Ch. 29
What is replaced by gills in some chordates?
pharyngeal pouches
Explain the difference between ecto and endothermic
ectothermic: environment controlls body temp
endothermic: metabolic heat maintains constant body temp
Lemurs and Tarsiers are what kind of primate?
Prosimians
What is the only sport to have been played on the moon?
Golf
What two subphyla are considered chordates even through they lack a vertebral column?
Urochordata and Cephalochordata
What feature is found in the bony fish but not the cartilaginous fish and what does it do?
Swim bladder, provides buoyancy
Why is the saying "man comes from monkeys" incorrect?
What is the name of the probable transitional link between primates?
Proconsul
What is the loudest animals on earth?
Humpback Whale
What are the four defining characteristics of chordates?
Notochord, nerve cord, pharyngeal pouches, postanal tail
Explain unique characteristics of the lobe-finned fishes and what they gave rise to
lungs, fleshy fins supported by bone, gave rise to amphibians
Explain the difference between anthropoids, hominids and prosimians
hominids are just humans and apes, anthropoids include monkeys, prosimians were the first to diverge from the common ancestor
Provide the definition of stereoscopic vision and include the cells discussed in class and what sense is reduced
3D imaging with good depth perception
cones allow color vision, rods allow night vision
sense of smell is reduced
In Scooby Doo, what is the real name of his best friend, Shaggy?
Norville Rogers
What are the three mammalian lineages and why is one very different from the other two?
Monotremes (egg layers), marsupials, placentals
The term "gnathostome" means a species has what? provide an example of an agnathostome and the characteristics of agnathostomes
Jaw, lamprey and hagfish, ectotherms with smooth, non-scaly skin
Provide all six trends in primate evolution
mobile limbs, grasping hands, flattened face, stereoscopic vision, large brain, reduced reproduction rate
Explain the differences between New-world monkeys and Old-world monkeys
New-world Monkeys have tails and flattened face from the Americas
Old-world monkeys have no tails and protruding noses, from Africa
The dot on top of lowercase i's and j's has a specific name. What is the name of that dot?
Tittle
Explain the respiratory system of birds
lungs and air sacs allowing for a one-way constant flow of oxygen to meet high demand
Explain the following differences between amphibians and reptiles:
Skin
Respiration
requirements for laying of eggs
wet and smooth vs dry and scaly
small lungs and skin vs lungs
water is needed, water is not needed
List the entire classification organization for humans: Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Eukarya, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Primates, Hominids, Homo, Sapiens
What is bipedalism? Explain at least three benefits to bipedalism and what modern species exhibit bipedalism
Frees hands for tool usage, carrying offspring, seeing danger further away, easy food foraging, humans and apes
Which animal celebrity is also known as “Seer of Seers, Sage of Sages, Prognosticator of Prognosticators, and Weather Prophet Extraordinary”?
Punxsutawney Phil, the Groudhog