L MC

  1. What is the Common name of a simple chordate that resembles a sessile jellyfish; AKA “tunicate”? sea squirt

2. What Camouflage technique takes advantage of the sun casting shadows on lower surfaces? countershading

3. What tissue arrangement increases the surface area of the short intestines of sharks? spiral valve

4. What is the order name of frogs and toads? Anura

5. Descriptive of organisms like some sharks that give “birth” to young after hatching eggs internally? Ovoviviparous

6. What Common posterior opening for the reproductive, excretory and digestive systems of some chordates? cloaca

7. What Semi-hard substance comprising the skeletal system of Chondrichthyes? cartilage

8. What Passageway for air interconnecting the inner ear and the oral cavity? Eustachian tube

9. What Process where lysosomal action contributes to the re-use of body parts such as a tadpole’s tail? autodigestion

10. What Type of scale that specializes becoming shark’ teeth? placiod

  • Which of the following describes the correct classification of hagfish and lampreys? Both are members of Class Agnatha

  • How does a shark decrease its depth (move towards the surface) in the ocean? Lashing its caudal fin

  • Which fish have larvae?Agnathans

  • The lateral line of a fish is a feature of its nervous system; sensitive to water pressure

  • The parasitic lifestyle of lamprey is evidenced by their? toothed sucker mouths.

  • What does olfaction allow a fish to detect? Chemicals in the water

  • Which of the following is TRUE of a swim bladder?. Contains gases for buoyancy

  • What is the usual sequence of fish fins (anterior to posterior)? pectoral – pelvic – anal – caudal

  • What is the function of an operculum? Prevent water from entering gills

  • What protects the delicate inner organs of an Osteichthyes? Ribs

  • How does a lungfish gets its oxygen? Swallowing air across its gills

  • How many of the following are TRUE of tadpole metamorphosis into adulthood?

Gills develop into lungs, Fat becomes stored in extensions from

the digestive system, The skin becomes vascularized (equipped with blood vessels), Exactly three

  • Which statement is the MOST ACCURATE regarding a diaphragm in a frog? Absent

  • Which line correctly identifies what passes through these openings in a frog’s mouth? Eustachian tube (air) Gullet( food) Glottis ( air)

  • Which line contains a correct set of features of a tadpole and a frog? Tadpole (gills) Frog ( lungs)

  • what Adaptation of birds and reptiles allowing them to reproduce without a dependency on water? amniotic egg

  • what Grinding organ in the digestive system of a bird? gizzard

  • what Internal wall of a structure separating it into parts; also present in earthworms? septum

  • what Order name in which the most primitive mammals are classified. These ones lay eggs? protheria

  • what Partially hard and partially soft structure separating the oral from the nasal passageway? palate

  • what Organisms that generate their own body heat from metabolic activities? endotherms

  • what Descriptive of organisms that walk on two feet? bipedal

  • what is the largest part of the brain; where thought processes occur? cerebrum

  • what Uterine tissue comprised of maternal and embryonic blood vessels? placenta

  • whatis the Common name of the rare lizard-like reptile native to New Zealand? tuatara

  • Which line in the following table correctly associates a reptile with its order name? Reptile (turtle) Order name (chelonia)

  • What is the location and function of a palate? Mouth separating air passageway from

food passageway

  • Which set of animals has a palate? rattlesnake, box turtle, wood pecker

  • How many membranes separate an embryo from the eggshell of an amniotic egg? Two

  • How many of the following are TRUE of a pear-shaped uterus? Allows for the development of large embryos and Allows for longer periods of gestation (fetal development) so, Exactly two

  • How many of the following attributes are ONLY TRUE for mammals? Hair, and Suckle their young so , Exactly three

  • Where are the functional mammary glands of kangaroos? In the pouches of the females

  • Which of the following BEST describes the function of a placenta? Provides a fetus with oxygen and nutrients

  • Of what is the horn of a rhinoceros composed? Hair

  • Identify the correct dentition pattern Artiodactyla – lack canine teeth

  • Which of the following animals is NOT a marsupial? Racoon

  • How many of the following are endotherms?

 Whale

 Penguin

 Platypus

 Kangaroo

All four