Question 1

The tuatara

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A) is found in the southern part of the United States. 
B) is snakelike in its features. 
C) lives in fresh water. 
D) has a well-developed parietal eye. 
A) is found in the southern part of the United States. 
B) is snakelike in its features. 
C) lives in fresh water. 
D) has a well-developed parietal eye.

Question 2

A characteristic of reptiles is

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A) a soft,smooth,highly glandular skin. 
B) respiration through the skin. 
C) separate sexes and internal fertilization. 
D) a skull with two occipital condyles. 
A) a soft,smooth,highly glandular skin. 
B) respiration through the skin. 
C) separate sexes and internal fertilization. 
D) a skull with two occipital condyles.

Question 3

The dinosaurs may be considered to be a paraphyletic group,because this grouping does not include the

Accepted Answer

A) lizards. 
B) snakes. 
C) birds. 
D) crocodiles. 
A) lizards. 
B) snakes. 
C) birds. 
D) crocodiles.

Question 4

The scales of reptiles are derived from the ____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The scales of reptiles are derived from...

Question 5

The amniotes are a monophyletic group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Lizards possess ______________,which is absent in snakes,but is probably not of great importance to lizards.

Accepted Answer

A) a tongue 
B) a Jacobson's organ 
C) a glandular epithelium 
D) an external ear 
A) a tongue 
B) a Jacobson's organ 
C) a glandular epithelium 
D) an external ear

Question 7

A characteristic that snakes do not have is

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A) scaly skin. 
B) movable eyelids. 
C) internal fertilization. 
D) a highly kinetic skull. 
A) scaly skin. 
B) movable eyelids. 
C) internal fertilization. 
D) a highly kinetic skull.

Question 8

The Squamata is divided into three subgroups: the snakes,the Amphisbaenia and the ____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Squamata is divided into three subgroups:...

Question 9

The shelled egg of a reptile is referred to as an _________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The shelled egg of a reptile is...

Question 10

The reptilian kidney is of the advanced metanephric type.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Birds evolved from the ornithischians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The archosaurs are a group of diapsid reptiles that includes the dinosaurs as well as the living crocodilians and birds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The following grouping consists only of groups of reptiles:

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A) Squamata,Urodela,Crossopterygii. 
B) Testudines,Squamata,Sphenodonta. 
C) Myxini,Dipneusti,Testudines. 
D) Sphenodonta,Petromyzontes,Squamata. 
A) Squamata,Urodela,Crossopterygii. 
B) Testudines,Squamata,Sphenodonta. 
C) Myxini,Dipneusti,Testudines. 
D) Sphenodonta,Petromyzontes,Squamata.

Question 14

Cladists would recognize birds as reptiles because of their common ancestry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Crocodilia

Accepted Answer

A) have internal fertilization. 
B) are the only reptiles not capable of making distinct sounds. 
C) are viviparous. 
D) are not found in the continental United States. 
A) have internal fertilization. 
B) are the only reptiles not capable of making distinct sounds. 
C) are viviparous. 
D) are not found in the continental United States.

Question 16

The _____________ were a group of duck-billed ornithischians,which lived in herds.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _____________ were a group of duck-billed...

Question 17

The Squamata is the least successful group of reptiles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

An example of an animal with an anapsid skull is a

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Turtles belong to the __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Turtles belong to the __________....

Question 20

The ornithischian dinosaurs were

Accepted Answer

A) all carnivorous. 
B) the largest dinosaurs known. 
C) all herbivorous. 
D) all bipedal. 
A) all carnivorous. 
B) the largest dinosaurs known. 
C) all herbivorous. 
D) all bipedal.

The tuatara

A characteristic of reptiles is

The dinosaurs may be considered to be a paraphyletic group,because this grouping does not include the

The scales of reptiles are derived from the ____________.

The amniotes are a monophyletic group.

Lizards possess ______________,which is absent in snakes,but is probably not of great importance to lizards.

A characteristic that snakes do not have is

The Squamata is divided into three subgroups: the snakes,the Amphisbaenia and the ____________.

The shelled egg of a reptile is referred to as an _________.

The reptilian kidney is of the advanced metanephric type.

Birds evolved from the ornithischians.

The archosaurs are a group of diapsid reptiles that includes the dinosaurs as well as the living crocodilians and birds.

The following grouping consists only of groups of reptiles:

Cladists would recognize birds as reptiles because of their common ancestry.

The Crocodilia

The _____________ were a group of duck-billed ornithischians,which lived in herds.

The Squamata is the least successful group of reptiles.

An example of an animal with an anapsid skull is a

Turtles belong to the __________.

The ornithischian dinosaurs were

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Exam 18: Amniote Origins and Nonavian Reptiles

The tuatara

A characteristic of reptiles is

The dinosaurs may be considered to be a paraphyletic group,because this grouping does not include the

The scales of reptiles are derived from the ____________.

The amniotes are a monophyletic group.

Lizards possess ______________,which is absent in snakes,but is probably not of great importance to lizards.

A characteristic that snakes do not have is

The Squamata is divided into three subgroups: the snakes,the Amphisbaenia and the ____________.

The shelled egg of a reptile is referred to as an _________.

The reptilian kidney is of the advanced metanephric type.

Birds evolved from the ornithischians.

The archosaurs are a group of diapsid reptiles that includes the dinosaurs as well as the living crocodilians and birds.

The following grouping consists only of groups of reptiles:

Cladists would recognize birds as reptiles because of their common ancestry.

The Crocodilia

The _____________ were a group of duck-billed ornithischians,which lived in herds.

The Squamata is the least successful group of reptiles.

An example of an animal with an anapsid skull is a

Turtles belong to the __________.

The ornithischian dinosaurs were

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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