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BIO Vertebrates Test Review

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which describes vertebrates (all)?

a)

have a backbone

b)

do not have a backbone

c)

in Phylum Chordata

d)

skeletons made of cartilage

2.

Choose all classes of vertebrates:

a)

Mammalia

b)

Aves

c)

Reptiles

d)

Amphibians

e)

Fish

3.

Warm-blooded vertebrates are also called

a)

ecothermic

b)

endothermic

c)

osteichthyes

d)

chondrichthyes

4.

Which animals are NOT cold-blooded?

a)

amphibians

b)

reptiles

c)

fish

d)

mammals

5.

Choose ALL the classes of Vertebrates.

a)

Amphibians

b)

Birds

c)

Fish

d)

Reptiles

e)

Mammals

6.

Choose the 3 classes of Fish.

a)

Class Cnidaria

b)

Class Osteichthyes

c)

Class Chondrichthyes

d)

Class Agnatha

e)

Class Amphibia

7.

Which is NOT a trait of all fish?

a)

Exterior scales

b)

Breathe using gills

c)

Warm-blooded

d)

2-chambered heart

e)

External egg fertilization

8.

Which is NOT a trait of all amphibians?

a)

Breathe using gills, lungs, & skin

b)

3-chambered heart

c)

Cold-blooded

d)

Aquatic only

e)

External egg fertilization

9.

Which is NOT a trait of all reptiles?

a)

Moist, slimy skin

b)

3-chambered heart

c)

Cold-blooded

d)

Most are oviparous, but some are viviparous

e)

Exterior scales or scutes

10.

Which is NOT a trait of all birds?

a)

4-chambered heart

b)

Have feathers & can fly

c)

Warm-blooded

d)

Bones are hollow

e)

Gizzard grinds food & crop stores excess food

11.

Which is NOT a trait of all mammals?

a)

Have mammary glands for feeding their young

b)

Most are viviparous

c)

Warm-blooded

d)

Have hair or fur

e)

3-chambered heart

12.

What class of vertebrates includes jawless fish, such as lampreys & hagfish?

a)

Agnatha

b)

Osteichthyes

c)

Chondrichthyes

d)

Reptilia

e)

Amphibia

13.

What class of vertebrates includes fish, such as bass, catfish, & clown fish, whose skeleton is made of bone?

a)

Agnatha

b)

Osteichthyes

c)

Chondrichthyes

d)

Reptilia

e)

Amphibia

14.

What class of vertebrates includes fish, such as sharks, skates, & rays, whose skeleton is made of cartilage?

a)

Agnatha

b)

Osteichthyes

c)

Chondrichthyes

d)

Reptilia

e)

Amphibia

15.

Which is NOT true of Class Agnatha fish?

a)

They are parasites.

b)

They can make scars/marks on the sides of other fish.

c)

They have no true, hinged jaw.

d)

They have a symbiotic relationship with other fish.

16.

True or False? Boney fish can live in fresh water or salt water.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

What is the largest class of vertebrate fish?

a)

Agnatha

b)

Osteichthyes

c)

Chondrichthyes

d)

Reptilia

e)

Amphibia

18.

What do boney fish use to help regulate their depth in the water?

a)

lateral line

b)

operculum

c)

swim bladder

d)

urinary bladder

e)

atrium

19.

What do boney fish use to detect movement & vibrations in the water?

a)

lateral line

b)

operculum

c)

swim bladder

d)

urinary bladder

e)

atrium

20.

True or False? Cartilaginous fish can live in fresh water or salt water.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Which is NOT true of a shark's skin?

a)

Feels like sandpaper

b)

Breathes through it

c)

Has placoid scales

d)

Tooth-like scales overlap

22.

Most cartilaginous fish give birth to live young, which is called

a)

oviparous

b)

oviviparous

c)

viviparous

d)

monotreme

23.

While most cartilaginous fish (like sharks) give birth to live young, skates & rays lay their eggs in

a)

mermaid's purses.

b)

swim bladders.

c)

dermal denticles.

d)

scutes.

e)

crops.

24.

