Question 1

A kinetic skull is a characteristic of all reptiles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The only reptiles with a complete four-chambered heart are the ___________.

Accepted Answer

crocodilians

Question 3

The reptiles are a paraphyletic group because they do not include all descendants of their most recent common ancestor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Rather than urea or ammonia,the nitrogenous wastes...

Question 5

All turtles,whether aquatic or terrestrial,lay their eggs in the ground on land.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The tuatara belongs to the ___________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The tuatara belongs to the ___________....

Question 7

In the reptilian egg,the embryo is bathed in a fluid contained within an extraembryonic membrane called the ___________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the reptilian egg,the embryo is bathed...

Question 8

The synapsid lineage gave rise to the present day ___________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The synapsid lineage gave rise to the...

Question 9

If a bit of reptilian skin was found which appeared to be turned "inside out," it would be the shed skin of a

Accepted Answer

A) lizard. 
B) turtle. 
C) snake. 
D) crocodile. 
A) lizard. 
B) turtle. 
C) snake. 
D) crocodile.

Question 10

Pit vipers

Accepted Answer

A) have excellent vision. 
B) kill their prey by constriction. 
C) are ovoviviparous. 
D) have tongues that are poisonous. 
A) have excellent vision. 
B) kill their prey by constriction. 
C) are ovoviviparous. 
D) have tongues that are poisonous.

Question 11

The ___________ are the "lizard hipped" dinosaurs.

Accepted Answer

A) ornithischians 
B) saurischians 
C) archosaurs 
D) hadrosaurs 
A) ornithischians 
B) saurischians 
C) archosaurs 
D) hadrosaurs

Question 12

Most geckos are small,agile,mostly nocturnal saurians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Some lizards are limbless.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In the shelled eggs of reptiles

Accepted Answer

A) the amnion is a fluid-filled sac in which the embryo floats. 
B) the allantois contains the food supply. 
C) the yolk sac stores the toxic wastes that accumulate during development. 
D) all of these 
A) the amnion is a fluid-filled sac in which the embryo floats. 
B) the allantois contains the food supply. 
C) the yolk sac stores the toxic wastes that accumulate during development. 
D) all of these

Question 15

The turtles

Accepted Answer

A) are enclosed in a dorsal carapace and ventral plastron. 
B) are oviparous and have internal fertilization. 
C) have no teeth on their jaws. 
D) all of these 
A) are enclosed in a dorsal carapace and ventral plastron. 
B) are oviparous and have internal fertilization. 
C) have no teeth on their jaws. 
D) all of these

Question 16

The diapsid lineage gave rise to

Accepted Answer

A) the mammals. 
B) the turtles. 
C) the birds. 
D) all of the above 
A) the mammals. 
B) the turtles. 
C) the birds. 
D) all of the above

Question 17

Many scientists believe that the demise of the dinosaurs and many other groups of organisms at the end of the Mesozoic era was due to _______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Many scientists believe that the demise of...

Question 18

Sauropods tended to be herbivorous and quadrupedal,and this group includes Allosaurus and Velociraptor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Most snakes are oviparous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Age of Reptiles was the

Accepted Answer

A) Mesozoic. 
B) Paleozoic. 
C) CenozoiC. 
D) all of the above 
A) Mesozoic. 
B) Paleozoic. 
C) CenozoiC. 
D) all of the above

A kinetic skull is a characteristic of all reptiles.

The only reptiles with a complete four-chambered heart are the ___________.

The reptiles are a paraphyletic group because they do not include all descendants of their most recent common ancestor.

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

All turtles,whether aquatic or terrestrial,lay their eggs in the ground on land.

The tuatara belongs to the ___________.

In the reptilian egg,the embryo is bathed in a fluid contained within an extraembryonic membrane called the ___________.

The synapsid lineage gave rise to the present day ___________.

If a bit of reptilian skin was found which appeared to be turned "inside out," it would be the shed skin of a

Pit vipers

The ___________ are the "lizard hipped" dinosaurs.

Most geckos are small,agile,mostly nocturnal saurians.

Some lizards are limbless.

In the shelled eggs of reptiles

The turtles

The diapsid lineage gave rise to

Many scientists believe that the demise of the dinosaurs and many other groups of organisms at the end of the Mesozoic era was due to _______.

Sauropods tended to be herbivorous and quadrupedal,and this group includes Allosaurus and Velociraptor.

Most snakes are oviparous.

The Age of Reptiles was the

Science of Zoology and Evolution of Animal Diversity

Animal Ecology

Animal Architecture

Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Animals

Unicellular Eukaryotes

Sponges: Phylum Porifera

Cnidarians and Ctenophores

Acoelomorpha, Platyzoa, and Mesozoa: Flatworms, Gastrotrichs, Gnathiferans, and Mesozoans

Polyzoa and Kryptrochozoa: Cycliophora, Entoprocta, Ectoprocta, Brachiopoda, Phoronida, and Nemertea

Molluscs

Annelids and Allied Taxa

Smaller Ecdysozoans

Arthropods

Chaetognaths, Echinoderms, and Hemichordates

Vertebrate Beginnings: the Chordates

Fishes

The Early Tetrapods and Modern Amphibians

Birds

Mammals

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Exam 18: Amniote Origins and Nonavian Reptiles

A kinetic skull is a characteristic of all reptiles.

The only reptiles with a complete four-chambered heart are the ___________.

The reptiles are a paraphyletic group because they do not include all descendants of their most recent common ancestor.

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

All turtles,whether aquatic or terrestrial,lay their eggs in the ground on land.

The tuatara belongs to the ___________.

In the reptilian egg,the embryo is bathed in a fluid contained within an extraembryonic membrane called the ___________.

The synapsid lineage gave rise to the present day ___________.

If a bit of reptilian skin was found which appeared to be turned "inside out," it would be the shed skin of a

Pit vipers

The ___________ are the "lizard hipped" dinosaurs.

Most geckos are small,agile,mostly nocturnal saurians.

Some lizards are limbless.

In the shelled eggs of reptiles

The turtles

The diapsid lineage gave rise to

Many scientists believe that the demise of the dinosaurs and many other groups of organisms at the end of the Mesozoic era was due to _______.

Sauropods tended to be herbivorous and quadrupedal,and this group includes Allosaurus and Velociraptor.

Most snakes are oviparous.

The Age of Reptiles was the

Science of Zoology and Evolution of Animal Diversity

Animal Ecology

Animal Architecture

Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Animals

Unicellular Eukaryotes

Sponges: Phylum Porifera

Cnidarians and Ctenophores

Acoelomorpha, Platyzoa, and Mesozoa: Flatworms, Gastrotrichs, Gnathiferans, and Mesozoans

Polyzoa and Kryptrochozoa: Cycliophora, Entoprocta, Ectoprocta, Brachiopoda, Phoronida, and Nemertea

Molluscs

Annelids and Allied Taxa

Smaller Ecdysozoans

Arthropods

Chaetognaths, Echinoderms, and Hemichordates

Vertebrate Beginnings: the Chordates

Fishes

The Early Tetrapods and Modern Amphibians

Birds

Mammals

Filters