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1 | | The amphibians and the __________ represent the two major branches of the tetrapod lineage.
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| | A) | reptiles
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| | B) | birds
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| | C) | temnospondyls
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| | D) | amniotes
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2 | | The first terrestrial tetrapods were probably the
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| | A) | rhipidistians.
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| | B) | amniotes.
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| | C) | coelacanths
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| | D) | leptocephalans.
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3 | | Compared to water, the oxygen content of air is _________, and the density of air is
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| | A) | greater, greater.
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| | B) | greater, lesser.
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| | C) | lesser, lesser.
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| | D) | lesser, greater.
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4 | | The Devonian period could be characterized as a period of
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| | A) | climatic stability.
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| | B) | alternating droughts and floods.
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| | C) | alternating ice ages.
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| | D) | pronounced mountain building.
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5 | | The freshwater fish that survived the Devonian period possessed
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| | A) | efficient gills.
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| | B) | countercurrent flow.
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| | C) | lungs.
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| | D) | paedomorphosis.
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6 | | The development of limbs probably aided the first amphibians in
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| | A) | finding mates.
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| | B) | swimming.
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| | C) | running on land.
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| | D) | moving between bodies of water.
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7 | | The first well-known fossil of a tetrapod was |
| | A) | in the genus Sphenodon. |
| | B) | in the genus Latimeria. |
| | C) | in the genus Ichthyostega. |
| | D) | in the genus Desmognathus. |
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8 | | Some amphibians have _________, which are pigmented cells in the skin.
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| | A) | chromatophores
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| | B) | osteoblasts
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| | C) | miracidia
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| | D) | lamellae
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9 | | The hearts of amphibians have
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| | A) | one atria and one ventricle.
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| | B) | two atria and one ventricle.
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| | C) | one atria and two ventricles.
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| | D) | two atria and two ventricles.
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10 | | To facilitate cutaneous respiration, the skin of amphibians is
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| | A) | moist and covered with scales.
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| | B) | dry and richly vascularized.
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| | C) | moist and richly vascularized.
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| | D) | dry and covered with scales.
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11 | | The kidneys of amphibians are
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| | A) | pronephric.
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| | B) | metanephric.
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| | C) | mesonephric.
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| | D) | anephric.
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12 | | Members of the order ________ often produce spermatophores.
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| | A) | Caudata
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| | B) | Gymnophiona
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| | C) | Apoda
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| | D) | Anura
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13 | | Members of the order ________ are often viviparous.
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| | A) | Caudata
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| | B) | Gymnophiona
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| | C) | Urodela
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| | D) | Anura
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14 | | Members of the family Plethodontidae are unusual as many species completely lack
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| | A) | eyes.
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| | B) | a tail.
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| | C) | lungs.
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| | D) | a terrestrial phase.
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15 | | ________ is the retention of larval characteristics, seen in some salamanders.
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| | A) | Paedomorphosis
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| | B) | Viviparity
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| | C) | Ovoviviparity
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| | D) | Trophyllaxis
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16 | | Members of family Bufonidae are colloquially called
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| | A) | true frogs.
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| | B) | true toads.
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| | C) | tree frogs.
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| | D) | clawed frogs.
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17 | | Some frogs hibernate during the winter and avoid the harmful effects of freezing by accumulating _________ and glycerol in their bodies.
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| | A) | fat
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| | B) | thyroxine
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| | C) | sebum
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| | D) | glucose
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18 | | The middle ear of the amphibian has a __________, which transmits vibrations to the inner ear.
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| | A) | malleolus
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| | B) | incus
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| | C) | columella
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| | D) | tympanum
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19 | | The perennibranchiate condition may occur in
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| | A) | salamanders.
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| | B) | caecilians.
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| | C) | frogs.
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| | D) | toads
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20 | | The frog most commonly used in zoology laboratories for dissections, and is also the frog that has the widest distribution belongs to the |
| | A) | the genus Rana. |
| | B) | the genus Hyla. |
| | C) | the genus Bufo. |
| | D) | the genus Sirenia. |
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21 | | The forebrain is known as the
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| | A) | telencephalon.
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| | B) | rhombencephalon.
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| | C) | mesencephalon.
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| | D) | cerebellum.
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22 | | Amphibians that have no larval development are said to have direct development-they hatch from the egg as miniature versions of the adults.
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| | A) | True
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| | B) | False
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23 | | Buccopharyngeal breathing is a form of respiration that supplements cutaneous respiration by pumping air in and out of the mouth and gases are exchanged over the highly vascularized membranes of the mouth.
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| | A) | True
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| | B) | False
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24 | | Amphibians that are perennibranchiate have lungs in larval forms and lungs in adult stages.
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| | A) | True
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| | B) | False
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25 | | An axolotl is a perennibranchiate salamander throughout its entire life, no matter what the environmental conditions may be.
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| | A) | True
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| | B) | False
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26 | | Frogs are solitary during most of the year, except during the breeding period, which is typically in the spring.
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| | A) | True
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| | B) | False
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27 | | The skin of a frog, although loosely attached to the body, is typical of most terrestrial vertebrates, having an outer epidermis and an underlying dermis.
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| | A) | True
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| | B) | False
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28 | | The hylid frogs have the most toxic skin secretions, which are used by natives in South America to coat their blowgun darts for hunting.
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| | A) | True
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| | B) | False
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29 | | The iridiophores in the skin of frogs contain yellow, orange, or red pigments, the melanophores reflect the light striking the iridiophores.
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| | A) | True
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| | B) | False
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30 | | The fused caudal vertebrae seen in frogs are called the pygostyle, which is similar to our "tailbone," the coccyx.
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| | A) | True
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| | B) | False
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31 | | The primary excretory waste of amphibians is uric acid and is stored in a bladder.
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| | A) | True
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| | B) | False
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32 | | Most amphibians have a forelimb with four digits and a rear limb with five digits.
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| | A) | True
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| | B) | False
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33 | | The order name Salientia refers to the lack of a tail.
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| | A) | True
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| | B) | False
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34 | | Amphibians respire by a positive-pressure mechanism, as opposed to the negative pressure of the amniotes. In other words, if you were a frog, it would take energy to expire, but relatively little energy to inspire.
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| | A) | True
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| | B) | False
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35 | | In amphibians, the double circulation includes both a pulmonary and systemic circuit.
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| | A) | True
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| | B) | False
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36 | | In a frog, blood from the systemic circuit enters the sinus venosus, then flows to the right atrium, then the right ventricle.
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| | A) | True
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| | B) | False
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37 | | The digestive tract of most vertebrates that are carnivores is shorter than the digestive tract of herbivores.
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| | A) | True
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| | B) | False
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38 | | The lateral line is present in all amphibians, although it is only fully functional in the aquatic species.
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| | A) | True
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| | B) | False
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39 | | The structure in a frog ear that is similar to the mammalian cochlea is the utricle.
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| | A) | True
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| | B) | False
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40 | | The most speciose order of amphibians is order Anura, followed by order Gymnophiona, and the fewest species are classified in order Caudata.
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| | A) | True
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| | B) | False
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