zoology practice exam 3

To what phylum do all fish, amphibians and reptiles belong?

Chordata

Which reptile order contains all snakes and lizards?

Squamata

Which reptile order includes only one living species native to New Zealand?

Sphenodontia

How many temporal openings does a turtle’s skull have?

0

What is the common name of a squamate in suborder Amphisbaenia?

worm lizard

What families do these frogs belong to?

Hylidae 

What families do these frogs belong to?

Bufonidae

What families do these frogs belong to?

Ranidae

Sensory organs in the head of cartilaginous fishes that allow them to detect the electrical charges of their prey are called _______.

Ampullae of Lorenzini

Name 2 synapomorphies of order Squamata

-males have hemipenes

-kinetic skulls

A.The term “eft” refers to what newt life stage? (answer bank: larval, juvenile, or adult)

B.During this stage, is the animal aquatic or terrestrial?

A: juvenile

B: terrestrial

What type of skull did the most recent common ancestor of all living amniotes probably have?

anapsid

What amphibian order are caecilians in?

Gymnophiona