Question 1

Rather than urea or ammonia,the nitrogenous wastes of reptiles are excreted as ______ ______.

Accepted Answer

uric acid

Question 2

Which of the following families contains venomous snakes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Viperidae-pit vipers and Old World vipers 
B)  Elapidae-mambas, coral snakes and kraits 
C)  Hydrophiidae-sea snakes 
D)  Colubridae-common snakes, a few poisonous species 
E)  All of the choices are correct 
A)  Viperidae-pit vipers and Old World vipers 
B)  Elapidae-mambas, coral snakes and kraits 
C)  Hydrophiidae-sea snakes 
D)  Colubridae-common snakes, a few poisonous species 
E)  All of the choices are correct E

Question 3

Which list below includes the four monophyletic nonavian reptilian groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dinosaurs, modern reptiles, birds, and mammals 
B)  Turtles, crocodilians, lizards, and snakes 
C)  Dinosaurs, turtles, squamates, and crocodilians 
D)  Turtles, crocodilians, squamates, and tuataras 
E)  Dinosaurs, tuataras, crocodilians, and all other modern reptiles 
A)  Dinosaurs, modern reptiles, birds, and mammals 
B)  Turtles, crocodilians, lizards, and snakes 
C)  Dinosaurs, turtles, squamates, and crocodilians 
D)  Turtles, crocodilians, squamates, and tuataras 
E)  Dinosaurs, tuataras, crocodilians, and all other modern reptiles D

Question 4

What is the name of the bottom plate on a turtle,which is continuous with the breastbone (sternum)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Costal 
B)  Plastron 
C)  Carapace 
D)  Dorsum 
E)  Ventrum 
A)  Costal 
B)  Plastron 
C)  Carapace 
D)  Dorsum 
E)  Ventrum

Question 5

_________ __________ is the name of the organ in the roof of a snake's mouth that is used to detect taste/smell.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________ __________ is the name of the...

Question 6

Amniotes having a skull with two temporal openings on each side are called ________.
or
diapsid

Accepted Answer

The answer of Amniotes having a skull with two temporal...

Question 7

The evolution of joints between the skull and jaw,as well as new joints allowing the jaws to separate and manipulate food,has resulted in a ________ jaw.

Accepted Answer

A)  anaspid 
B)  mandibular 
C)  laterally independent 
D)  diaspid 
E)  kinetic 
A)  anaspid 
B)  mandibular 
C)  laterally independent 
D)  diaspid 
E)  kinetic

Question 8

Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of being either endothermic or ectothermic.Are there any endothermic "nonavian reptiles?"

Accepted Answer

Endothermic and ectothermic organisms ha

Question 9

The Age of Reptiles consisted of the

Accepted Answer

A)  Silurian, Permian, and Jurassic. 
B)  Permian, Triassic, and Jurassic. 
C)  Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous. 
D)  Permian, Jurassic, and Cretaceous. 
E)  Paleocene, Miocene, and Eocene. 
A)  Silurian, Permian, and Jurassic. 
B)  Permian, Triassic, and Jurassic. 
C)  Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous. 
D)  Permian, Jurassic, and Cretaceous. 
E)  Paleocene, Miocene, and Eocene.

Question 10

Describe the advances of the amniotic egg of nonavian reptiles.Explain clearly why this is such a momentous evolutionary advance.

Accepted Answer

The amniotic egg of nonavian reptiles is

Question 11

The _______________ is a small,agile,mostly nocturnal lizard that has adhesive toe pads that enables it to walk upside down on a ceiling.

Accepted Answer

A)  iguana 
B)  skink 
C)  chameleon 
D)  gecko 
E)  gila monster 
A)  iguana 
B)  skink 
C)  chameleon 
D)  gecko 
E)  gila monster

Question 12

When a snake is swimming,it is using what kind of movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rectilinear movement 
B)  Sidewinding 
C)  Lateral undulation 
D)  Concertina movement 
E)  None of the choices are correct. 
A)  Rectilinear movement 
B)  Sidewinding 
C)  Lateral undulation 
D)  Concertina movement 
E)  None of the choices are correct.

Question 13

Birds and _____________ belong to a monophyletic group apart from other reptiles and are assigned to the clade ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  dinosaurs, therapsida 
B)  mammals, therapsida 
C)  crocodilians, therapsida 
D)  crocodilians, archosauria 
E)  turtles, sauropterygia 
A)  dinosaurs, therapsida 
B)  mammals, therapsida 
C)  crocodilians, therapsida 
D)  crocodilians, archosauria 
E)  turtles, sauropterygia

Question 14

When a snake flicks its tongue out to "taste" the air or my hand,it must return the tips of the tongue past the _____________ in the roof of its mouth to detect the "taste."

