Question 1

What is believed to be the most significant result of the evolution of the amniotic egg?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tetrapods could lay their eggs in a variety of terrestrial locations. 
B)  Tetrapods can grow much larger. 
C)  Embryos are protected from predators. 
D)  Newborns are much less dependent on their parents. 
A)  Tetrapods could lay their eggs in a variety of terrestrial locations. 
B)  Tetrapods can grow much larger. 
C)  Embryos are protected from predators. 
D)  Newborns are much less dependent on their parents.

Question 2

On the back of your skull you can feel a small bump, below which is an opening where the spinal cord enters the skull. The location of this opening toward the bottom of the skull is significant in evolutionary biology for what reason?

Accepted Answer

A)  This change was necessary for the increase in size from prosimian forms to anthropoid forms. 
B)  It occurred as a result of the change to a bipedal stance. 
C)  It allowed for the hominin brain to grow much larger than other primates. 
D)  It provided greater protection for the spinal cord. 
A)  This change was necessary for the increase in size from prosimian forms to anthropoid forms. 
B)  It occurred as a result of the change to a bipedal stance. 
C)  It allowed for the hominin brain to grow much larger than other primates. 
D)  It provided greater protection for the spinal cord.

Question 3

Mammals and birds eat more often than reptiles. Which of the following traits shared by mammals and birds best explains this habit?

Accepted Answer

A)  ectothermy 
B)  terrestrial 
C)  having a notochord 
D)  endothermy 
E)  insulating body cover 
A)  ectothermy 
B)  terrestrial 
C)  having a notochord 
D)  endothermy 
E)  insulating body cover

Exam 32: Deuterostome Animals

What is believed to be the most significant result of the evolution of the amniotic egg?

On the back of your skull you can feel a small bump, below which is an opening where the spinal cord enters the skull. The location of this opening toward the bottom of the skull is significant in evolutionary biology for what reason?

Mammals and birds eat more often than reptiles. Which of the following traits shared by mammals and birds best explains this habit?

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