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| the endostyle is homologous with the thyroid gland of vertebrates |
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| neurons are a characteristic exclusive to vertebrates |
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| all tetrapods are chordates |
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| all chordates are vertebrates |
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| all vertebrates have jaws |
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| gnathostomes refers to only extinct species of vertebrates |
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| hox genes serve to lay out the basic body plan of animals |
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| all hagfishes are anadromous |
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| certain vertebrates have accessory hearts |
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| separation of the hypaxial from the epaxial muscles is exclusively a vertbrate trait |
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| hox genes are only found in chordates |
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| ostracoderms were the first vertebrates with jaws |
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| tetrapods were the first to develop tri-partite brain |
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| the endostyle is analogous with the thyroid gland of vertebrates |
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| all vertebrates have a closed circulatory system |
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| myomeres are an exclusively vertebrate trait |
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| osteichthyes includes all jawed vertebrates |
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| myelin sheaths surrounding the axon is a unique feature of gnathostomes |
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| mammals were the first to develop a tri-partite brain |
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| lampreys are considered stenohaline organisms |
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| amphioxus are isosmolal with seawater |
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| the swim bladder of fish is homologous with the lungs of tetrapods |
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| chloride cells actively transport ions out thru the gills in marine fish |
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| pronephric kidneys are found only in adult vertebrates |
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| organisms that flucturate their body temperature in response to environmental temperatures are actotherms |
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| starting with osteichthyes, endochondral bone is an important site for red blood cells. |
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| all bony fish have scales |
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| viviparity is found in the majority of bony fish |
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| oviparity is commonly found in the majority of ray finned fish |
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| geographic separation is the only type of speciation |
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| rapidly swimming fish's bodies are less flexible |
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| amphibians were the first animals to invade land |
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| arthoropods were the first animals to venture onto land |
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| all bony fish have endochondral bone |
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| marine bony fish are iso-osmotic with their environment |
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| all adult amphibians are cornivorous |
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| all amphibians are herbivorous |
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| aquatic vertebrates rely primarily on vision to process their environment and surroundings |
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| amphibians have higher systemic blood pressures compared to fish |
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| the skin of amniotes is more permeable to water than amphibians |
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| larval metamorphosis requires more maternal energy investment in each egg that invested in an amniotic egg. |
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| amniotes have lower overall blood pressure than fish |
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| internal fertilization is found in amniotes |
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| all chondrichthyes are viviparous |
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| skates differ from rays in that skates are all mesopelagic |
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| hypotremate elasmobranch refers to all sharks with terminal jaws |
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| anoxybathic refers to sharks adapted to low oxygen environments |
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| benthic refers to bottom dwelling sharks |
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| all bony fish use cutaneous respiration |
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| the skin of fish is more permeable to water then mammals |
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| the skin of mammals is less permeable to oxygen then amphibians |
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| there is a greater restriction on size in an aquatic environment as compared to a terrestrial environment |
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| all homeotherms are endotherms |
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| all organisms that fluctuate their body temperature in response to environmental teperatures are ectotherms |
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| the mammalian lung is more efficient then the avian lung |
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| since mammals have a higher metabolic rate than fish,it is assumed that they have the most efficient system for oxygen extraction from the environment |
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| emus are the largest bird in australia |
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| ostriches are the largest extant species of bird |
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| birds inflate their lungs using muscular diaphragm |
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| the kidneys of birds can produce the most concentrated urine amongst vertebrates |
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| ammonia is produced from the breakdown of fats in vertebrates |
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| urea is the nitrogenous waste of choice in synapsids |
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| the vertebrate lung evolved from the physostomous swim bladder |
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| all marine turtles can absorb oxygen across their cloaca |
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| male emus fast while they incubate the eggs |
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| snakes have an extremely kinetic skull |
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| pterosaurs were the direct ancestors of birds |
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| all extant birds are endotherms |
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| as clarified in lecture autonomy is only found in reptiles |
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| birds evolved from bipedal reptiles |
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| crocodilians have a diaphragmatic ligament |
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| crocodilians have a diaphragmatic muscle |
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| all reptiles have determinate growth |
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| all the extinct aquatic reptiles were lepidosaurs |
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| birds were the first to evolve pneumatic bones |
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| all non-avian donosaurs are extinct |
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| hibernation is defined as multi-day torpor bouts in winter |
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| the ability to undergo torpor is a recently evolved condition |
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| in hibernation endothermy is abandoned |
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| there are examples of animals that use torpor in all vertebrate groups |
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| there are examples of animals that hibernate in all vertebrate groups |
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| all extant birds are endotherms |
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| torpid animals abondon metabolic control of their body temperature |
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| all birds have have internal fertilization |
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| diving mammals have extremely thick and muscular diaphragms |
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| the california sea lions had larger eyes than the elephant seal |
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| in general ectotherms are highly active endurance type animals |
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| only endotherms generate heat from activity of their muscles |
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| birds were the first to evolve pneumatic bones |
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| the more camber a wing has the greater lift |
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| rats rely on lipids to fuel their metabolism, while seals rely on carbohydrates |
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| emus are endurance athletes with mostly anaerobic muscles |
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