Test 8

Question 1

This term refers to an iguanid’s throat fan

Answer 1

Dewlap

Question 2

This is the term refers to the largest group of snakes

Answer 2

Colubrids

Question 3

The toothlike scales found on sharks is called

Answer 3

Denticles

Question 4

The term for the process whereby a mother caecilians grows a new layer of fate every three days to feed her young.

Answer 4

Dermatophagy

Question 5

Frogs and toads are placed into this group

Answer 5

Anurans

Question 6

The turtle’s upper shell that covers its back is called

Answer 6

Carapace

Question 7

The chimaera family consists of:

Answer 7

1. Plow-nosed chimaera
2. long-nosed chimaera
3. Short-nosed chimaera

Question 8

The breathing openings that sharks and rays have behind their eyes.

Answer 8

Spiracles

Question 9

The three main categories of salamanders are based on this characteristic

Answer 9

Reproduction

Question 10

True rays, electric rays, skates,and sawfish are classified in this group

Answer 10

Batoids

Question 11

A _______________ is a scientist who studies fish

Answer 11

Ichthyologist

Question 12

A ______________ is a “square” on a turtle’s shell

Answer 12

Scute

Question 13

When a snake follows an S-shaped path by exerting force against surface irregularities it is called

Answer 13

Lateral undulation

Question 14

This group contains amphibians with Lon bodies and no limbs

Answer 14

Caecilians

Question 15

The protective layer that surrounds the nutrient-filled egg of a reptile

Answer 15

Amnion

Question 16

This organism has slime glands that help create a slippery coating around it

Answer 16

Hagfish

Question 17

This lizard like reptile has a parietal eye

Answer 17

Tuatara

Question 18

This organ is used by snakes to detect scent molecules

Answer 18

Jacobson’s

Question 19

A gecko has a transparent eye cover that is called

Answer 19

Spectacle

Question 20

A reptile has a color-containing cell that control’s its ability to change color

Answer 20

Chromatophores

Question 21

Snakes use this organ to detect temperature

Answer 21

Pit

Question 22

This type of venom attacks the circulatory system

Answer 22

Hemotoxic (venom)

Question 23

This is the largest living lizard

Answer 23

Komodo dragon

Question 24

This group of venomous snakes has small, immovable fangs

Answer 24

Elapids

Question 25

The longest living animal is

Answer 25

The tortoise

Question 26

The largest known fish is

Answer 26

The whale shark

Question 27

This group of crocodilians have narrow snouts and a fourth lower tooth that shows when the jaw is closed

Answer 27

Crocodiles

Question 28

This term refers to a medicine used to counteract venom

Answer 28

Antivenin

Question 29

The shark that has eyes on large wings on either side of its head is called

Answer 29

Hammerhead (shark)

Question 30

If an animal uses external means to regulate its body temperature, it is considered

Answer 30

Cold-blooded

Question 31

The process by which amphibians change from aquatic larvae to terrestrial adults is called

Answer 31

Metamorphosis

Question 32

The world’s smallest snakes are called

Answer 32

Blind snakes

Question 33

Larvae of frogs and toads are called

Answer 33

Tadpoles

Question 34

Herpetologists study two things:

Answer 34

1. Reptiles | 2. Amphibians

Question 35

Animals that have four legs are known as

Answer 35

Tetrapods

Question 36

When a snake supports its body at several points while moving the rest in the direction of motion (on sand) it is called

Answer 36

Sidewinding movement

Question 37

Fish eggs are called

Answer 37

Roe

Question 38

Hard, movable plate covering a fish’s gills is called

Answer 38

Operculum

Question 39

A fin made of a single bone surrounded by muscle

Answer 39

Lobed

Question 40

This allows fish to stay suspended in water

Answer 40

Swim bladder

Question 41

The protective case that sharks lay their eggs in is called

Answer 41

Mermaid’s purse

Question 42

The w-shaped band of skeletal muscle

Answer 42

Myomere

Question 43

The fin located on the side of a fish and behind its gills

Answer 43

Pectoral

Question 44

The prominent fin on top of a fish

Answer 44

Dorsal

Question 45

A fish’s tail fin

Answer 45

Caudal

Question 46

A sawfish’s long and unusual nose

Answer 46

Rostrum

Question 47

What happens during the frog’s metamorphosis

Answer 47

It’s hind legs begin to develop. The front legs form after the hind legs. During leg growth, the tail begins to shrink The digestive system begins to shrink. The tadpole develops lungs.

Question 48

During the frog’s metamorphosis, once the tail is completely absorbed, the tadpole =now called a froglet

Answer 48

Is capable of leaving the water.