which of the following statements concerning animal taxonomy is accurate

• in the kingdom Animalia most clades are based on body plan confirm clades based on molecular data

• kingdom Animalia is polyphyletic

• Animals are thought to have evolved from flagellated protists similar to modern choanoflagellates

• animals are more closely related to plants than to fungi