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Chapter 18 Flashcards

1
Q 
The first amniotes evolved in the period.
A)	Devonian
B)	Jurassic
C)	Carboniferous
D)	Triassic
A

C) Carboniferous

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2
Q 
An example of an extant anapsid is a
A)	there are none.
B)	mesosaur.
C)	plesiosaur.
D)	turtle.
A

A) there are none.

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3
Q 
An example of an extant diapsid is a(n)
A)	ichthyosaur.
B)	pterosaur.
C)	tuatara.
D)	dog.
A

C) tuatara.

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4
Q 
Birds and crocodilians are both
A)	anapsids.
B)	diapsids.
C)	therapsids.
D)	thecodonts.
A

B) diapsids.

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5
Q 
Of the diapsid group, the \_\_\_\_\_\_ include the majority of the modern reptiles.
A)	archosaurs
B)	sauropterygians
C)	plesiosaurs
D)	lepidosaurs
A

D) lepidosaurs

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6
Q

The ___ are very large, long-necked, aquatic, extinct reptiles, but are not considered to be dinosaurs.

A

Plesiosaurs

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7
Q 
The scales of reptiles are \_\_\_ in origin.
A)	bony
B)	dermal
C)	epidermal
D)	hypodermal
A

C) epidermal

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8
Q

The reptiles are the first group to have ___ pairs of cranial nerves, the same number as seen in birds and mammals.

A

12

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9
Q

Reptiles have a ____ kidney, which produces ____ as an excretory waste.

A

Metanephric, Uric acid

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10
Q

The _____ are reptiles with a four-chambered heart with two atria and two ventricles.

A

crocodilians

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11
Q

Some reptiles may have a higher body temperature than the environment by ____.

A

Behaviorally thermoregulating

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12
Q 
After birth, young reptiles respire via \_\_\_\_.
A)	cutaneous respiration
B)	gills
C)	the bursa of fabricius
D)	lungs
A

D) lungs

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13
Q 
Because reptiles produce a shelled egg, \_\_\_\_ is very useful.
A)	mating behavior
B)	a copulatory organ
C)	a spermatophore
D)	amplexus
A

B) a copulatory organ

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14
Q

Crocodilians evolved a ____, found in no other vertebrate except the mammals.

A

complete secondary palate

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15
Q 
Turtles have both vertebrae and \_\_\_\_ fused to their upper shell.
A)	ribs
B)	neck
C)	tail
D)	humerus
A

A) ribs

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16
Q

The sex of turtles, as well as some other reptiles, is based on ____.

A

temperature of incubation

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17
Q 
The order \_\_\_\_\_ is the most speciose group of extant reptiles.
A)	Squamata
B)	Testudines
C)	Archosauria
D)	Crocodilia
A

A) Squamata

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18
Q 
Darwin observed the \_\_\_\_, the only truly marine lizard.
A)	gecko
B)	skink
C)	iguana
D)	chameleon
A

C) iguana

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19
Q 
Legless reptiles include \_\_\_\_.
A)	snakes only
B)	lizards only
C)	both snakes and lizards
D)	members of all extant orders
A

C) both snakes and lizards

20
Q 
The forked tongue of a snake works in tandem with the \_\_\_\_.
A)	Jacobson's organ
B)	pit organs
C)	parietal gland
D)	venom duct
A

A) Jacobson’s organ

21
Q 
Examples of snakes with pit organs include \_\_\_\_.
A)	rattlesnakes
B)	cobras
C)	puff adders
D)	garter snakes
A

A) rattlesnakes

22
Q 
Pit vipers use their pit organs to track prey such as \_\_\_\_.
A)	other snakes
B)	eggs of other snakes
C)	mammals
D)	arthropods
A

C) mammals

23
Q 
Where might one find a tuatara?
A)	on the Galapagos Islands
B)	in the Florida Keys
C)	in the American Great Lakes
D)	near New Zealand
A

D) near New Zealand

24
Q 
Of the reptiles, which lack teeth?
A)	turtles
B)	snakes
C)	lizards
D)	tuataras
A

A) turtles

25
Q 
Birds are members of superorder \_\_\_\_.
A)	Lepidosauria
B)	Archosauria
C)	Anapsida
D)	Crocodilia
A

B) Archosauria

26
Q

Class Reptilia is considered to be a monophyletic group.True or False

A

False

27
Q

Extraembryonic membranes of the reptiles include the _____, _____, _____, and ______

A

amnion, allantois, yolk sac, and chorion.

28
Q

Scales of reptiles are homologous to the scales of fish, as well as the feathers of a bird, or mammalian hair. True or False

A

False

29
Q

The ventral shell of the turtle is known as the ____

A

Plastron

30
Q

Lizards and snakes have a _________ and this is unusual among reptiles.

A

kinetic skull

31
Q

Snake venoms may be hemolytic or endotoxic. True or False

A

False

32
Q

Snakes are typically ovoviviparous, although other snake species may be viviparous or oviparous. True or False

A

False

33
Q

Worm lizards belong to order ______

A

Amphisbaenia

34
Q

In contrast to the suggestion by its name, ornithiscian dinosaurs had hips like a bird, yet the birds evolved from saurischian dinosaurs. True or False

A

True

35
Q

The majority of dinosaurs were large in size, predatory, and swift in movement. True or False

A

False

36
Q

The quadrupedal sauropods include herbivores such as Brachiosaurus and Argentinosaurus. True or false

A

True

37
Q

Herbivorous ornithischians include Stegosaurus, Triceratops, and the hadrosaurs. True or False

A

True

38
Q

Both reptiles and amphibians have a glandular skin and possess chromatophores. True or False

A

False

39
Q

Both reptiles and amphibians have some members that have a four-chambered heart. True or False

A

False

40
Q

In the amniotic egg, the ______ is a source of amino acids minerals and water for the embryo.

A

Albumin

41
Q

The muscular diaphragm is absent in reptiles, and therefore, they must enlarge the thoracic cavity or move internal organs to draw air into the lungs. True or False

A

True

42
Q

Of all reptiles, ______ have literally plodded on, unchanged, for the longest period of evolutionary time.

A

Turtles

43
Q

The ____ and the birds are the only living representatives of the archosaurian lineage that gave rise to the dinosaurs.

A

Crocodilia

44
Q

Which of the following is not true of the aminiotic egg of reptiles?
A) provides support for the growing embryo
B) permits reproduction in relatively dry environments
C) assists in exchange of O2 and CO2 with the environment
D) requires the slow development of small young

A

D) requires the slow development of small young

45
Q

The fossil of an adult theropod Oviraptor was found with a nest of eggs. Scientists now believe this dinosaur ____.

A

was probably nesting on its own eggs

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