Sample quiz and practical questions
- Here are a few questions to give you an idea of what the quizzes and practical will look like for most of the semester.
- The first 2 quizzes will be a little different since the first lab is mostly background information and the second lab is protists. They will be mostly definitions and questions covering taxonomy, keys, etc. on the first quiz. The second quiz will have some some identification, but most will be questions about how to identify the different protists, questions about their anatomy, etc. It is kind of hard to stick a pin in an ameoba and have you identify the anatomy.
- The rest of the semester, once we really start looking at organisms will look like the following questions. There will usually be 2 or 3 specimens to look at plus diagrams and general questions on each quiz. The practical will have specimens for each set of questions. The emphasis will be on identification, taxonomy, and anatomy. There will also be some more general natural history questions.
1a. To which phylum does this animal belong?
b. In what habitat
would find this animal?
2a. To which class does this animal belong? b. Identify structure A. c. What is the function of structure A?
b. Identify structure A.
c. Identify structure B.
5 a. To which species does this animal belong?
b. Identify the
indicated structures.
6a. Both of these animals belong to which order and genus?
b. Based only on their teeth and skulls how would you tell these 2 animals apart from members of Lagomorpha?
7. The skeleton of members of Chondricthyes is composed of what?
8. Name one of the defensive mechanisms that an octopus uses to escape predators.
9. Name one of the synapomorphies for members of Chordata.
10. What is the most likely way you have become infected with Clonorchis sinensis?