Final Exam 4

Question 1

Possess a brain case composed of ectodermal bone (subphylum)

Answer 1

Craniata

Question 2

can synthesize cellulose (subphylum)

Answer 2

Urochordata

Question 3

non-craniates; filter-feeders; circulatory pattern resembles that of fishes

Answer 3

Cephalochordates

Question 4

fishes with cartilaginous skeletons; sharks, rays and skates

Answer 4

Chrondricthyes

Question 5

Lizards (suborder)

Answer 5

Sauria

Question 6

Salamanders

Answer 6

Urodela

Question 7

Mammals that lay shelled eggs; monotremes

Answer 7

Prototheria

Question 8

Clade that includes bony fishes (Actinoptergii and Sarcoptergii); swimblader

Answer 8

Osteichthyes

Question 9

Primary clade of fishes within the Actinopterygii; very diverse

Answer 9

Teleosts

Question 10

tetrapods that lay eggs with jelly-coats; utilize skin as respiratory organ (class)

Answer 10

Amphibia

Question 11

turtles or tortoises

Answer 11

Testudines

Question 12

placental and marsupial mammals (subclass)

Answer 12

Theria

Question 13

Hair and sweat glands are only found in this class

Answer 13

Mammalia

Question 14

A notochord is

Answer 14

a series of cells with large vacuoles that are arranged in a tube-like sheath that extends the length of the body of chordates

Question 15

This folds inward to form the dorsal, hollow nerve cord

Answer 15

neural plate

Question 16

Which species releases slime when disturbed

Answer 16

Hagfish

Question 17

The larva of the freshwater lamprey, the closely resembles the amphioxus lancelet in the

Answer 17

Ammocoete

Question 18

Most terrestrial salamanders fertilize eggs by

Answer 18

internal fertilization; females pick up spermatophores deposited by males

Question 19

reptiles are able to survive in dry areas very well in part because they

Answer 19

excrete nitrogenous waste as crystalline uric acid

Question 20

The spiral valve

Answer 20

partially separates deoxygenated and oxygenated blood flow in amphibian hearts

Question 21

name 3 characteristics of birds

Answer 21

contain B-keratin; four chambered hearts; feathers

Question 22

How many fenestra do reptiles have

Answer 22

2, diapsid (3 total)

Question 23

How many fenestra do mammals have

Answer 23

1, synapsid ( 2 total)

Question 24

A female bird is ____ and possess ____ sex chromosomes

Answer 24

heterogametic; ZW

Question 25

The turbinate bones

Answer 25

reduce evaporative water loss in mammals

Question 26

Frogs breathe using

Answer 26

positive pressure breathing where air is forced into the ballon like lungs

Question 27

where would you locate the supracaracoideus and pectoralis muscle of a bird

Answer 27

in the breast

Question 28

Mammalian teeth are replaced once in life. the term that describes this pattern is

Answer 28

Diphyodont

Question 29

What are the extraembryonic membranes of a reptilian, amniotic egg

Answer 29

amnion: cushions embryo; allantois: waste storage; chorion: gas exchange; yolk sac: energy storage

Question 30

Placental mammals typically have _____ gestation periods and ____ lactation periods than similarly-sized marsupials

Answer 30

longer; shorter

Question 31

since a turtle’s shell essentially immobilizes ribs, how does the turtle ventilate its lungs with air

Answer 31

the turtle moves its limbs to change lung volume

Question 32

to distinguish a limbless lizard from a real snake, you could look for

Answer 32

ear openings on the lizard, missing in snakes

Question 33

in order to fly, birds must have the following adaptations

Answer 33

pneumatized bones; efficient respiratory system; feathers ; low center of gravity

Question 34

(True or False) Cats and dogs menstruate

Answer 34

False