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Osteichthyes: Define lateral line, operculum, & swim bladder 2

Lateral line – detects vibrations in water Operculum – bony covering over gills that pumps water across gills Swim bladder – allows fish to adjust buoyancy 3

4 Chondrichthyes: Define denticles & Ampullae of Lorenzini

5 Denticles – special scales on sharks that reduce hydrodynamic drag Ampullae of Lorenzini – special sense cells that allow sharks to detect electromagnetic fields

6 Agnatha: Name two differences between hagfish & lampreys

7 Hagfish – 12 gill slits & make slime Lampreys – 7 gill slits & have a larval stage

8 Compare & contrast Ostracoderms & Placoderms

9 Ostracoderms – Jawless Placoderms – First jawed fish Both went extinct during the P/T extinction

10 Compare & Contrast Subclasses Actinopterygii & Sarcopterygii

11 Actinopterygii – Fish with bony rays in their fins Sarcopterygii – Fish with fleshy fins and the ability to breathe air Both are in Class Osteichthyes

12 What is the name of the first transitional vertebrate that crawled out of the ocean to spend time on land?

13 Tiktaalik

14 Amphibians show the following adaptations to living on land except a. Development of lungs b. Mucous covering across skin c. Amniotic egg d. 3-chambered heart

15 Amniotic Egg

16 What is the term used to describe amphibians’ ability to breathe through their skin?

17 Cutaneous respiration

Define paedomorphosis 18

19 The retention of juvenile traits in the adult form

What kind of amphibians are found in the following orders: Caudata Apoda Anura 20

21 Caudata – Salamanders Apoda – Caecilians Anura – Frogs & Toads

22 What two adaptations allowed reptiles to completely free themselves from aquatic life stages?

23 Scales & the amniotic egg

24 What is the difference between the toxins of rattle snakes and coral snakes?

25 Rattlesnakes – Hemotoxin Coral Snakes – Neurotoxin

26 Label the following pictures

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28 Name something unique about the following lizards: Chameleons Geckos Gila Monsters Glass Lizards

29 Chameleons – change color Geckos – nano-hairs on feet Gila Monsters – Poisonous lizard Glass Lizards – Legless lizards

30 What kinds of reptiles are in the following Orders: Squamata Crocodilia Sphenodontia Testudines

31 Squamata – Lizards & Snakes Crocodilia – Crocodilians Sphenodontia – Tuatara Testudines – Turtles & Tortioses

32 Name the two things that contribute most to birds having the ability to keep their body weight down.

33 Hollow bones & reduced organs

34 Which of the following is not a characteristic of aerodynamic lift as it pertains to the airfoil wing design? a. Air travels a further distance above the wing than below b. The pressure below the wing is higher than above the wing c. Air molecules become packed tighter above the wing than below the wing d. Air molecules travel slower below the wing than above the wing

35 Air molecules become packed tighter above the wing than below the wing

36 How are Saurischian dinosaurs distinguished from Ornithischian dinosaurs?

37 Saurischians – Lizard-like hips Ornithischians – Bird-like hips

38 Compare & Contrast Sauropods & Theropods and give an example of each.

39 Both are Saurischians Sauropods – Quadrapedal, herbivorous dinosaurs (brontosaurus) Theropods – Bipedal, carnivorous dinosaurs (T-Rex)

40 What is the purpose of the following feather types? Tail/Flight Semiplume Bristle Filoplume Downy

41 Tail/Flight – Flight Semiplume – Shape & color Bristle – Around the eyes & mouth Filoplume – Connected to nerve endings Downy – Insulation

42 To what mammalian order do aardvarks belong?

37 Tubulidentata

44 What are two main differences between new-world and old-world monkeys?

45 New-world – Flat-nosed & prehensile tails Old-world – Narrow-nosed and non-functioning tails

46 What three characteristics of rodents have allowed their Order to become so successful?

47 1. Small size 2. Short breeding cycles 3. Ability to gnaw and chew a wide variety of foods

48 What are three differences between dolphins & porpoises?

49 Dolphins – Conical teeth, hooked dorsal fin, & beak Porpoises – Spade-like teeth, triangular dorsal fin, & no beak

50 What major steps did the following proto-mammals achieve that led them on the path to becoming mammals? Pelycosaurs Therapsids Cynodonts

51 Pelycosaurs – Sail used for the beginning of thermoregulation Therapsids – Legs moved under the body Cynodonts – Lumbar ribs reduced

52 How did the present distribution of marsupials, monotremes, and placental mammals come to be?

53 -Monotremes and marsupials evolved on Pangaea and spread out. -Australia, Antarctica, & India broke away -Placental mammals developed on Laurasia and conquered the rest of the landscape except for A,A, and I -India re-collided with Asia flooding it with placental mammals and Antarctica froze -Australia the only place left isolated and warm enough to support mammalian life