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WorksheetsVertebrates
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
A vertebrate is any chordate with
a notochord
hollow nerve chord
a backbone
a tail that extends beyond the anus
Nonvertebrate chordates include...
tunicates and lancelets
lampreys and lancelets
tunicates and tuataras
lampreys and lungfish
Fishes use what structure(s) to obtain the oxygen they need
skin
lungs
gills
scales
Fish have a ___ chambered heart with a ____ loop of circulation.
2; single
3; single
2; double
3; double
The ___ is the organ that regulates buoyancy in bony fish.
swim bladder
kidney
ventricle
stomach
Which of the following is true of amphibians?
aquatic larvae that breathe with gills; terrestrial adults that breathe with lungs
aquatic larvae that breathe with lungs; terrestrial adults that breathe with gills
terrestrial larvae that breathe with gills; aquatic adults that breathe with lungs
terrestrial larvae that breathe with lungs; aquatic adults that breathe with gills
In a toad, all waste, urine, and the eggs or sperm leave the body through the ___.
colon
cloaca
stomach
gall bladder
Amphibian eggs dry out easily on land because...
they don't have an amnion
They don't have a shell
They are laid on land
They are fertilized externally
The tympanic membrane of a frog would be most useful for:
enabling the frog to jump a far distance
filtering waste from the frog's body
protecting the eyes when the frog is under water
listening to the mating calls of fellow frogs
An example of an ectotherm would be a(n):
salamander
flamingo
blue whale
penguin
Which of the following is NOT an example of an animal who is considered an amniote?
bird
mammal
amphibian
reptile
What type of heart keeps oxygenated and deoxygenated blood completely separated?
2 chambered
3 chambered
4 chambered
Both 3 and 4 chambered hearts
all 3 options keep it separate
Mammals are characterized by....
hair and developing embryos inside the mother
developing embryos inside the mother and mammary glands
4 chambered heart and hair
hair and mammary glands
Reptiles are characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:
smooth moist skin
lungs
amniote eggs
3 chambered heart
All of the following are ways birds are adapted for flying EXCEPT:
fused bones
feathers
strong chest muscles
Ectothermic
Order Xenarthra
armadillo
bat
racoon
Order Perissodactyla
elephant
zebra
goat
Order Sirenia
whale
sloth
manatee
Order Proboscidea
hippo
elephant
moose
Order Rodentia
mole
guinea pig
rabbit
Order Urochordata
Tunicate
Lungfish
Lamprey
Order Cephalochordata
Lancelet
Hagfish
Tunicate
Order Agnatha
Shark
Lamprey
Trout
Order Chondrichthyes
Hagfish
Sting Ray
Dolphin
Order Osteichthyes
shark
lamprey
catfish
Order Urodela
salamander
toad
turtle
Order Anura
snake
turtles
frog
Order Squamata
Turtles
Frog
Snake
Order Testudina
Frogs
Birds
Turtles
Order Monotreme
echidna
kangaroo
shrew
Order Marsupial
duck billed platypus
opossum
squirrel
Order Lagomorpha
beaver
hare
mouse
Order Artiodactyla
Moose
Horse
Bat
Order Cetacea
Dugong
Mole
Whale
Order Chiroptera
Bat
Dolphin
Deer
Order Insectivora
mouse
rabbit
mole
Old World Monkeys are from___, and ____ have a prehensile tail.
Africa; do not
Africa; do
South America; do not
South America; do
The first Class of organisms to have a 4 chambered heart and be endothermic is ___.
Amphibia
Reptilia
Aves
Mammalia
The first true tetrapods are the ___.
Chondrichthyes
Osterichthyes
Amphibia
Agnatha
The majority of fish classified as osterichthyes fall into this category.
lobe-finned
ray-finned
jawless
cartilaginous