True or False? Amphibians live on land and water.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Amphibian eggs

a)

are internally fertilized.

b)

develop into larvae outside the body.

c)

are laid on land.

d)

are leathery, laid by the mother.

26.

Amphibians undergo a period of dormancy in the summer, to prevent water loss during hot weather. It is called

a)

hibernation.

b)

estivation.

c)

dormanication.

d)

a vacation.

27.

Snakes, lizards, & geckos are

a)

amphibians

b)

fish

c)

reptiles

d)

mammals

28.

Bears, dogs, cats, & humans are

a)

amphibians

b)

fish

c)

reptiles

d)

mammals

e)

birds

29.

Frogs & toads are

a)

amphibians

b)

fish

c)

reptiles

d)

mammals

e)

none of these

30.

Dolphins & sting rays are

a)

amphibians

b)

fish

c)

reptiles

d)

mammals

e)

none of these

31.

What are the plates, or sections, of growth on a turtle's shell & an alligator's back called?

a)

gizzard

b)

crop

c)

operculum

d)

scutes

e)

scales

32.

Snakes have ____ limbs, since there are still remnants of limbs there, even though they aren't visible & aren't used.

a)

vestigial

b)

denticle

c)

placoid

d)

scute

33.

How do reptiles reproduce?

a)

external fertilization of eggs in water

b)

external fertilization of eggs on land

c)

internal fertilization with leathery eggs laid

d)

internal fertilization with live birth

34.

Darker colored, shorter snout, with only 1 row of teeth showing when its mouth is shut.

a)

Alligator

b)

Crocodile

c)

Not enough info

35.

In South Georgia, we only have

a)

Alligators

b)

Crocodiles

c)

Both

36.

What type of bird feathers cover & protect birds, giving them contour & color?

a)

flight

b)

contour

c)

down

d)

none of these

37.

What type of bird feathers first grow on chicks, providing insulation, beneath other feathers?

a)

flight

b)

contour

c)

down

d)

none of these

38.

Since humans, dogs, cats, elephants, & pigs nourish their embryos in their uterus, they are

a)

Marsupials

b)

Monotremes

c)

Placentals

d)

None of these

39.

Since kangaroos, wombats, & koalas have embryos that climb into their pouch for the final stage of development, they are

a)

Marsupials

b)

Monotremes

c)

Placentals

d)

None of these

40.

Platypus & echidnas are the only egg-laying mammals, called

a)

Marsupials

b)

Monotremes

c)

Placentals

d)

None of these

41.

Which is NOT an interesting fact about Monotremes?

a)

They have 1 orifice for urination, reproduction, & defecation.

b)

Embryos aren't fully developed when 1st born.

c)

They produce milk from skin flap openings.

d)

They are mammals that do not have live birth but lay eggs.

42.

Vertebrates who only eat meat:

a)

carnivore

b)

detrivore

c)

herbivore

d)

omnivore

43.

Vertebrates who only eat dead, rotten/decaying organic matter:

a)

carnivore

b)

detrivore

c)

herbivore

d)

omnivore

44.

Vertebrates who only eat both plants & animals:

a)

carnivore

b)

detrivore

c)

herbivore

d)

omnivore

45.

Vertebrates who only plants:

a)

carnivore

b)

detrivore

c)

herbivore

d)

omnivore

46.

True or False? Vertebrates have an open circulatory system with a dorsal heart.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

True or False? The fish heart has 1 chamber

a)

True

b)

False

48.

True or False? The human heart has 4 chambers

a)

True

b)

False

49.

The sensory canal that runs the length of the fish and detects underwater currents

a)

swim bladder

b)

operculum

c)

lateral line

d)

tympanic membrane

e)

pectoral fins

50.

A fish can move to different depths by adjusting the amount of gas in its

a)

swim bladder

b)

operculum

c)

lateral line

d)

tympanic membrane

e)

pectoral fins

51.

Most fish have ___ fertilization and are ____.

a)

internal; oviparous

b)

internal; viviparous

c)

external; oviparous

d)

external; viviparous

52.

A frog carries on respiration through a small pair of lungs, as well as through its skin and the lining of its mouth.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

The frog heart has ___ chambers.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

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