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Phylum vertebrata

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many chambers does a fish heart have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

2.

No jaw, no scales, no fins, gills present, cartilage endoskeleton =

a)

Class Agnatha

b)

Class Amphibia

c)

Class Condrichthyes

d)

Class Mammalia

e)

Class Osteichthyes

3.

obtain most of oxygen through thin moist skin

a)

amphibia

b)

reptilia

c)

both

4.

Belongs to which class?

a)

amphibia

b)

reptilia

c)

neither

5.

Frogs, toads & caecilians

a)

amphibia

b)

reptilia

c)

both

6.

immature life form from which class?

a)

amphibia

b)

reptilia

c)

both

7.
The most important characteristic that separates birds from living reptiles is 
a)
Teeth
b)
Feathers
c)
Claws
d)
Tail
8.
Birds belong to the class 
a)
Aves
b)
Amphibia
c)
Mammalia
d)
Reptiles
9.

Large muscle that separates the chest and abdominal cavities; moves air in and out of lungs

a)

diaphragm

b)

larynx

c)

trachea

d)

pharynx

10.

___________ represents the ear in frogs.

a)

cloaca

b)

pinnae

c)

tympanum

d)

operculum

11.

Reptiles are

a)

Homiothermic

b)

poikilothermic

c)

both

d)

none of these

12.

Which of the following is not a flight adaptation in birds?

a)

ossified endoskeleton

b)

pneumatic bones

c)

forelimbs modified into wings

d)

digestive tract with crop and gizzard

13.

Respiration in birds takes place through

a)

lungs

b)

airsacs

c)

both

d)

beak

14.

Alligator belongs to

a)

amphibia

b)

reptilia

c)

mammalia

d)

all of the above

15.

Name an oviparous mammal.

a)

Kangaroo

b)

ostrich

c)

Platypus

d)

Bat

16.

Birds are

a)

Homoiothermous

b)

poikilothermous

c)

None of the above

d)

Both

17.

The skin of snakes is

a)

moist and cornified

b)

dry and cornified

c)

oily and covered with scales

d)

all of the above

18.

Heart is ________ chambered in crocodiles.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

19.

Which of the following shed their skin as skincast ?

a)

snakes

b)

lizards

c)

alligator

d)

crocodile

20.

Pneumatic bones means

a)

Hollow bones

b)

Bones are hollow with air cavities

c)

bones are light

d)

None of the above