Vertebrate Zoology Practice Exam Questions 3

The appearance of a harmless palatable species that is similar to a distasteful/toxic species is referred to as

Batesian mimicry

Salamander courtship often involves ___ signals while anuran courtship involves ___ signals

Chemical; vocal

What membrane is responsible for storing metabolic wastes?

Allantois

What type of skull has a single additional hole in the temporal region (behind the orbit)?

Synapsid

Lightweight bone made of bony struts between marrow-filled spaces is found in

Only in amniotes

What is not a synapomorphy (derived trait) of the amniotes?

Scales and nails derived from the dermis of the skin

What are synapomorphies (derived trait) of the amniotes?

An egg with multiple membranes derived from the embryo

Costal ventilation of the lungs

A modified 2nd neck vertebra (axis)

What is not considered an archosaur

Tuatars

The wings of pterosaurs are formed by

Skin stretched from an elongated finger

The Ornithischian dinosaurs include all the of following

Duckbills, armored dinosaurs, stegosaurs, horned dinosaurs

The Ornithischian dinosaurs do not include

Sauropods

Members of the Order Rhynchocephalia commonly known as

Tuataras

The majority of lizards species have what kind of diet

Insectivorous

Amphisbaenians are

specializes burrowing lizards

Hollow venom fangs that are fixed on the front of the maxilla are referred to as

Proteroglyphus

Non-venomous snakes without fangs are referred to as

Aglyphous

Snakes with fangs that are located near the rear of the mouth at the posterior end of the maxilla are referred to as

Opisthoglyphus

Venomous snakes with very long fangs located on a very short maxilla that can swivel to fold the fangs back or erect when striking are referred to as

Solenoglyphus

In crocodylians, long, narrow snouts are associated with a diet of

Fish

What is not an adaptation of some amniotes for a more active lifestyle

Flex rib cage only in order to ventilate lungs

What are some adaptations of a more active lifestyle in amniotes

4-chambered heart
Endothermic metabolism
Increased lung surface area
Increased excretory effienciecy

Some ectotherms may regulate body temperatures above their normal activity range in order to

Improve digestion
Incubate eggs
Combat a bacterial infection

The amount of energy used by an endothermic animal at rest is known as its

Basal metabolic rate

Out of the organisms listed, which would have the highest metabolic rate per unit of body mass?
A large (100 kg) endotherm, a large (100 kg) ectotherm, a small (10 g) endotherm, or a small (10 kg) ectotherm

A small (10 g) endotherm

True/False: Because they have moist skin, amphibians are unable to live in desert environments

False

True/False: In turtles, warmer incubation temperatures typically produce males

False

True/False: as organisms increase in size, the surface area increases more rapidly than the volume

False