Accepted Answer

A)  heat-sensitive pits 
B)  kinetic skull 
C)  parietal eye 
D)  fangs 
E)  Jacobson's organ 
A)  heat-sensitive pits 
B)  kinetic skull 
C)  parietal eye 
D)  fangs 
E)  Jacobson's organ

Question 15

The nonavian reptilian kidney is of the advanced ___________ type with their passageways (ureters)to the exterior.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The nonavian reptilian kidney is of the...

Question 16

The nonavian reptile scale is

Accepted Answer

A)  mostly made of beta keratin. 
B)  derived from dermis. 
C)  contains chromatophores. 
D)  an important protective surface. 
E)  All of the choices are correct. 
A)  mostly made of beta keratin. 
B)  derived from dermis. 
C)  contains chromatophores. 
D)  an important protective surface. 
E)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 17

Discuss the circulatory system (both pulmonary and systemic circuits)of crocodilians.Why should crocodilians,with 4-chambered hearts be classified with the nonavian reptiles? Do they share this feature with birds as a homology or a secondarily evolved condition (an analogy)?

Accepted Answer

The circulatory system of crocodilians,

Question 18

Snake venoms are generally of two types (or a mixture of the two)that include

Accepted Answer

A)  kidney toxins and neurotoxins. 
B)  hemorrhagins and paralytic toxins. 
C)  kidney toxins and paralytic toxins. 
D)  hemorrhagins and neurotoxins. 
E)  venoms and antivenin. 
A)  kidney toxins and neurotoxins. 
B)  hemorrhagins and paralytic toxins. 
C)  kidney toxins and paralytic toxins. 
D)  hemorrhagins and neurotoxins. 
E)  venoms and antivenin.

Question 19

The tuatara

Accepted Answer

A)  is found in southwestern United States. 
B)  is snakelike in its features. 
C)  is the only surviving dinosaur relative. 
D)  has a well-developed parietal eye. 
E)  All of the choices are correct. 
A)  is found in southwestern United States. 
B)  is snakelike in its features. 
C)  is the only surviving dinosaur relative. 
D)  has a well-developed parietal eye. 
E)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 20

Turtle fossils appear in the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Permian 
B)  Triassic 
C)  Carboniferous 
D)  Jurassic 
E)  Cretaceous 
A)  Permian 
B)  Triassic 
C)  Carboniferous 
D)  Jurassic 
E)  Cretaceous

Exam 26: Amniote Origins and Nonavian Reptiles

Rather than urea or ammonia,the nitrogenous wastes of reptiles are excreted as ______ ______.

Which of the following families contains venomous snakes?

Which list below includes the four monophyletic nonavian reptilian groups?

What is the name of the bottom plate on a turtle,which is continuous with the breastbone (sternum)?

_________ __________ is the name of the organ in the roof of a snake's mouth that is used to detect taste/smell.

Amniotes having a skull with two temporal openings on each side are called ________. or diapsid

The evolution of joints between the skull and jaw,as well as new joints allowing the jaws to separate and manipulate food,has resulted in a ________ jaw.

Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of being either endothermic or ectothermic.Are there any endothermic "nonavian reptiles?"

The Age of Reptiles consisted of the

Describe the advances of the amniotic egg of nonavian reptiles.Explain clearly why this is such a momentous evolutionary advance.

The _______________ is a small,agile,mostly nocturnal lizard that has adhesive toe pads that enables it to walk upside down on a ceiling.

When a snake is swimming,it is using what kind of movement?

Birds and _____________ belong to a monophyletic group apart from other reptiles and are assigned to the clade ___________.

When a snake flicks its tongue out to "taste" the air or my hand,it must return the tips of the tongue past the _____________ in the roof of its mouth to detect the "taste."

The nonavian reptilian kidney is of the advanced ___________ type with their passageways (ureters)to the exterior.

The nonavian reptile scale is

Discuss the circulatory system (both pulmonary and systemic circuits)of crocodilians.Why should crocodilians,with 4-chambered hearts be classified with the nonavian reptiles? Do they share this feature with birds as a homology or a secondarily evolved condition (an analogy)?

Snake venoms are generally of two types (or a mixture of the two)that include

The tuatara

Turtle fossils appear in the _____.

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Rather than urea or ammonia,the nitrogenous wastes of reptiles are excreted as .

_ __ is the name of the organ in the roof of a snake's mouth that is used to detect taste/smell.

Birds and ___ belong to a monophyletic group apart from other reptiles and are assigned to the clade _.