Lesson 6b: Amphibians

Question 1

Fishes that is the sister group to tetrapods.

Answer 1

Lobe - finned fishes

Question 2

The __________and the ear are redesigned to
improve sensitivity to airborne sound.

Answer 2

Olfactory ephithelium

Question 3

Other name of Order Gymnophiona.

Answer 3

Apoda

Question 4

Most salamanders fertilize eggs internally. The
female picks up a __________that has been
deposited on a leaf or stick.

Answer 4

Spermatophore

Question 5

The preservation of pre-adult features into
adulthood.

Answer 5

Paedomorphosis

Question 6

2 Types of respiration for amphibians.

Answer 6

Cutaneous breathing, Buccal breathing,
Lungs

Question 6

Decline of some amphibians may be caused by
other amphibians such as.

Answer 6

Bufo marinus

Question 7

A reproductive behavior of anuran.

Answer 7

Amplexus

Question 8

Part of brain that interprets the sense of smell.

Answer 8

Forebrain or telencephalon

Question 9

Recent fossils finds show ____________ with terapod legs to be otherwise fully aquatic; this suggests that legs completely developed while the animal remained a fully underwater animal

Answer 9

Acanthostega

Question 10

They live in the tropical forests in South America, Africa and Southeast Asia

Answer 10

Caecilians: Order Gymnophiona (Apoda)

Question 11

Order of Salamanders

Answer 11

Order Caudata (Urodela)

Question 12

Order of Frogs and Toads

Answer 12

Order Anura

Question 13

_________ keeps anurans from inhabiting polar and subarctic habitats.

Answer 13

Ectothermy

Question 14

3 Families of Order Anuran

Answer 14

Family Ranidae (Frogs)
Family Hylidae (Tree Frogs)
Family Bufonidae (Toads)

Question 15

What type of integumentary glands that secrete protective waterproofing?

Answer 15

Mucous Glands

Question 15

2 Types of Integumentary Glands?

Answer 15

Mucous Glands
Serous Glands

Question 16

Specialized pigment cells, ___________, produce skin color in frogs.

Answer 16

Chromatophores

Question 16

What type of integumentary glands that produce a whitish, watery poison

Answer 16

Serous Glands

Question 17

The middle layer is composed of _________ with a silvery light-reflecting pigment that acts like a mirror.

Answer 17

Iridophores

Question 18

Deeper are _________ containing black or brown melanin.

Answer 18

melanophores

Question 19

The green hue is an interaction of _________ containing yellow and underlying iridophores.

Answer 19

xanthophores

Question 20

The posterior limbs of anurans have three main joints, these are ______, ______, and _______

Answer 20

hip
knee
ankle

Question 21

Represents the transitional stage of vertebrates.

Answer 21

Amphibians

Question 22

Tetrapods radiated into the _______ and _________\

Answer 22

swampy moss and fern landscapes

Question 23

Some newt populations skip the terrestrial _______\ stage and remain entirely aquatic

Answer 23

red-eft

Question 24

The limb musculature is in two groups: an __________, that pulls the limb forward and the _________ that draws the limd backward and away from the body.

Answer 24

Anterior Ventral Group
Posterior Dorsal Group

Question 25

_____________ of the body surface, such as ________, are used for aquatic respiration.

Answer 25

Evaginations, gills

Question 26

__________ such as _______ and ______ are used for air breathing

Answer 26

Invagination

trachea and lungs

Question 27

Blood separation is aided by the _________, which divides the systematic and pulmonary flows in the ____________

Answer 27

spiral valve
conus arteriosus

Question 28

Interprets the sense of smell

Answer 28

Forebrain or telencephalon

Question 29

Perceives vision

Answer 29

Midbrain or mesencephalon

Question 30

Perceives hearing and balance

Answer 30

Hindbrain or rhombencephalon

Question 31

The enlarged anterior end of the spinal cord through which sensory neurons pass.

Answer 31

medulla

Question 32

If the animal is Ectothermic, it means that they feed and grow during ______ season.

Answer 32

warm

Question 33

The tadpole head has a _________ jaws for _________ and a ______________ disc for _________ to objects

Answer 33

horny, feeding
ventral adhesive, clinging

Question 34

On the right side of a tadpole, the ________ fuses with the body wall.

On the left side, a ________ remains

Answer 34

operculum
spiracle