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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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