Similarities
Name a similarity in skull morphology of a crocodile and a bird.
4 fenestra
Bones: Maxilla, Nasal, Dentary, Frontal, Jugal, Parietal
Name one difference in the morphology of a turtle and bird skull.
Different # of fenestra, birds have lacrimal, palatine, nasal
Name a morphological trait used for movement, found in animals like sea turtles, whales, or seals
limbs modified into flippers
Name a difference a reptile egg and an amphibian egg.
Amphibians lack shells and highly dependent on water
Name a similarity, besides the big 5 traits, among crocodiles, birds, and lizards.
Shelled Egg
Name a morphological difference in birds and other animals in Reptilia.
Birds: feathers, no teeth, hollow bones
Name a similarity, besides the big 5 traits, among salamanders, goldfish, dogs, and snakes. (think about which taxonomic group they all belong to.)
Jaws
Name a trait that a mammal has, and other Tetrapods don't.
mammary glands, 1 fenestra, 4 chambered heart, differentiated teeth, hair/fur
What type of movement would expect a lizard with friction pads and monkeys with prehensile tails to use? Must use actual term.
Scansorial
Name a morphological feature used in flight, that is found in bats but not birds.
reduced radius and large humerus and ulna, membrane between the hindlimbs