Question 1

A notochord is

Accepted Answer

A) a strip of cartilage that forms a back and tail in all vertebrates. 
B) a stiff dorsal supporting rod. 
C) replaced by the vertebral column during development. 
D) All of the choices are correct. 
E) A stiff dorsal supporting rod that is replaced by the vertebral column during development. 
A) a strip of cartilage that forms a back and tail in all vertebrates. 
B) a stiff dorsal supporting rod. 
C) replaced by the vertebral column during development. 
D) All of the choices are correct. 
E) A stiff dorsal supporting rod that is replaced by the vertebral column during development.

Question 2

The cephalochordates possess an atrium that is used to filter microscopic food particles out of the water.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Monotremes

Accepted Answer

A) are egg laying mammals. 
B) include the anteater and duck-billed platypus. 
C) nurse their young. 
D) All of the above are true. 
A) are egg laying mammals. 
B) include the anteater and duck-billed platypus. 
C) nurse their young. 
D) All of the above are true.

Question 4

Based on molecular data and skull features,what reptile(s)has an independent lineage from all other reptiles?

Accepted Answer

A) lizards 
B) snakes 
C) turtles 
D) crocodiles 
E) lizards and crocodiles have independent lineages 
A) lizards 
B) snakes 
C) turtles 
D) crocodiles 
E) lizards and crocodiles have independent lineages

Question 5

Amphibians evolved from

Accepted Answer

A) darters. 
B) sharks. 
C) bass and bluegill. 
D) sturgeon and catfish. 
E) lobe-finned fishes with lungs. 
A) darters. 
B) sharks. 
C) bass and bluegill. 
D) sturgeon and catfish. 
E) lobe-finned fishes with lungs.

Question 6

Which of the following features are found in the lobe-finned fish but are not present in the cartilaginous fish?

Accepted Answer

A) bony skeletons and lungs 
B) paired fins and a bony skeleton 
C) jaws and lungs 
D) vertebrae and amniotic eggs 
A) bony skeletons and lungs 
B) paired fins and a bony skeleton 
C) jaws and lungs 
D) vertebrae and amniotic eggs

Question 7

Which term can be applied to all of the vertebrates except for the jawless fish?

Accepted Answer

A) Gnathostomes 
B) Endothermic 
C) Tetrapods 
D) Amniotes 
A) Gnathostomes 
B) Endothermic 
C) Tetrapods 
D) Amniotes

Question 8

Sharks

Accepted Answer

A) lack bony skeletons. 
B) have placoid scales. 
C) have a keen sense of smell. 
D) have teeth derived from epidermal scales. 
E) All of the choices are correct. 
A) lack bony skeletons. 
B) have placoid scales. 
C) have a keen sense of smell. 
D) have teeth derived from epidermal scales. 
E) All of the choices are correct.

Question 9

Among the chordates,which features are unique to the tunicates?

Accepted Answer

A) leathery outer covering and an excurrent siphon 
B) gill slits and bilateral symmetry 
C) sexual reproduction and complete digestive system 
D) sessile adult stage and aquatic lifestyle 
E) leathery outer covering and sessile adult stage 
A) leathery outer covering and an excurrent siphon 
B) gill slits and bilateral symmetry 
C) sexual reproduction and complete digestive system 
D) sessile adult stage and aquatic lifestyle 
E) leathery outer covering and sessile adult stage

Question 10

Most salamanders practice internal fertilization

Accepted Answer

A) using spermatophores. 
B) externally in water. 
C) internally by copulation. 
D) just like frogs. 
A) using spermatophores. 
B) externally in water. 
C) internally by copulation. 
D) just like frogs.

Question 11

Several lineages of reptiles evolved from a common ancestral stem reptile,each adapting to different ways of life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 29: Vertebrate Evolution

A notochord is

The cephalochordates possess an atrium that is used to filter microscopic food particles out of the water.

Monotremes

Based on molecular data and skull features,what reptile(s)has an independent lineage from all other reptiles?

Amphibians evolved from

Which of the following features are found in the lobe-finned fish but are not present in the cartilaginous fish?

Which term can be applied to all of the vertebrates except for the jawless fish?

Sharks

Among the chordates,which features are unique to the tunicates?

Most salamanders practice internal fertilization

Several lineages of reptiles evolved from a common ancestral stem reptile,each adapting to different ways of life.

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