Class Amphibia

Question 1

Class Amphibia

“Amphi-“ meaning

Answer 1

Dual

Question 2

Class Amphibia

“-bia” meaning

Answer 2

Life

Question 3

Class Amphibia

Primary skeleton tissue?

Answer 3

Bone

Question 4

Class Amphibia

How many heart chambers?

Answer 4

3

Question 5

Class Amphibia

How do they control their body temperature?

Answer 5

Ectothermic

Question 6

Class Amphibia

What is basking?

Answer 6

Raises body temperature up to 10 degrees Farenheit from ambient temp for sitting in the sun.

Question 7

Class Amphibia

Do they have dermal structures?

Answer 7

No

Question 8

Class Amphibia

Internal or external fertilization?

Answer 8

Both
Oviparous
Ovoviviparous

Question 9

Class Amphibia

Respiratory structures?

Answer 9

Gills, lungs, skin

Question 10

Class Amphibia
Order Gymnophiona

“Gymno-“ meaning

Answer 10

Naked

Question 11

Class Amphibia
Order Gymnophiona
“-phi- meaning

Answer 11

Snake

Question 12

Class Amphibia
Order Gymnophiona
Common name?

Answer 12

Caecilians

Question 13

Class Amphibia
Order Gymnophiona
Do they have limbs?

Answer 13

No

Question 14

Class Amphibia
Order Gymnophiona
Vision type?

Answer 14

Nearly blind

Question 15

Class Amphibia
Order Gymnophiona
Do they have a tympanum?

Answer 15

No

Question 16

Class Amphibia
Order Gymnophiona
Characteristics are adapted for ___ living.

Answer 16

Fossorial

underground

Question 17

Class Amphibia
Order Gymnophiona
Fertilization type?

Answer 17

Internal fertilization

Question 18

Class Amphibia
Order Anura
“An-“ meaning

Answer 18

No

Question 19

Class Amphibia
Order Anura
“-ura” meaning

Answer 19

Tail

Question 20

Class Amphibia
Order Anura
Common name

Answer 20

Frogs

Toads

Question 21

Class Amphibia
Order Anura
Larvae characteristics:

Answer 21

Gills
Operculum
Lateral line
Finss

Question 22

Class Amphibia
Order Anura
Adult characteristics:

Answer 22

Lungs

Legs

Question 23

Class Amphibia
Order Anura
Fertilization type?

Answer 23

External

Question 24

Class Amphibia
Order Caudata
Common name?

Answer 24

Salamanders

Newts

Question 25

Class Amphibia
Order Caudata
“Caud-“ meaning

Answer 25

tail

Question 26

Class Amphibia
Order Caudata
“-ata” meaning

Answer 26

-ed

Question 27

Class Amphibia
Order Caudata
Aquatic larvae characteristics:

Answer 27

External gills

Laterally compressed tails (fin-like)

Question 28

Class Amphibia
Order Caudata
Fertilization type?

Answer 28

Internal

Question 29

Class Amphibia
Order Caudata
Spermatophore

Answer 29

Water-resistant packet of sperm

Question 30

Class Amphibia

Skeleton provides

Answer 30

Support and leverage (legs)

1st vertebrates on land

Question 31

Class Amphibia

When do they have lateral lines?

Answer 31

Larval form

Question 32

Class Amphibia

Internal/external nares function?

Answer 32

Pathway for air into the mouth

Question 33

Class Amphibia

Mouth is the ___

Answer 33

Chemoreceptor

Question 34

Class Amphibia

Vision in general?

Answer 34

Good vision
Hunt by sight

Except Gymnophiona

Question 35

Class Amphibia

External tympanum

Answer 35

Sensitive to airborne sounds

Question 36

Class Amphibia

Mandible / Front legs sensitivity?

Answer 36

Low frequency vibrations that vibrate what they are one

Question 37

Class Amphibia

Sound is important for

Answer 37

Attracting mates
Territoriality
Alarm / warning
Release

Communication!

Question 38

Class Amphibia

Excretory structure

Answer 38

Kidneys

Question 39

Class Amphibia

Excretion- Ammonia waste production

Answer 39

Live near water

Question 40

Class Amphibia

Excretion- Urea waste production

Answer 40

Far from water

Question 41

Class Amphibia

Water retention type?

Answer 41

Behavioral

Question 42

Class Amphibia
Water retention
When are they active?

Answer 42

At night
Cool day
Rain

Question 43

Class Amphibia

Aestivation

Answer 43

Sleep during hot, waterless times

Wake up when ground shakes (desert)