Deuterostome Animals II

Amphibians are the most dependent on an aquatic environment for

• reproduction

• feeding

• sleeping

• respiration

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Which of the following vertebrate groups belong to the reptile clade?

• birds

• turtles

• snakes

• all of these

Which of the following are the only extant animals that descended directly from dinosaurs?

• lizards

• crocodiles

• birds

• snakes

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Mammals are the only vertebrates that have

• wings

• mammary glands

• endothermy

• a backbone

Monotremes are unique from other mammals in that they

• produce a placenta to sustain developing young

• produce milk for their young

• carry young in a pouch that contains mammary glands

• lay eggs

Humans are most closely related to the

• chimpanzee

• orangutan

• gorilla

• lemur

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The evolutionary trend of bipedalism refers to

• ability of only humans to ride a bicycle

• use of feet as well as hands for grasping

• the human ability to habitually walk on two feet

• use of two hands to swing through trees

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Ray-finned fishes remain buoyant in water because of this adaptation:

• swim bladder

• oily liver

• operculum

• paired fins

Which of these are amniotes?

• reptiles

• amphibians

• lancelets

• fishes

Marsupials are unique from other mammals in that they

• produce a placenta to sustain developing young

• produce milk for their young

• carry young in a pouch that contains mammary glands

• lay eggs