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51 Cards in this Set
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T or F: The double circulation of tetrapods consists of circulation serving the body and circulation serving the lungs?
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True
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T or F:
Viviparity is common amongst the caecilians? |
True
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T or F:
Some salamanders have neither lungs nor gills |
True
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Which of these are characteristics of amphibians?
A) a mostly bony skeleton B) usually four limbs present C) smooth, moist skin with many glands D) all of these |
D) all of these
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Caecilians:
A) live in the tropics B) are blind or nearly blind C) are elongate, burrowing animals D) all of these |
D) all of these
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The caudata:
A) are hermaphroditic B) have a tadpole stage C) retain their tail permanently D)live only in the tropics |
C) The caudata retain their tail permanently
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Amplexus refers to what?
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The way a male frog clasps a female frog during mating
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Amphibian hearts have ___ chambered hearts
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3
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Salamanders and newts are in the order _______
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caudata
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most salamanders are fertilized internally, usually after the female picks up a packet of sperm called the __________
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spermatophore
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The amniotes are a _____________ group
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monophyletic
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The __________ are a taxon of African rear-fanged snakes
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anapsids
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The reptiles are a ____________ group because they do not include all descendents of their most recent common ancestor
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paraphyletic
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The _______ are a group of __________ reptiles that include the dinosaurs as well as the living crocodilians and birds
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Archosaurs....diapsid
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T or F:
reptiles have internal fertilization |
True, reptiles do have internal fertilization
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The reptilian kidney is of the advanced _______ type
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metanephric
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True or false;
some lizards are limbless |
true
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Most geckos are small, agile, nocturnal _______s.
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Saurians
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The scientific name of the worm lizards ________________, decribes one characteristic of the way they move
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Amphisbaenia
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True or false:
pit vipers are named for their jacobson's organs |
False
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Teh diapsid lineage gave rise to:
A) the mammals B) the turtles C) the birds D) all of the above |
C) the birds
and B) the turtles |
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In the shelled eggs of reptiles ...
a) the amnion is a fluid-filled sac in which the embryo floats. b) the allantois contains the food supply. c) the yolk sac stores the toxic wastes that accumulate during development. d) all of these |
A) the amnion is a fluid-filled sac in which the embryo floats
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A characteristic of reptiles is...
a) a soft, smooth, highly glandular skin. b) respiration through the skin. c) separate sexes and internal fertilization. d) a skull with one pair of temporal openings. |
C) separate sexes and internal fertilization
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An advancement that reptiles show over amphibians is ...
a) a tough, scaly skin that provides protection against desiccation. b) a copulatory organ for internal fertilization. c) a shelled egg that can be laid on dry land. d) all of these |
D) all of these
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A characteristic that snakes do NOT have is...
a) scaly skin. b) movable eyelids. c) internal fertilization. d) a highly kinetic skull. |
Snakes do NOT have movable eyelids.
They DO have scaly skin, internal fertilization and a highly kinetic skull |
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Pit vipers...
a) have excellent vision. b) kill their prey by constriction. c) are ovoviviparous. d) have tongues that are poisonous. |
PIt vipers are ovoviviparous
They do NOT have excellent vision, kill their prey by constriction, or have poisonous tongues |
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The Crocodilia....
a) have internal fertilization. b) are the only reptiles not capable of making distinct sounds. c) are viviparous. d) are not found in the continental United States. |
The crocodilia have internal fertilization.
They are NOT the only reptiles that make distinct sounds, they are NOT viviparous, and they are definitely found in the continental U.S. |
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An odd feature of alligator reproduction is that
a) the female gives birth to living young. b) the eggs are incubated by the male. c) incubation temperature determines the sex of the offspring. d) the eggs are incubated in the mouth of the female. |
In alligators, the incubation temperature determines the sex of the offspring
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The tuatara
a) is found in the southern part of the United States. b) is snakelike in its features. c) lives in fresh water. d) has a well-developed parietal eye. |
The tuatara has a well-developed parietal eye
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Snakes and lizards utilize their___________ in respiration.
a) diaphragms b) muscles associated with the ribs c) internal organs d) skin |
Snakes and lizards use their muscles associated with the ribs for respiration
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Mature bird feathers are ______ structures that must be ________ at regular intervals.
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dead...replaced
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T or F:
Because of the demands of flight, the circulatory system of birds is very different from that of mammals |
FALSE. 4 chambered heart. systemic and pulmonary circuits
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The ___________ muscles raise the wings in flight
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supracoracoideus
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T of F:
most male birds have a retractable penis used to inseminate the female during copulation |
FALSE. Cloacal kiss.
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The wing of a modern bird shows ________________ and___________ of skeletal elements
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fusion and reduction
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_____________ had teeth set is sockets, whereas modern birds are completely toothless
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Archaeopteryx
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Like modern birds, Archaeopteryx had a sternum and __________.
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Furcula
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Bird species far outnumber all other vertebrates except the
A) mammals B) reptiles C) amphibians D) fishes |
Birds outnumber every species except for the fishes!
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Birds are
a) synapsids. b) diapsids. c) anapsids. d) aviapsids |
Diapsids
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The movement of air over the upper curved surface of the wing causes
a) lift. b) drag. c) stalling. d) drift. |
air over the upper surface causes lift
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The digestive system contributes to the success of birds as flying animals because
a) it is long. b) it has a crop. c) it digests food quickly. d) it is penetrated by air sacs. |
C) it digests food quickly
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The nervous system contributes to the success of birds as flying animals because of
a) the well-developed integrative center of the brain that controls eating, singing, and flying. b) the well-developed center used to coordinate movement and balance. c) the well-developed optic lobes. d) all of these |
D) All of these
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An example of a bird with soaring wings is
a) a hummingbird. b) a woodpecker. c) a hawk. d) an albatross. |
D) an albatross
Hummingbird, woodpeckers, and hawks do NOT have soaring wings |
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In migration, birds use
a) an innate direction sense. b) the stars at night for navigation. c) the sun by day for navigation. d) all of these |
D) all of these
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The enlargement at the lower end of the esophagus that serves as a food storage chamber in birds is called the ___________.
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crop
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The stomach of a bird is comprised of the enzyme-secreting _____________and the muscular _____________.
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proventriculus...gizzard
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A unique feature of the respiratory system in birds is the extensive system of nine interconnecting ____________.
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air sacs
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Because the kidney of sea birds cannot concentrate salt in the urine, excess sodium chloride is removed by special __________ located above the bird's eyes.
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salt glands
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What is viviparity?
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young develop in mom, mom provides nourishment, young are born live
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What is ovoviviparity?
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Eggs develop inside the mom, egg yolk provides nourishment, hatch within the mom or immediately after laying
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What is oviparity?
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Eggs are released by the female. Development occurs outside the maternal body
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