Zoology Nine Weeks Test

Front 1

the word amphibian means

Back 1

double life

Front 2

amphibians evolved from the ________ fish.

Back 2

lobbed fin

Front 3

why is chytrid so dangerous to amphibians?

Back 3

causes dehydration and affects their ability to breathe

Front 4

Caudata

Back 4

salamanders, newts

Front 5

Anura

Back 5

frogs, toads

Front 6

Apoda

Back 6

caecilians

Front 7

the _________ period is nicknamed the age of amphibians

Back 7

permian

Front 8

reptiles

Back 8

turtles

weak front legs or not front legs - must crawl

covered with scales

snakes

crocodiles

rough and dry surface

babies same shape as adults but smaller (no metamorphosis)

lizards

Front 9

amphibians

Back 9

surface moist and smooth

frog

have gills

undergo metamorphosis

salamander

live in or near water

toad

covered with skin

webbed digits

Front 10

both reptiles and amphibians

Back 10

live on land

lay eggs

cold blooded

have lungs

can bite

Front 11

explain what senses and organs sharks use to sense their prey from far away

Back 11

large precise olfactory organs & the lateral line system. at closer range, a shark switches to vision as the primary method of tracking prey. also the bio electric fields surrounded by all animals. also use it to detect prey in the sand

Front 12

where do frogs begin their life ?

Back 12

water

Front 13

can frogs hear well?

Back 13

yes

Front 14

do male frogs ever take care of the eggs

Back 14

yes

Front 15

how many weeks does it take before frogs complete metamorphosis and leave the water?

Back 15

12 weeks

Front 16

term for an animal that gains heat through the environment

Back 16

ectotherm

Front 17

refers to animals whose body temperature adjusts depending on the external environment

Back 17

polkilothermic

Front 18

fish are members of this subphylum

Back 18

vertebrate

Front 19

name for the group of jawed vertebrates

Back 19

gnathostomata

Front 20

term for organisms in which the babies are born alive from their mother

Back 20

viviparous

Front 21

fish have a heart with this many chambers

Back 21

two

Front 22

largest species of ray

Back 22

manta ray

Front 23

cartilaginous fish store these in their liver to aid in buoyancy

Back 23

lipids

Front 24

term for organisms in which the babies develop from an egg inside the mother and are later born

Back 24

ovoviviparous

Front 25

body shape of fish; allows them to move rapidly in water

Back 25

streamlined