Chapter 35 Review Part 2

Vertebrate Review Continued

Adaptations?

Buccal pumping?


Why don they have colorful skin?

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​Amphibians

​Amniotes

What are they?

What is the significance behind the emergence of the shelled egg?

Define desiccation

What is thoracic breathing?

What are water-conserving kidneys?

What kinds of animals fall into this category?

What is a kinetic skull?

Why haven't turtles evolved much?

Important features for flight?

Endothermic?

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​Reptiles

When did they first appear?

What are specialized teeth?

Mammary glands?

Why do they have a bigger skull?

Significance of their ears?

What are horns/antlers made of? Purpose?

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Mammals

Let's practice!!

Multiple Choice

Which answer best describes the habitat of amphibians?

• Terrestrial

• Semiterrestrial

• Marine

• None of these are correct

Multiple Choice

Amphibians utilize which method of breathing?

• Buccal pumping

• Thoracic breathing

Open Ended

Describe buccal pumping

Open Ended

Why do so many amphibians have colorful skin?

Open Ended

Why was the shelled egg such a critical innovation for land animals? What does the egg protect against?

Multiple Choice

Amniotes utilize which method of breathing?

• Buccal pumping

• Thoracic breathing

Open Ended

Describe thoracic breathing

Open Ended

What are water-conserving kidneys?

Multiple Choice

All of the following are considered reptiles except

• Apoda (frogs/toads)

• Squamata (lizards/snakes)

• Crocodilia (crocodiles/alligators)

• Aves (birds)

• Testudines (turtles)

Multiple Choice

Which of the following reptiles has a kinetic skull

• All of them

• Squamata (lizards/snakes)

• Crocodilia (crocodiles/alligators)

• Aves (birds)

• Testudines (turtles)

Open Ended

Why haven't turtles and crocodila evolved much overtime?

Multiple Choice

Which choice lists the important features for flight in birds

• Feathers, air sacs, lightweight skeleton, increase in organ size

• Feathers, water sacs, lightweight skeleton, reduction of organs

• Feathers, air sacs, lightweight skeleton, reduction of organs

• Feathers, lightweight skeleton, reduction of organs

• None

Open Ended

How would you describe mammals?

Multiple Choice

When did mammals first appear evolutionarily?

• 225 mya

• 325 mya

• 425 mya

• 525 mya

Open Ended

List some key features of mammals

Open Ended

Why are mammal skulls enlarged?

Multiple Choice

Tue or false: Antlers/horns are made of bone and keratin

• True

• False