Vertebrates Final Review - Study Guide with Images

VERTEBRATE

FINAL

REVIEW

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CHORDATES

CHORDATES

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FISH

FISH

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AMPHIBIANS

AMPHIBIANS

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REPTILES

REPTILES

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BIRDS

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MAMMALS

MAMMALS

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Chordates

Fish

Amphibians

Reptiles

Birds

Mammals

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Ammonia is excreted by all of

the following EXCEPT

a) 

a) 

larval amphibians.

b) 

b) 

tunicates

c) 

c) 

most reptiles.

d) 

d) 

most fishes.

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c) 

c) 

most reptiles

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What is the general rule regarding

respiratory organs in chordates?

a) 

a) 

Aquatic chordates use lungs, and land

vertebrates use gills.

b) 

b) 

Aquatic chordates use lungs and gills,

and land vertebrates use gills.

c) 

c) 

Aquatic chordates use gills, and land

vertebrates use lungs.

d) 

d) 

Aquatic chordates use gills, and land

vertebrates use lungs and gills.

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c) 

c) 

Aquatic chordates use gills, and land

vertebrates use lungs.

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Bipedal locomotion consists of

a) 

a) 

swinging from branch to

branch.

b) 

b) 

using the tail to grasp branches

during walking.

c) 

c) 

moving the big toe against the

other digits.

d) 

d) 

walking on two feet.

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d) walking on two feet.

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In chordates, the long

supporting rod that runs

through the body is called the

a) 

a) 

nerve cord.

b) 

b) 

notochord.

c) 

c) 

pharyngeal pouch.

d) 

d) 

tail

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b) 

b) 

notochord

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All chordates have:

All chordates have:

a) a bony skeleton

a) a bony skeleton

b) pharyngeal pouches

b) pharyngeal pouches

c) a backbone

c) a backbone

d) fin girdles or limb

d) fin girdles or limb

girdles

girdles

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b) pharyngeal pouches

b) pharyngeal pouches

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Sharks have all of the following except:

Sharks have all of the following except:

a) placoid scales

a) placoid scales

b) internal fertilization

b) internal fertilization

c) a swim bladder

c) a swim bladder

d) a cartilaginous skeleton

d) a cartilaginous skeleton

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c) a swim bladder

c) a swim bladder

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The amount of urine a fish

The amount of urine a fish

produces depends primarily

produces depends primarily

upon:

upon:

A) time of year

A) time of year

B) size of the fish

B) size of the fish

c) environment in which

c) environment in which

the fish lives

the fish lives

d) diet of the fish

d) diet of the fish

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c) environment in

c) environment in

which the fish

which the fish

lives

lives

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The structure

The structure

shown is a:

shown is a:

A) lung

A) lung

b) lateral line

b) lateral line

c) gill

c) gill

d) ventricle

d) ventricle

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c) gill

c) gill

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Which arrow indicates

Which arrow indicates

the flow of water?

the flow of water?

a) arrow A

a) arrow A

b) Arrow B

b) Arrow B

c) Arrow C

c) Arrow C

d) none of the arrows

d) none of the arrows

show direction of

show direction of

water flow

water flow

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c) Arrow C

c) Arrow C

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The heart of a fish has:

The heart of a fish has:

a) one atrium and one ventricle

a) one atrium and one ventricle

b) one atrium and two ventricles

b) one atrium and two ventricles

c) two atria and one ventricle

c) two atria and one ventricle

d) two atria and two ventricles

d) two atria and two ventricles

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a) one atrium and one ventricle

a) one atrium and one ventricle

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Amphibians without tail are

Amphibians without tail are

classified in the order:

classified in the order:

a) Agnatha

a) Agnatha

b) Anura

b) Anura

c) salamanders

c) salamanders

d) newts

d) newts

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b) Anura

b) Anura

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Adult frogs and toads

Adult frogs and toads

are:

are:

a) herbivores

a) herbivores

b) omnivores

b) omnivores

c) parasites

c) parasites

d) carnivores

d) carnivores

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d) carnivores

d) carnivores

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Amphibians that have

Amphibians that have

slender bodies and no limbs

slender bodies and no limbs

are classified as:

are classified as:

a) anurans

a) anurans

b) caecilians

b) caecilians

c) salamanders

c) salamanders

d) newts

d) newts

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b) caecilians

b) caecilians

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List three ways that anurans can

List three ways that anurans can

acquire oxygen

acquire oxygen

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Lungs, skin, inside

Lungs, skin, inside

surface of mouth

surface of mouth

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How many chambers does a frog

How many chambers does a frog

heart have?

heart have?

a) 1

a) 1

b) 2

b) 2

c) 3

c) 3

d) 4

d) 4

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c) 3

c) 3

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The skin of a reptile is:

