quiz final

Question 1

toxin effects the blood and organs.

Answer 1

Hemotoxin

Question 2

Bright, warning coloration is referred to as

Answer 2

aposematic coloration

Question 3

Snakes have external ear openings and lizards do not have ear openings

Answer 3

False

Question 4

This reptile can live to be 80 years old and has a slow maturation rate (10 years).

Answer 4

tuatara

Question 5

Toads use _____ to attract mates.

Answer 5

vocal cues

Question 6

Frogs have teeth.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

The ___ muscle of a bird raise the wing.

Answer 7

Supracoracoideus

Question 8

Dyck texture in birds allows them to have ____colored plumage (due to light refraction)

Answer 8

blue

Question 9

All birds have a good sense of smell.

Answer 9

false

Question 10

Which of the following would be an evolutionary trait that evolved in amphibians to help them survive on land?

Answer 10

development of lungs

Question 11

Which of the following vertebrates does NOT have a four chambered heart?

Answer 11

salamander

Question 12

Vultures often circle high in the air using ____ for passive soaring.

Answer 12

thermals

Question 13

Which of the following groups (the majority of the species) does not exhibit parental care?

Answer 13

amphibians

Question 14

The parietal eye in reptiles is used to detect

Answer 14

seasonal (day/night length) change

Question 15

Amniotes include all of the following except

Answer 15

frogs

Question 16

There are only three species of venomous lizards. Which of the following is NOT one.

Answer 16

chameleon

Question 17

the crocodilians have a secondary palate that allows them to breath while food/water in their mouths. What other group of animals has this?

Answer 17

amphibians

Question 18

The ____ of a birds digestive system is used for food storage

Answer 18

Crop

Question 19

This amphibian has hind limbs twice the length of its’ body and mostly smooth skin.

Answer 19

frogs

Question 20

the corresponding body temperature regulation term with the correct animal group.

Reptiles-non avian

Answer 20

Ectothermic

Question 21

the corresponding body temperature regulation term with the correct animal group.

Birds

Answer 21

Endothermic

Question 22

In birds, the ____ is used to produce sound.

Answer 22

syrinx

Question 23

Which of the following vertebrates does not have a cloaca?

Answer 23

Mammals

Question 24

When an anuran male jumps on the back of a female to reproduce, it is called

Answer 24

amplexus

Question 25

Birds molt their feathers

Answer 25

yes

Question 26

The bumps called, _______________, on a birds skin are where feathers emerge.

Answer 26

papillae

Question 27

The ___ is a reptile isolated near New Zealand (and surrounding islands).

Answer 27

tuatara

Question 28

The _____is the bone where flight muscles attach

Answer 28

keel

Question 29

This amphibian has a mucus coated tongue attached in the front of the mouth.

Answer 29

toad

Question 30

Animals in Order Anura are

Answer 30

frogs and toads

Question 31

All amniotes lay eggs on land

Answer 31

True

Question 32

As larvae (tadpoles) frogs use _____ to breath.

Answer 32

gills

Question 33

Which of the following vertebrates does not have teeth?

Answer 33

birds

Question 34

the top section of a tortoises shell is called the

Answer 34

carapace

Question 35

mammal body temperature regulating term with

Answer 35

endothemic

Question 36

Ectothermic body temperature regulating term with

Answer 36

ectothemic

Question 37

Non avian reptiles outermost (epidermis) layer is covered in

Answer 37

scales

Question 38

These vertebrates must stay moist throughout life in order to breath.

Answer 38

caecilians

Question 39

This amphibian has four limbs of equal length and uses chemical cues to attract mates.

Answer 39

salamanders

Question 40

Salamanders have a ___ chambered heart.

Answer 40

three

Question 41

Birds can use stars for migration navigation.

Answer 41

true

Question 42

Frogs can not see color.

Answer 42

true

Question 43

_______ feathers trap air for insulation.

Answer 43

Down

Question 44

The ____ in snakes is used to detect chemicals.

Answer 44

vomeronasal organ