Zoology Test #2

Question 1

What purpose do pharyngeal pouches serve?

Answer 1

They help develop the embryo and in humans become part of the ear.

Question 2

What are some characteristics of the vertebrate skeleton?

Answer 2

A spinal chord and nerve core

Question 3

What phylum do lancelets belong to

Answer 3

Cephalocordata

Question 4

What are some characteristics of the class Chondrichthyes?

Answer 4

Cartilage fish, most are predators ex. Shark or stingray

Question 5

What structure obtains oxygen in the fish?

Answer 5

Gills

Question 6

What feature best distinguishes fish from amphibian?

Answer 6

Lungs

Question 7

What are characteristics of an Amphibians Circulatory system?

Answer 7

Double Loop, 3 Chambered Heart

Question 8

What are tympanic membranes?

Answer 8

Eardrums

Question 9

All reptiles produce by ______ fertilization and most are ____.

Answer 9

External; oviviparous

Question 10

What order do caimans and gavials belong to?

Answer 10

Crocodilia

Question 11

List the order of food in the digestive system of a bird

Answer 11

Crop, gizzards, cloaca

Question 12

What kind of temperature regulation happens in birds?

Answer 12

Endothermic

Question 13

What is the function of the contour feathers?

Answer 13

They cover the head and body and conserve heat

Question 14

What characteristic of the heart do we encounter in birds

Answer 14

A 4 chambered heart

Question 15

What kind of feet and beak would we see in a bird of prey?

Answer 15

Sharp and curved beak, and clawed feet

Question 16

What are characteristics of a mammal?

Answer 16

Hair, specialized teeth, endothermic, mammary glands

Question 17

What organ is used to nourish young mammals?

Answer 17

Mammary glands

Question 18

What are characteristics of a mammalian circulatory system?

Answer 18

Double loop, 4 chambered heart

Question 19

What features from the Order Proboscidea is unique?

Answer 19

A trunk

Question 20

What types of animals show a panting behavior?

Answer 20

Carnivora

Question 21

The simplest chordates that have cephalization as adults are

Answer 21

a cow

Question 22

What is the pathway of water through a fish?

Answer 22

Atrium, ventricle, gills, body, atrium

Question 23

What is imprinting?

Answer 23

Learning that is habitual

Question 24

Why might an animal enter dormancy?

Answer 24

To save energy

Question 25

What is courtship?

Answer 25

The raven finding blue sticks for a mate

Question 26

What occurred in the Devonian Period?

Answer 26

The Age of the Fishes

Question 27

What is Herpetology?

Answer 27

The study of reptiles and amphibians

Question 28

What is the lateral line used for?

Answer 28

To sense vibrations

Question 29

Which fin is responsible for forward movement in a fish?

Answer 29

Caudal fin

Question 30

What does ectothermic mean?

Answer 30

Heated from the outside

Question 31

What does the allantois store?

Answer 31

Waste

Question 32

What is ornithology?

Answer 32

The study of birds

Question 33

What organ do birds not have?

Answer 33

A bladder

Question 34

These teeth are used for biting in mammals.

Answer 34

Incisors

Question 35

What is echolocation?

Answer 35

Sensing with vibrations

Question 36

What group contains mammals that lay eggs?

Answer 36

Order Monotreme

Question 37

What is hair primarily used for?

Answer 37

To maintain heat

Question 38

What is ethology?

Answer 38

The study of animal behavior

Question 39

What type of learning did Pavlov’s dogs display?

Answer 39

Classical conditioning

Question 40

What is bipedal locomotion?

Answer 40

Walking with two legs

Question 41

What is preening?

Answer 41

Bathing