Classifications
an animal with scutes and a shell that spends almost all its life on land is classified as a...
tortoise
What are bone-like structures produced by the dermis that do not overlap and lie on the surface of the skin?
scutes
This provides nutrients to the embryo...
yolk
an animal that is covered in scales and kills its prey by suffocation is classified as a...
constrictor
What is a scientific problem with believing that birds evolved from dinosaurs?
order is not correct even based off their own dates OR flight existed very early in the evolutionary process but it should have been later, OR there is no evidence for the changes from bidirectional to unidirectional respiration
an animal that produces a hard-shelled amniotic egg is classified as a...
bird
What is the condition in which a set of primary teeth is later replaced by a secondary set?
diphyodonty
What is the inner membrane of an egg that contains fluid to provide protection from mechanical shock, abrasion (rubbing), and dehydration of the embryo called?
amnion
What other structure must a snake use when using its Jacobson's organ?
tongue
Most evolutionists believe that dinosaurs evolved into _______
birds
an animal that is ectothermic, covered in scales, and has an external ear is classified as...
lizard
What are keratin structures produced by the epidermis that overlap and lie on the surface of the skin?
scales
What is the outer membrane of an egg that is involved in gas exchange with the environment called?
chorion
What is a snake doing when it uses it's Jacobson's organ?
sensing chemicals in its environment
What are the bones of flying birds like?
hollow
an animal that lays eggs and lactates is classified as...
monotreme
What is the process of keeping eggs warm?
incubation
What is the membrane of an egg that stores wastes from the embryo and facilitates respiration?
allantois
Where is the Jacobson's organ found on the animal?
roof of its mouth
What order do tuataras belong to?
sphenodontia
an animal with hair that gives birth to live young that are poorly developed is classified as a...
marsupial
What is all the feathers of a bird, including their types, coloration, and arrangement called?
plumage
Label a chicken egg, must get them all correct
see textbook
On what animal would you find a Jacobson's organ?
snake
What are gyri and sulci?
Ridges and grooves in the brain that separate the cerebrum and cerebellum of mammals from those of other animals... only found in mammal brains and they allow more neurons and connections in the brain.