The skin of a reptile is:

a) moist and watertight

a) moist and watertight

b) moist and thin

b) moist and thin

c) dry and nearly

c) dry and nearly

watertight

watertight

d) dry and permeable to

d) dry and permeable to

water

water

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c) dry and nearly

c) dry and nearly

watertight

watertight

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The geographical range of

The geographical range of

reptiles is limited by:

reptiles is limited by:

a) length of day

a) length of day

b) moisture

b) moisture

c) temperature

c) temperature

d) topograpphy

d) topograpphy

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c) temperature

c) temperature

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Which reptile would be most

Which reptile would be most

likely to excrete nitrogenous

likely to excrete nitrogenous

wastes in the form of uric

wastes in the form of uric

acid?

acid?

a) an aquatic turtle

a) an aquatic turtle

b) a desert tortoise

b) a desert tortoise

c) a crocodile

c) a crocodile

d) an alligator

d) an alligator

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b) a desert tortoise

b) a desert tortoise

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The tuatara is native to:

The tuatara is native to:

a) North and South

a) North and South

America

America

b) Africa

b) Africa

c) New Zealand

c) New Zealand

d) Every continent except

d) Every continent except

Antarctica

Antarctica

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c) New Zealand

c) New Zealand

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The heat-sensing organ

The heat-sensing organ

between each eye and nostril

between each eye and nostril

of a rattlesnake are the:

of a rattlesnake are the:

a) tracheal organs

a) tracheal organs

b) Jacobsen’s organs

b) Jacobsen’s organs

c) thermal organs

c) thermal organs

d) pit organs

d) pit organs

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d) pit organs

d) pit organs

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A bird’s crop:

A bird’s crop:

a) temporarily stores food

a) temporarily stores food

b) is the first chamber of its

b) is the first chamber of its

stomach

stomach

c) is critical for flight

c) is critical for flight

d) grinds and crushes food

d) grinds and crushes food

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a) temporarily stores food

a) temporarily stores food

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Talons would most likely be

Talons would most likely be

found among birds that:

found among birds that:

a) eat seeds

a) eat seeds

b) grasp their prey

b) grasp their prey

c) live in water

c) live in water

d) drink the nectar of flowers

d) drink the nectar of flowers

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b) grasp their prey

b) grasp their prey

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The bones of birds are:

The bones of birds are:

a) composed primarily of

a) composed primarily of

keratin

keratin

b) solid

b) solid

c) made of cartilage

c) made of cartilage

d) thin and hollow

d) thin and hollow

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d) thin and hollow

d) thin and hollow

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Birds retain many reptilian

Birds retain many reptilian

features including:

features including:

a) teeth

a) teeth

b) a long, bony tail

b) a long, bony tail

c) scales on their feet and legs

c) scales on their feet and legs

d) none of the above

d) none of the above

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c) scales on their feet and legs

c) scales on their feet and legs

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In birds, the power of

In birds, the power of

flight comes from:

flight comes from:

a) wing muscles

a) wing muscles

b) breast muscles

b) breast muscles

c) shoulder muscles

c) shoulder muscles

d) back muscles

d) back muscles

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b) breast muscles

b) breast muscles

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Which of the following

Which of the following

mammals are proboscidean?

mammals are proboscidean?

a) shrew

a) shrew

b) rabbit

b) rabbit

c) bat

c) bat

d) elephant

d) elephant

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d) elephant

d) elephant

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Mammals that have baleen feed

Mammals that have baleen feed

on:

on:

a) insects

a) insects

b) nectar

b) nectar

c) plankton

c) plankton

d) fruit

d) fruit

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c) plankton

c) plankton

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The sheet of muscle at the

The sheet of muscle at the

bottom of the rib cage of

bottom of the rib cage of

mammals is called:

mammals is called:

a) secondary palate

a) secondary palate

b) metabolic sheet

b) metabolic sheet

c) diaphragm

c) diaphragm

d) placenta

d) placenta

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c) diaphragm

c) diaphragm

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Mammals that lay eggs are:

Mammals that lay eggs are:

a) placental mammals

a) placental mammals

b) pouched mammals

b) pouched mammals

c) monotremes

c) monotremes

d) marsupials

d) marsupials

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c) monotremes

c) monotremes

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During the winter, grizzly

During the winter, grizzly

bears:

bears:

a) sleep in underground dens

a) sleep in underground dens

b) have a slower metabolism

b) have a slower metabolism

c) obtain energy from stored

c) obtain energy from stored

fat

fat

d) all of the above

d) all of the above

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d) all of the above

d) all of the above

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Make your wager

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Name three characteristics unique

to mammals

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Hair, mammary glands, sweat

glands, placenta, diphyodont

teeth, three ear bones, diapragm

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