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Vertabrates Review 2019

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is the worlds most aggressive fish.

a)

Piranah

b)

African tiger fish

2.

This is a cute species of shark.

a)

Carpet shark

b)

Wobbegone shark

c)

Cat shark

3.

The biggest anglerfish in this picture is a________.

a)

male

b)

female

4.

Fish use__________ to breathe.

a)

lungs

b)

gills

c)

fins

5.

Fish use _________ to move with.

a)

fins

b)

gills

6.

Fish are the only vertebrates with no ___________.

a)

eyes

b)

lungs

c)

limbs ending in digits.

7.

There are ____________ species of fish.

a)

388,000

b)

4,200

c)

33,000

8.

There are a few species of fish that can be found in ______________.

a)

volcanoes

b)

deserts and cave waterfalls.

9.

The largest species of fish is the ______________.

a)

great white shark.

b)

blue fin tuna.

c)

whale shark.

10.

This parasitic fish is the _________________.

a)

hagfish.

b)

candiru catfish.

c)

lamprey.

11.

What are the 2 uses of bird feathers?

a)

flight and warmth

b)

fighting and warmth

12.

What physical feature helps determine the diet of the bird?

a)

feet

b)

beak

13.

Why do birds eat more than reptiles or amphibians

a)

Birds have a higher metabolism

b)

Reptiles are lazy

14.

What single characteristic is specific to only Aves?

a)

claws

b)

feathers

15.

Which class of chordates produces a hard calcium shell to house their embryos?

a)

Amphibians

b)

Aves

16.

A birds nearly hollow bones help it to

a)

defend against predators

b)

to be light enough for flying

17.

Which class has organisms are endotherms?

a)

Amphibians

b)

Reptiles

c)

Aves

18.

feathers that give a bird its color and a smooth surface for flying

a)

contour

b)

down

19.

provides insulation for a bird

a)

down

b)

flight feathers

20.

What bird is this?

a)

Jackass penguin

b)

Macaroni penguin

c)

Fairy penguin

21.

What bird is this?

a)

Brown pelican

b)

kiwii

22.

There are about _______________ species of birds.

a)

9,000

b)

388,000

23.

Which of the following is a characteristic that all mammals share?

a)

they all have a pouch

b)

they give their young milk

24.

Which of the following is a structure that mammals share that enables them to feed their young?

a)

diphyodont

b)

mammary glands

25.

Which group of mammals give birth to immature young that continue to develop in the mother's pouch?

a)

monotremes

b)

marsupials

26.

The largest mammalian order is

a)

Chiroptera

b)

Rodents

27.

This lion skull shows the order Carnivora unique teeth :

a)

carnassial

b)

canines

28.

Is this salt water crocodile in the order Carnivora?

a)

Yes

b)

No

29.

The piranha is a member of the Carnivora order.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

This killer whale is in the order Carnivora.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

The pygmy hippo is a even toed ungulate just like deer and cows.

a)

true

b)

false

32.
Bony fish have around__________ species.
a)
4,200
b)
380,000
c)
26,000
d)
300
33.
What is the gas filled sac the controls buoyancy 
a)
bladder 
b)
swim bladder
c)
urinary bladder
d)
mesentry 
34.
is a flexible lightweight material made of cells surrounded by tough fibers of protein 
a)
bone
b)
muscle
c)
cartilage
d)
Intestine
35.
ANOTHER NAME FOR THE TAIL OF A FISH
a)
pectoral fin
b)
anal fin
c)
caudal fin
36.
Many aquatic vertebrates have a lateral line. The purpose is to 
a)
sense blood in the water
b)
detect pressure and vibrations
c)
keep it swimming in a straight line
37.
Claspers in sharks are used in the act of 
a)
mating
b)
swimming
c)
digestion
38.
What fin is showing on this shark?
a)
dorsal
b)
pectoral
c)
caudal
39.
What fin is most prized in shark fin soup?
a)
anal
b)
dorsal
c)
pectoral
40.
?
a)
Pygmy gar
b)
Needlefish
c)
Half beak
d)
White Cloud mountain minnow
41.
The flap of tissue covering a fish's gills:
a)
Operculum
b)
Caudal fin
c)
Dorsal fin
d)
Lateral line
42.
What are the electroreceptors in the head of sharks, skates, and rays capable of detecting week electrical signals produced by muscular activity in other creatures?
a)
Operculum
b)
Chondrichthyes
c)
Echolocation
d)
Ampullae of Lorenzini
43.
Most fish reproduce by
a)
budding
b)
external fertilization
c)
internal fertilization
d)
regeneration
44.

