General Chapter Vocab
What is the scientific term that means "cold blooded?"
Ectothermic
Give an example of a cartilaginous fish
Skates, sting rays, any shark species
Which is true:
A. Reptiles and amphibians are both endothermic
B. They are both ectothermic
C. Reptiles are ectothermic, but amphibians are endothermic
D. Amphibians are ectothermic, but reptiles are endothermic
B Both are ectothermic
What is unique about the bones of a bird, compared to the bones of other vertebrates?
They are hollow
What are the only birds that can fly backwards?
Hummingbirds
The phylum that contains all vertebrates
Chordata
What does the lateral line system do in fish?
Detects movement in the water
If it looks like a snake with moist skin, but it's actually an amphibian, what is it?
Caecilians
An echidna is an example of:
A. Marsupial
B. Monotreme
C. Eutherian
D. Flightless bird
B. Monotreme
What is the biggest animal to have ever lived on Earth?
Blue whale
What are the three main groups of animals that are considered amniotes?
Reptiles, mammals, and birds
What are the 2 main subdivisions of bony fish?
Ray-finned fish and lobe-finned fish
Explain 2 reasons why reptiles are better adapted to living on land than amphibians are
Answers vary
Possibilities:
Skin doesn't dry out, has keratin, amniotic egg has a hard shell that keeps young from drying out
Possum, wombat, koala bear, etc.
What color would a flamingo be if they did not eat their normal diet?
Grey or white
Turtles are examples of:
Anapsids, syapsids, diapsids, or tetrapsids?
Anapsids
Give an example of a lobe-finned fish that is still alive today.
coelacanths or lung fish
Give an example of a reptile that would be considered a diapsid
Lizards, crocodiles, basically anything but a turtle
All mammals share these 4 characteristics: 1. A middle ear with 3 bones, 2. a chewing jaw, 3. _____ glands, and 4. They are covered in ______
Mammary; hair
What is the animal with the shortest lifespan in the world? (It's entire adult lifespan is just 24 hours).
Mayfly
All organisms in the phylum chordata have these 4 things at some stage of development: 1. The notochord, 2. The hollow nerve cord, 3. The pharyngeal slits, and 4. ___________
A tail
What is an operculum and what kind of fish is it found in?
A bony flap that protects gills in bony fish
How many chambers are in a reptile's heart?
Three
What is the Archaeopteryx?
It is the oldest known bird to have been ever discovered fossilized.
What is the fastest bird? With a diving speed of 242 mph?
The peregrine falcon