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Vertebrate Homology

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who has a hard palate and what is the benefit of having one?

a)

Ectotherms; the hard palate allows them to eat and breakdown tougher foods.

b)

Endotherms; the hard palate allows them to eat and breakdown tougher foods.

c)

Ectotherms; separation between pathways allows them to eat while breathing.

d)

Endotherms; separation between pathways allows them to eat while breathing.

2.

What kind of animals have a hard palate?

a)

Amphibians

b)

Reptiles

c)

Aves

d)

Mammals

e)

Fish

3.

Match these jaw structures

a)

A. Mandible

B. Premaxillary

b)

A. Mandible

B. Maxillary

c)

A. Maxillary

B. Mandible

d)

A. Maxillary

B. Premaxillary

e)

A. Premaxillary

B. Mandible

4.

Which bone is not present in humans?

a)

Maxillary

b)

Premaxillary

c)

Mandible

5.

What type of nutrition does this animal have?

a)

Carnivore

b)

Herbivore

c)

Omnivore

6.

Based on the type of teeth, what kind of animal is this?

a)

Carnivore

b)

Herbivore

c)

Omnivore

7.

Based on tooth structure, what type of animal is this?

a)

Carnivore

b)

Herbivore

c)

Omnivore

8.

Identify A

a)

Orbital bone

b)

Foramen magnum

c)

Parietal bone

d)

Zygomatic bone

9.

Identify B

a)

Zygomatic bone

b)

Sphenoid bone

c)

Temporal bone

d)

Frontal bone

10.

Identify C

a)

Zygomatic bone

b)

Sphenoid bone

c)

Occipital bone

d)

Parietal bone

11.

Identify D

a)

Parietal bone

b)

Sphenoid bone

c)

Zygomatic bone

d)

Occipital bone

12.

Identify E

a)

Parietal bone

b)

Temporal bone

c)

Frontal bone

d)

Sphenoid bone

13.

Which bones bear antlers or horns?

a)

Frontal bone

b)

Parietal bone

c)

Occipital bone

d)

Temporal bone

14.

Which aids in providing surface area for receptors to bind to smells?

a)

Sphenoid

b)

Ethmoid

c)

Foramen magnum

d)

Optic nerve

15.

What passes through the sphenoid?

a)

Smell receptors

b)

Optic nerve

c)

Fontanel

d)

Antlers

16.

Identify A

a)

Cervical

b)

Thoracic

c)

Lumbar

d)

Sacral

17.

Identify B

a)

Lumbar

b)

Thoracic

c)

Cervical

d)

Sacral

18.

Identify C

a)

Lumbar

b)

Thoracic

c)

Sacral

d)

Coccyx

19.

identify D

a)

Coccyx

b)

Sacral

c)

Thoracic

d)

Cervical

20.

Identify E

a)

Cervical

b)

Coccyx

c)

Thoracid

d)

Sacral

21.

Which animals do not have "real" ribs?

a)

Cats

b)

Frogs

c)

Birds

d)

Fish

22.

Which is the point of attachment for birds' flight muscles?

a)

Carina

b)

Clavicle

23.

Which animal does not have a clavicle?

a)

Cat

b)

Dog

c)

Cow

d)

Deer

24.

Choose the correct combination

a)

A. Clavicle

B. Humerus

C. Scapula

D. Ulna

E. Radius

F. Carpals

G. Metacarpals

H. Phalanges

b)

A. Clavicle

B. Scapula

C. Humerus

D. Ulna

E. Radius

F. Carpals

G. Metacarpals

H. Phalanges

c)

A. Clavicle

B. Scapula

C. Humerus

D. Radius

E. Ulna

F. Carpals

G. Metacarpals

H. Phalanges

d)

A. Clavicle

B. Scapula

C. Humerus

D. Ulna

E. Radius

F. Metacarpals

G. Carpals

H. Phalanges

25.

Choose the correct combination

a)

A. Femur

B. Patella

C. Fibula

D. Tibia

E. Tarsals

F. Metatarsals

G. Phalanges

b)

A. Femur

B. Patella

C. Tibia

D. Fibula

E. Tarsals

F. Metatarsals

G. Phalanges

c)

A. Fibula

B. Patella

C. Femur

D. Tibia

E. Metatarsals

F. Tarsals

G. Phalanges

d)

A. Fibula

B. Patella

C. Tibia

D. Femur

E. Metatarsals

F. Tarsals

G. Phalanges

26.

Which is true for horses

a)

Their heel does not touch the ground.

b)

They are fast because there is less friction.

c)

They are agile due to springy toes.

d)

Large phalanges with an extra joint between the tibia and fibula.