Amphibians live in water in the _________ part of their life stage.

a)

herpetology

b)

pupae

c)

larva

d)

amniotic

45.

___________ means both land and water.

a)

Icthyology

b)

Amphibious

c)

Larval

d)

Permeable

46.

The class Amphibia includes

a)

frogs, toads and salamanders

b)

frogs, toads and lizards.

c)

frogs and toads

d)

frogs, toads and snakes

47.

Amphibians are the only vertebrates to breathe through their skin which means their skin is ___________.

a)

scaled

b)

permeable

c)

armored

d)

covered in fur

48.

The term "ectothermic" means amphibians, fish and reptiles are all

a)

warm blooded.

b)

cold blooded.

c)

filled with ectoplasma.

49.

Salamanders, unlike lizards have

a)

scaled skin.

b)

all limbs the same size.

c)

lungs

d)

amniotic eggs.

50.

This term means amphibians are measurement of their ecosystems health :__________________________.

a)

ectothermic

b)

permeable

c)

fossorial

d)

indicator species.

51.

Amphibian eggs, like fish eggs are __________________.

a)

a)amniotic.

b)

b) simple and not much protective covering.

c)

c) laid in water or a very damp spot so as not to dry out

d)

both 'b' and 'c'

52.

Amphibians are the only vertebrate class to not have any __________.

a)

protective skin covering like scales, fur or hair.

b)

eyes.

c)

vertebrae

d)

bones

53.

The 'canary in a coal mine' saying reflects amphibians

a)

a) ability to live in caves.

b)

b) acting as an early warning system in a ecosystem.

c)

c) being first animals dying or sickening in a ecosystem endangered by toxins or pollution thus giving a cue to the danger.

d)

both 'b' and 'c'

54.

This is the worlds smallest turtle species!

a)

Spotted padloper tortosie

b)

Leatherback

c)

Galapagos tortosie

55.

This striking close up photo of marine biologist saving the worlds largest turtle species the_________________.

a)

Spotted padloper tortoise

b)

Leatherback sea turtle

c)

Ridleys sea turtle

56.

If you should see this ________________ running at you as you video, ya' shoulda ' run!!!

a)

tegu

b)

Komodo dragon

c)

Alberts chameleon

d)

water monitor

57.

This view of the dangerous __________________ can ruin your Australia vacation :(.

a)

Nile crocodile

b)

Saltwater crocodile

c)

American alligator

d)

Chinese alligator

58.

This is the longest snake species at 32 feet.

a)

Burmese python

b)

Rock python

c)

Reticulated python

d)

female green anaconda

59.

This is the heaviest snake species, can weigh up to 850 lbs!

a)

yellow anaconda

b)

reticulated python

c)

green anaconda, female

d)

boomslang

60.

You are a reptile if you have____________________.

a)

scales and ectothermic

b)

scales and endothermic

c)

permeable skin

d)

external egg fertilization

61.

Turtles were around at the same time as dinosaurs.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

This 5th type of reptile has only 2 species, found only in New Zealand and has a light sensing "third eye' on top of its head.

a)

green iguana

b)

tuatara

c)

tegu

d)

alligator lizard

63.

All lizards have _____________ and __________________.

a)

legs and ears

b)

ears and eyelids

c)

legs and no ears

d)

legs and prehensile tails

64.

This snake is obviously a _____________________.

a)

flying snake

b)

female green anaconda

c)

green tree python

65.

Do not do this since the __________________ can run faster than you!

a)

Komodo dragon

b)

tegu

c)

tuatara

d)

bearded dragon

66.
?
a)
Stella sea lion
b)
elephant seal
c)
leopard seal
d)
CA sea lion
67.
?
a)
harp seal
b)
ringed seal
c)
leopard seal
d)
pleasuar
68.
?
a)
leopard seal
b)
harp seal
c)
elephant seal
d)
hooded seal
69.
?
a)
sea lion
b)
spotted seal
c)
harp seal
d)
leopard seal
70.
?
a)
Sea lion
b)
ringed seal
c)
harp seal
d)
Wedell seal
71.
?
a)
sea otter
b)
river otter
c)
clawless otter
d)
giant otter
72.

?

a)

Harbor seal

b)

Harp seal

c)

Monk seal

d)

Ringed seal

73.

?

a)

walrus

b)

leopard seal

c)

Tusked sea lion

d)

Fresian

74.

What seal is this?

a)

sea lion

b)

leopard seal

c)

bAIKAL

75.

wHAT SEAL IS THIS?

a)

SEA LION

b)

bAIKAL SEAL

c)

ELEPHANT SEAL

d)

LEOPARD SEAL