Frog
Dogfish
Mud puppy
Perch
General
100
Which 3 bones in the frog skull carry teeth?
Premaxilla, Maxilla, and Vomer
100
Is the notochord present in Condrichthyes?
Yes
100
What is the mud puppy's scientific name?
Necturus maculosus
100
What type of scales do perch have?
Ctenoid
100
What do anterior and posterior mean?
Anterior: Directed towards the head
Posterior: Directed towards the tail
200
What is the function of the hyoid apparatus?
Supports the tongue and larynx
200
What is the scientific name of Spiny Dogfish
Squalus acanthias
200
Do salamanders have internal or external fertilization?
Internal
200
Yellow Perch's scientific name is?
Perca flavescens
200
Which clade of bony fishes contains most of the diversity of extant bony fish species?
Actinopterygii
300
What is the scientific name for American Bullfrog?
Lithobates catesbeianus
300
The _____ is the large single element of the head skeleton that surrounds and provides support for the brain and sense organs
Chondrocranium
300
Retention of larval or embryonic characteristics past the time of reproductive maturity in an adult salamander is called
Neotany
300
What is indicated by letter I, and what does it do?
Operculum; protects the gills and aids in breathing
300
True or False: All lobe-finned fishes exhibit the derived characteristic in which the fin exhibits a single basal element that articulates with the limb girdle.
True
400
What function does the coronoid process serve?
Controls mouth opening and closing
400
The olfactory sacs emerge from the ____________ of the dogfish brain.
telecephalon
400
Where are metatarsals and metacarpals located, respectively?
Tarsals is Hindfeet and Carpals is Forefeet
400
What letter indicates the Neural Spine?
J
400
What three monopyletic clades are withing Lissamphibia?
Anura, Caudata, and Gymnophonia
500
Name the fused bones of the arm and leg.
Leg: Tibiofibula
Arm: Radioulna
500
What parts of the brain are the letters indicating?
A: Cerebrum
B: Optic Lobe
C: Cerebellum
D: Medulla
500
The two major bones in the mandible are ____ and _____
Dentary and Prearticular
500
What is letter G pointing to?
Gonads
500
What are 5 synapomorphies of the Chondrichthyes ?
1. unique perichondral and endochondal mineralization: calcification along skeleton
2. Cartilaginous skeleton: endoskeleton made of cartilage
3. Placoid Scales (dermal denticle): reduces drag - tooth-like, homologous w/vertebrate teeth
4. Inner ear that opens externally through envolymphatic pores: between eyes
5. Pelvic claspers in males: used for internal fertilization