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Amphibian Test Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A late Devonian lobe-finned fish that had an upper arm bone and two forearm bones.

a)

Eusthenopteron

b)

Acanthostega

c)

Ichthyostega

d)

Tiktaalik

2.

Animals with 4 legs.

a)

tetrapods

b)

chordata

c)

unipods

d)

bipods

3.

Class that contains all amphibians.

a)

Amphibia

b)

Chordata

c)

Anura

d)

Apoda

4.

One of the earliest known Devonian tetrapods, had well formed tetrapod limbs with clearly formed digits on both forelimbs and hind limbs.

a)

Acanthostega

b)

Eusthenopteron

c)

Ichthyostega

d)

Tiktaalik

5.

Order that contains caecilians.

a)

Apoda

b)

Anura

c)

Caudata

d)

Vertebrata

6.

Order that contains frogs and toads.

a)

Anura

b)

Apoda

c)

Caudata

d)

Chordata

7.

Order that contains salamanders and newts.

a)

Caudata

b)

Anura

c)

Apoda

d)

Animalia

8.

Phylum that contains all amphibians.

a)

Chordata

b)

Vertebrata

c)

Annelida

d)

Porifera

9.

Transitional fossil morphologically intermediate between lobe-finned fish and tetrapods.

a)

Tiktaalik

b)

Ichthyostega

c)

Eusthenopteron

d)

Acanthostega

10.

Transitional fossil with a fully developed shoulder girdle, bulky limb bones, well-developed muscles, and other adaptations for terrestrial life.

a)

Ichthyostega

b)

Acanthostega

c)

Eusthenopteron

d)

Tiktaalik

11.

Transparent membrane that covers the eye when an amphibian is in water.

a)

nictitating

b)

tympanic

c)

mesentery

d)

peritoneum

12.

Protein that makes up the skin of amphibians.

a)

keratin

b)

catalase

c)

iridopores

d)

xanthophores

13.

Cells that have reflective pigments.

a)

iridophores

b)

melanophores

c)

xanthophores

d)

keratin

14.

The single exit opening for waste and reproductive cells.

a)

cloaca

b)

kidneys

c)

bladder

d)

anus

15.

Organs which filter liquid waste as urine.

a)

kidneys

b)

liver

c)

lungs

d)

gills

16.

Breathing structure found in many salamanders and aquatic amphibians.

a)

gills

b)

lungs

c)

tympanic membrane

d)

nictitating membrane

17.

Amphibian metamorphosis is controlled by this hormone.

a)

thyroxine

b)

testosterone

c)

estrogen

d)

atrazine

18.

The name amphibian means?

a)

double life

b)

webbed feet

c)

cold blooded

d)

land and water

19.

What time period is nicknamed the "Age of Amphibians"?

a)

Permian

b)

Jurassic

c)

Cretaceous

d)

Devonian

20.

Moist skin helps amphibians breathe through their skin in a process known as?

a)

cutaneous respiration

b)

positive pressure breathing

c)

diffusion

d)

aerobic respiration

21.

The largest organ found in a frog's body cavity.

a)

liver

b)

stomach

c)

large intestine

d)

heart

22.

Adult amphibians have a 3 chambered heart and this type of blood circulation?

a)

double-loop

b)

single-loop

c)

triple-loop

d)

incomplete

23.

What thermoregulation terms best describes an amphibian?

a)

ectothermic poikilotherms

b)

endothermic poikilotherms

c)

endothermic homeotherms

d)

ectothermic homeotherms

24.

Order name Anura means?

a)

without tail

b)

webbed feet

c)

long legs

d)

hopping

25.

Order name Caudata means?

a)

having a tail

b)

having feet

c)

having gills

d)

swimming

26.

Order name Apoda means?

a)

without foot

b)

having a tail

c)

long tentacle

d)

burrowing

27.

What fungus is blamed for causing a potentially lethal skin disease in amphibians?

a)

chytrid

b)

trichophyton

c)

microsporidia

d)

candida

28.

Bulging eyes, long webbed hind feet, smooth or slimy skin, members of family Ranidae, lay eggs in clusters, like moist environments.

a)

frog

b)

toad

c)

salamander

d)

caecilians

29.

Dry warty skin, have parotid glands behind eyes, stubby bodies with short hind legs, members of family Bufonidae, lay eggs in long chains, prefer drier climates.

a)

toads

b)

frogs

c)

newts

d)

caecilians

30.

A state of mental and motor inactivity, characterized by extreme sluggishness but is not a total slowdown of body metabolism and functions.

a)

torpor

b)

hibernation

c)

estivation

d)

caching

31.

Digging of deep holes in the soil below the frost line, find cracks in logs or rocks. Glucose in vital organs serves as a sort of antifreeze.

a)

hibernation

b)

torpor

c)

estivation

d)

caching

32.

Allows survival in extreme desert conditions; dig deep into the soil and become dormant, shed several layers of skin which forms a waterproof cocoon that leaves only the nostrils exposed to the air.

a)

estivation

b)

hibernation

c)

torpor

d)

caching

33.

Carnivorous, can be terrestrial or aquatic, breathe with lungs, gills or skin depending on species, have a 3 chambered heart with double-loop circulation, no tail, legs.

a)

adult frog

b)

young tadpole

34.

Herbivorous, aquatic, use gills, two-chambered heart with single-loop circulation, tail, no legs.

a)

young tadpole

b)

adult frog

35.

Amphibians use this mode of reproduction?

a)

oviparous

b)

viviparous

c)

ovoviparous

d)

internal