BIO209

1. The eggs of amphibians do not have _________

2. Fowls belong to the bird order _________

3. Frogs are better adapted for living on land than toads because they have: _________

4. The name cyclostomata connotes: __________

5. The body of hemichordates is divided into proboscis, collar and _________

6. The amniotic membrane is found in: __________

7. The prefix "cephalo" connote _______

8. Apes and monkeys belong to the Order of Mammals called ________

9. Which of the following is not a feature of vertebrates?

10. The skin of amphibians is: __________

11. Animals that are characterize with gills is referred to as __________

12. It is believed that chordates originated from _________

13. Tetrapods have ___________ number of limbs

14. In adult amphibians, gas exchange takes place through the ________ and lungs

15. The Class Placodermi, now extinct, were noted for having: ______________

16. In chondrichthyes, buoyancy is supported by: __________

17. A marine invertebrate chordate with pointed ends, well-defined notochord, body segmentation and head is a ________

18. Rats, Mice, Guinea pigs belong to the Order of Mammals called ________

19. Gnathostomata refers to jawed _________

20. Vertebrates are considered as: __________

21. Chordates with skull are referred to as _________

22. The amphibians are animals that live in __________ and land

23. Gnathostomes are vertebrates ____________

24. A marine invertebrate chordate with pointed ends, well-defined notochord, body segmentation and head is a ____________

25. The osteichthyes are __________ fishes

26. Which of the following is not a feature of the superclass Agnatha?

27. Rabbits and hares belong to the Order of Mammals called _________

28. The Class Ostracodermi, now extinct, were characterized for lack of: _________

29. The home region of urodels (tailed amphibians) is the ___________ region

30. The structure that encases the body of urochordates is the _________

31. Animals that are characterize with webbed feet are called __________

32. The body scales of chondrichthyes can be described as: ___________

33. ________ is aquatic animal that is capable of boring into the body of its prey, devouring all the soft parts and leaving the skin behind as an ordinary empty shell, held by bones.

34. Larvaceans are: ___________

35. Chordates are animals with with _______

36. __________ are the third largest of the rodents (63-91 cm long; 5.4-16 kg), behind the capybara and the beaver.

37. In vertebrates, the notochord has been replaced by _________

38. In the anurans: ___________

39. The ostracoderms are: ______________

40. Zoogeography describes the distribution of __________ across the globe

41. The pectoral and pelvic fins of chondrichthyes are:_________

42. The __________ (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) is the largest extant rodent in the world (weighing up to 91 kg).

43. The osteichthyes have: __________

44. The anurans are amphibians without: ____________

45. The urodeles are amphibians with: ________

46. Porcupines (spined pigs) are rodents with a coat of sharp spines, or quills, which the animal uses for __________ or camouflage from predators

47. _________ are normally wild and have relatively longer ears than rabbits and usually larger than rabbits

48. Zoogeography is often divided into two main branches: " _________ zoogeography" and "historical zoogeography"

49. Chondrichthyes are _________ fishes

50. In Chordates, ____________ is a stiff but flexible rod made up of tightly packed vacuolated cells held in position by a firm sheath.