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58 Cards in this Set
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What were the first truly terrestrial vertebrates? |
Reptiles |
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What term means that the teeth are set in sockets? |
Thecodont |
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The first animal with a four chambered heart is the : |
Crocodile |
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Loose attachment of mandibles, absence of a sternum, and forward placement of the glottis are adaptations that allow the snake to: |
Swallow large prey |
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What is considered a theropod? |
Tyrannosaurus |
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Apatosaurus belongs to a group of dinosaurs known as: |
Sauropodomorphs |
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The first fossil dinosaur that was discovered was: |
Iguanodon |
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The teeth of the alligator can described as: |
Thecodont and Homodont |
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An egg that can be laid on dry land is called: |
An amniotic egg |
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Reptiles sexes are : |
Separate , fertilization internal |
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Eggs were covered in : |
Calcareous or leathery shells |
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_________ are the most primitive reptiles known |
Turtles |
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The _______ is composed of fused bony pieces |
Plastron |
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What term means "hidden neck"? |
Cryptodires |
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The __________ included lizards , snakes , and a group of tropical limbless reptiles, the amphisbaenids |
Squamates |
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Composed of fused ribs and vertebrae and surface skin plates |
Carapace |
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_______ are lizard like animals that lived in New Zealand |
Tuatara |
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Tuatara also bear on the top of the head a primitive parietal eye, referred to as a : |
A third eye |
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_________are a pair of pit like organs located in the roof of the mouth |
Jacobson's organs |
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Snakes known as pit vipers have a special ___________ on their heads , between the nostrils and the eyes . It is used to track warm blooded prey. |
Heat sensitive pits |
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All pit vipers have a paired of teeth on the maxillary bones modified as : |
Fangs |
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Male snakes have two penises called : |
Hemipenes |
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___________ means development takes place outside of female body and is supported entirely by yolk |
Oviparous |
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__________means that they hatch their eggs within their bodies |
Ovoviviparous |
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__________means that they hatch their eggs within their bodies |
Ovoviviparous |
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In these snakes a primitive placenta forms , permitting exchange of material between embryonic and maternal bloodstreams |
Viviparous |
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__________means that they hatch their eggs within their bodies |
Ovoviviparous |
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In these snakes a primitive placenta forms , permitting exchange of material between embryonic and maternal bloodstreams |
Viviparous |
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The world's heaviest snake is the : |
Anaconda |
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The world's longest snake is the : |
Reticulated Python |
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Dinosaurs were members of a group known as : |
Archosaurs |
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Dinosaurs were members of a group known as : |
Archosaurs |
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The term "archosaurs" means : |
Ruling lizards |
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Flying reptiles are known as : |
Pterosaurs |
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The _________ are carnivorous bipeds , including Tyrannosaurus and Allosaurus |
Theropods |
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The _________ are carnivorous bipeds , including Tyrannosaurus and Allosaurus |
Theropods |
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The __________ was a gigantic and fearsome predator |
Tyrannosaurus |
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Velociraptor means ________ |
Speedy predator |
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_________ were saurischian dinosaurs with enormous bodies , long necks , and small heads |
Sauropodomorphs |
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Diplodocus is an _______ sauropod dinosaur |
Herbivorous |
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Apatosaurus is the correct name for : |
Brontosaurus |
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Apatosaurus is the correct name for : |
Brontosaurus |
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The ________ were the last surviving sauropods |
Titanosauridae |
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Armored dinosaurs ; quadrupedal forms including stegosaurs and ankylosaurs |
Thyreophora |
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Armored dinosaurs ; quadrupedal forms including stegosaurs and ankylosaurs |
Thyreophora |
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Bipedal forms ; including the duck billed dinosaurs |
Ornithopoda |
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Armored dinosaurs ; quadrupedal herbivorous forms including stegosaurs and ankylosaurs |
Thyreophora |
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Bipedal forms ; including the duck billed dinosaurs |
Ornithopoda |
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The pachycephalosaurs (bipedal dinosaurs with huge thick skulls |
Marginocephalia |
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The ________ were the duck billed dinosaurs |
Hadrosaurs |
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The ________ were horned dinosaurs |
Ceratopsians |
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The ________ were horned dinosaurs |
Ceratopsians |
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True crocodilians appeared in the _________ |
Triassic |
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What are the distinguishing features between an alligator and a crocodile ? |
A crocodile has a narrow snout while a alligator has a broader snout |
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The crocodile and alligator scales are made of : |
Keratin |
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Alligators have ________, which are pebbles that are purposely swallowed and lodge in the stomach where they are used for grinding food. |
Gastroliths |
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Alligators have ________, which are pebbles that are purposely swallowed and lodge in the stomach where they are used for grinding food. |
Gastroliths |
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The excretory system consisted of paired : |
Kidneys |