Question 1

Which of these terms would be used by cladists to describe the members of the class Reptilia?

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A)  Monophyletic
B)  Polyphyletic
C)  Paraphyletic
D)  A subset of the class Aves
E)  None of the choices is correct.F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 2

Outline the biological contributions of the Reptilia.What advances do they exhibit over the Amphibia?

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Question 3

The scales of nonavian reptiles are derived from the ________.

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Question 4

The nonavian reptilian kidney is of the advanced ___________ type with their passageways (ureters)to the exterior.

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Question 5

The synapsid lineage gave rise to present day ______.

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Question 6

Surviving tuataras (Sphenodon)are mostly restricted to a group of islands off the coast of ______ ______.

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Question 7

Nonavian reptiles that lay shelled eggs with development occurring outside the mother's body are __________.

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Question 8

Nonavian reptiles are different from amphibians in that reptiles possess which of the following?

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A)  A tough,scaly skin that provides protection against desiccation
B)  Some form of copulatory organ permitting internal fertilization
C)  A shelled egg that can be laid on dry land
D)  More muscular jaws
E)  All of the choices are nonavian reptilian characteristics.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 9

Discuss the two distinct views of reptile-bird-mammal classification held by cladists and evolutionary phylogeneticists.Since the "family tree" that they would draw is the same,clarify what classification concept(s)is controversial.

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Question 10

Which of the following is least related to the others?

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A)  Great Plains skink
B)  Tokay gecko
C)  Iguana
D)  New Zealand tuatara
E)  Gila monsterF) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 11

_________ __________ is the name of the organ in the roof of a snake's mouth that is used to detect taste/smell.

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Question 12

To separate a limbless (glass) lizard from a real snake,what could you look for?

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A)  Ear openings on the lizard,missing in snakes
B)  Rough scales on lizards,smooth scales on snakes
C)  Lizards at night,snakes in the daytime
D)  Lizards in trees,snakes on the ground
E)  All of the choices are differences between lizards and snakesF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 13

Birds and _____________ belong to a monophyletic group apart from other reptiles and are assigned to the clade ___________.

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A)  dinosaurs,therapsida
B)  mammals,therapsida
C)  crocodilians,therapsida
D)  crocodilians,archosauria
E)  turtles,sauropterygiaF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

Amniotes arose from the ____________ during the early Carboniferous.

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A)  Anthracosaurs
B)  Anaspids
C)  Diaspids
D)  Lepidosaurs
E)  SynapsidsF) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 15

Snake venoms are generally of two types (or a mixture of the two) that include

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A)  kidney toxins and neurotoxins.
B)  hemorrhagins and paralytic toxins.
C)  kidney toxins and paralytic toxins.
D)  hemorrhagins and neurotoxins.
E)  venoms and antivenin.F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 16

The nonavian reptile scale is

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A)  mostly made of beta keratin.
B)  derived from dermis.
C)  contains chromatophores.
D)  an important protective surface.
E)  All of the choices are correct.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

Discuss the shared derived characters of nonavian reptiles and birds (e.g. ,type of skull,aglandular skin,etc. ).

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Nonavian reptiles and birds share severa...

Question 18

What is the form of snake movement that allows it to move in a narrow passage,extending forward while bracing S-shaped loops against the sides of the passageway?

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A)  Rectilinear movement
B)  Sidewinding
C)  Lateral undulation
D)  Concertina movement
E)  None of the choices is correctF) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 19

Snakes that have special heat-sensitive pits on their heads are called ______ ______.

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Question 20

The dermal layer of the reptile skin contains color-bearing cells called ____________.

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Exam 26: Amniote Origins and Nonavian Reptiles

Which of these terms would be used by cladists to describe the members of the class Reptilia?

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The scales of nonavian reptiles are derived from the ________.

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Nonavian reptiles are different from amphibians in that reptiles possess which of the following?

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_________ __________ is the name of the organ in the roof of a snake's mouth that is used to detect taste/smell.

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Amniotes arose from the ____________ during the early Carboniferous.

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The dermal layer of the reptile skin contains color-bearing cells called ____________.

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The nonavian reptilian kidney is of the advanced ___________ type with their passageways (ureters)to the exterior.

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Which of the following is least related to the others?

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The nonavian reptile scale is

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What is the form of snake movement that allows it to move in a narrow passage,extending forward while bracing S-shaped loops against the sides of the passageway?

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To separate a limbless (glass) lizard from a real snake,what could you look for?

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Birds and _____________ belong to a monophyletic group apart from other reptiles and are assigned to the clade ___________.

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Surviving tuataras (Sphenodon)are mostly restricted to a group of islands off the coast of ______ ______.

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Snakes that have special heat-sensitive pits on their heads are called ______ ______.

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The synapsid lineage gave rise to present day ______.

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Discuss the two distinct views of reptile-bird-mammal classification held by cladists and evolutionary phylogeneticists.Since the "family tree" that they would draw is the same,clarify what classification concept(s)is controversial.

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Nonavian reptiles that lay shelled eggs with development occurring outside the mother's body are __________.

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Snake venoms are generally of two types (or a mixture of the two) that include

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Outline the biological contributions of the Reptilia.What advances do they exhibit over the Amphibia?

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