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1 | | The first amniotes evolved in the period. |
| | A) | Devonian |
| | B) | Jurassic |
| | C) | Carboniferous |
| | D) | Triassic |
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2 | | An example of an extant anapsids is a |
| | A) | captorhinid. |
| | B) | mesosaur. |
| | C) | plesiosaur. |
| | D) | turtle. |
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3 | | An example of an extant diapsid is a(n) |
| | A) | ichthyosaur. |
| | B) | pterosaur. |
| | C) | tuatara. |
| | D) | bird. |
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4 | | Birds and crocodilians are both |
| | A) | anapsids. |
| | B) | diapsids. |
| | C) | therapsids. |
| | D) | thecodonts. |
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5 | | Of the diapsid group, include the majority of the modern
reptiles. |
| | A) | archosaurs |
| | B) | sauropterygians |
| | C) | plesiosaurs |
| | D) | lepidosaurs |
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6 | | are very large, long-necked, aquatic, extinct reptiles, but
are not considered to be dinosaurs. |
| | A) | Ichthyosaurs |
| | B) | Plesiosaurs |
| | C) | Mesosaurs |
| | D) | Pelycosaurs |
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7 | | The scales of reptiles are in origin. |
| | A) | bony |
| | B) | dermal |
| | C) | epidermal |
| | D) | hypodermal |
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8 | | The reptiles are the first group to have pairs of cranial
nerves, the same number as seen in birds and mammals. |
| | A) | 8 |
| | B) | 6 |
| | C) | 10 |
| | D) | 12 |
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9 | | Reptiles have a kidney, which produces as an excretory
waste. |
| | A) | mesonephric, urea |
| | B) | mesonephric, uric acid |
| | C) | metanephric, urea |
| | D) | metanephric, uric acid |
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10 | | One group of reptiles has a four-chambered heart with two
atria and two ventricles; these are |
| | A) | tuataras. |
| | B) | snakes. |
| | C) | lizards. |
| | D) | crocodilians. |
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11 | | Some reptiles may have a higher body temperature than the
environment by |
| | A) | behaviorally thermoregulating. |
| | B) | shivering thermogenesis. |
| | C) | mitochondrial activity. |
| | D) | production of heat by brown fat. |
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12 | | After birth, young reptiles respire via |
| | A) | cutaneous respiration. |
| | B) | gills. |
| | C) | the bursa of fabricius. |
| | D) | lungs. |
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13 | | Because reptiles produce a shelled egg, is very
useful. |
| | A) | mating behavior |
| | B) | a copulatory organ |
| | C) | a spermatophore |
| | D) | amplexus |
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14 | | Crocodilians evolved the first cerebral cortex of any
vertebrate, known as the |
| | A) | pineal gland. |
| | B) | pituitary gland. |
| | C) | optic tectum. |
| | D) | neopallium. |
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15 | | Turtles have both vertebrae and fused to their upper
shell. |
| | A) | ribs |
| | B) | neck |
| | C) | tail |
| | D) | humerus |
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16 | | The sex of turtles, as well as some other reptiles, is based
on |
| | A) | the position of mating turtles. |
| | B) | temperature of incubation. |
| | C) | whether it is parthenogenetic. |
| | D) | whether it is marine or freshwater. |
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17 | | The most speciose group of extant reptiles is members of
order |
| | A) | Squamata |
| | B) | Testudines. |
| | C) | Archosauria. |
| | D) | Crocodilia. |
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18 | | Darwin observed the only truly marine lizard, the |
| | A) | gecko. |
| | B) | skink. |
| | C) | iguana. |
| | D) | chameleon. |
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19 | | Legless reptiles include |
| | A) | snakes only. |
| | B) | lizards only. |
| | C) | both snakes and lizards. |
| | D) | members of all extant orders. |
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20 | | The forked tongue of a snake works in tandem with
the |
| | A) | Jacobson's organ. |
| | B) | pit organs. |
| | C) | parietal gland. |
| | D) | venom duct. |
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21 | | Examples of snakes with pit organs include |
| | A) | rattlesnakes. |
| | B) | cobras. |
| | C) | puff adders. |
| | D) | garter snakes. |
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22 | | Pit vipers use their pit organs to track prey such
as |
| | A) | other snakes. |
| | B) | eggs of other snakes. |
| | C) | mammals. |
| | D) | arthropods. |
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23 | | Where might one find a tuatara? |
| | A) | on the Galapagos Islands |
| | B) | in the Florida Keys |
| | C) | in the American Great Lakes |
| | D) | near New Zealand |
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24 | | The parietal gland of the tuatara is sensitive to |
| | A) | heat. |
| | B) | electromagnetic fields. |
| | C) | light. |
| | D) | sound. |
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25 | | Of the reptiles, which lack teeth? |
| | A) | turtles |
| | B) | snakes |
| | C) | lizards |
| | D) | tuataras |
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26 | | Birds are members of superorder |
| | A) | Lepidosauria. |
| | B) | Archosauria. |
| | C) | Anapsida. |
| | D) | Crocodilia. |
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27 | | Class Reptilia is considered to be a monophyletic group. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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28 | | Extraembryonic membranes of the reptiles include the amnion, chorion, yolk sac, and bursa. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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29 | | Scales of reptiles are homologous to the scales of fish, as well as the feathers of a bird, or mammalian hair. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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30 | | The ventral shell of the turtle is known as the plastron. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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31 | | Lizards and snakes have a kinetic skull and this is unusual among reptiles. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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32 | | Snake venoms may be hemolytic or endotoxic. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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33 | | Snakes are typically ovoviviparous, although other snake species may be viviparous or oviparous. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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34 | | Worm lizards belong to order Sphenodonta. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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35 | | Viviparity in reptiles is restricted only to the squamates and has evolved at least 100 times! The two types of viviparity are lecithotrophy and placentotrophy. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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36 | | In contrast to the suggestion by its name, ornithiscian dinosaurs had hips like a bird, yet the birds evolved from saurischian dinosaurs. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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37 | | The majority of dinosaurs were large in size, predatory, and swift in movement. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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38 | | The quadrupedal sauropods include herbivores such as Brachiosaurus and Supersaurus. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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39 | | Herbivorous ornithischians include Stegosaurus, Triceratops, and the hadrosaurs. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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40 | | Both reptiles and amphibians have a glandular skin and possess chromatophores. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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41 | | Both reptiles and amphibians have some members that have a four-chambered heart. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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42 | | The synapsids include the mammal-like reptiles, the therapsids, which gave rise to the mammals. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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43 | | In the amniotic egg, the albumin is a source of amino acids minerals and water for the embryo. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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44 | | The muscular diaphragm is absent in reptiles, and therefore, they must enlarge the thoracic cavity or move internal organs to draw air into the lungs. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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45 | | Of all reptiles, turtles have literally plodded on, unchanged, for the longest period of evolutionary time. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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