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Vertebrates

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A vertebrate is any chordate with

a)

a notochord

b)

hollow nerve chord

c)

a backbone

d)

a tail that extends beyond the anus

2.

Nonvertebrate chordates include...

a)

tunicates and lancelets

b)

lampreys and lancelets

c)

tunicates and tuataras

d)

lampreys and lungfish

3.

Fishes use what structure(s) to obtain the oxygen they need

a)

skin

b)

lungs

c)

gills

d)

scales

4.

Fish have a ___ chambered heart with a ____ loop of circulation.

a)

2; single

b)

3; single

c)

2; double

d)

3; double

5.

The ___ is the organ that regulates buoyancy in bony fish.

a)

swim bladder

b)

kidney

c)

ventricle

d)

stomach

6.

Which of the following is true of amphibians?

a)

aquatic larvae that breathe with gills; terrestrial adults that breathe with lungs

b)

aquatic larvae that breathe with lungs; terrestrial adults that breathe with gills

c)

terrestrial larvae that breathe with gills; aquatic adults that breathe with lungs

d)

terrestrial larvae that breathe with lungs; aquatic adults that breathe with gills

7.

In a toad, all waste, urine, and the eggs or sperm leave the body through the ___.

a)

colon

b)

cloaca

c)

stomach

d)

gall bladder

8.

Amphibian eggs dry out easily on land because...

a)

they don't have an amnion

b)

They don't have a shell

c)

They are laid on land

d)

They are fertilized externally

9.

The tympanic membrane of a frog would be most useful for:

a)

enabling the frog to jump a far distance

b)

filtering waste from the frog's body

c)

protecting the eyes when the frog is under water

d)

listening to the mating calls of fellow frogs

10.

An example of an ectotherm would be a(n):

a)

salamander

b)

flamingo

c)

blue whale

d)

penguin

11.

Which of the following is NOT an example of an animal who is considered an amniote?

a)

bird

b)

mammal

c)

amphibian

d)

reptile

12.

What type of heart keeps oxygenated and deoxygenated blood completely separated?

a)

2 chambered

b)

3 chambered

c)

4 chambered

d)

Both 3 and 4 chambered hearts

e)

all 3 options keep it separate

13.

Mammals are characterized by....

a)

hair and developing embryos inside the mother

b)

developing embryos inside the mother and mammary glands

c)

4 chambered heart and hair

d)

hair and mammary glands

14.

Reptiles are characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

smooth moist skin

b)

lungs

c)

amniote eggs

d)

3 chambered heart

15.

All of the following are ways birds are adapted for flying EXCEPT:

a)

fused bones

b)

feathers

c)

strong chest muscles

d)

Ectothermic

16.

Order Xenarthra

a)

armadillo

b)

bat

c)

racoon

17.

Order Perissodactyla

a)

elephant

b)

zebra

c)

goat

18.

Order Sirenia

a)

whale

b)

sloth

c)

manatee

19.

Order Proboscidea

a)

hippo

b)

elephant

c)

moose

20.

Order Rodentia

a)

mole

b)

guinea pig

c)

rabbit

21.

Order Urochordata

a)

Tunicate

b)

Lungfish

c)

Lamprey

22.

Order Cephalochordata

a)

Lancelet

b)

Hagfish

c)

Tunicate

23.

Order Agnatha

a)

Shark

b)

Lamprey

c)

Trout

24.

Order Chondrichthyes

a)

Hagfish

b)

Sting Ray

c)

Dolphin

25.

Order Osteichthyes

a)

shark

b)

lamprey

c)

catfish

26.

Order Urodela

a)

salamander

b)

toad

c)

turtle

27.

Order Anura

a)

snake

b)

turtles

c)

frog

28.

Order Squamata

a)

Turtles

b)

Frog

c)

Snake

29.

Order Testudina

a)

Frogs

b)

Birds

c)

Turtles

30.

Order Monotreme

a)

echidna

b)

kangaroo

c)

shrew

31.

Order Marsupial

a)

duck billed platypus

b)

opossum

c)

squirrel

32.

Order Lagomorpha

a)

beaver

b)

hare

c)

mouse

33.

Order Artiodactyla

a)

Moose

b)

Horse

c)

Bat

34.

Order Cetacea

a)

Dugong

b)

Mole

c)

Whale

35.

Order Chiroptera

a)

Bat

b)

Dolphin

c)

Deer

36.

Order Insectivora

a)

mouse

b)

rabbit

c)

mole

37.

Old World Monkeys are from___, and ____ have a prehensile tail.

a)

Africa; do not

b)

Africa; do

c)

South America; do not

d)

South America; do

38.

The first Class of organisms to have a 4 chambered heart and be endothermic is ___.

a)

Amphibia

b)

Reptilia

c)

Aves

d)

Mammalia

39.

The first true tetrapods are the ___.

a)

Chondrichthyes

b)

Osterichthyes

c)

Amphibia

d)

Agnatha

40.

The majority of fish classified as osterichthyes fall into this category.

a)

lobe-finned

b)

ray-finned

c)

jawless

d)

cartilaginous