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Zoology
Final Exam Fall 2009
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Undergraduate 2
12/16/2009

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Neoteny
Definition
in amphibians, some member achieve sexual maturity in their larval morphological form.
Term
amplexus
Definition
in frogs, the act of a male mounting a female to stimulate her to lay eggs as he scatters sperm over them.
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ectothermic
Definition
an animal receives its body heat from external sources (sun) rather than producing it internally by metabolic means.
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hemolytic
Definition
breaks down blood vessel walls and blood cells
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neurotoxic
Definition
affects nerve impulse transmission to heart and diaphragm; blindness.
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uncinate processes
Definition
stabilize ribs (like a truss)-chicken
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quadrate bone
Definition
allow jaw to unhinge to swallow large prey (owls, snakes)
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gizzard
Definition
grind food (turkey)
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jacobsen's organ
Definition
taste the air (rat snake)
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loreal pit
Definition
detect body heat of prey (rattlesnake)
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syrinx
Definition
produce sounds much like vocal cords (mockingbird)
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uropygeal gland
Definition
produce lubricants for feathers (pigeon)
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nictitating membrane
Definition
cover eye with a transparent membrane for protection (alligator)
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parietal eye
Definition
detects light and dark (iguana)
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scleral ring
Definition
protect eye (chicken)
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ovoviviparous
Definition
a sexual strategy in which a female carries fertilized eggs internally with young living off yolk and hatching just before birth
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cloaca
Definition
a common body opening for fecal, urinary and reproductive products.
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poikilothermic
Definition
a condition of highly variable body temperatures that changes with environmental temperatures.
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barbels
Definition
touch, smell (catfish)
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spiracle
Definition
take in water (sting ray)
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buccal funnel
Definition
collect algae for feeding (larval lamprey)
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spermatophore
Definition
packages sperm (male salamander)
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spiral valve
Definition
increases absorption and digestive surface area of intestine (shark)
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pineal organ
Definition
produce hormones in response to light (lamprey)
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Ampullary Organs of Lorenzini
Definition
detect electromagnetic fields and weak electrical currents (sharks)
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chromatophores
Definition
cells containing pigments that give color to animals like frogs and fish
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pinacocytes
Definition
protection- these are the outside cells covering a sponge body
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archaeocytes
Definition
digestion- these are the motile cells inside the mesoglea of sponges.
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zooxanthelle
Definition
food production- there are captive algae inside cnidarian mesoglea.
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paratenic host
Definition
a host physiologically similar enough to a parasite's preferred host to attract them to it, but different enough that the parasite cannot use it to complete its life cycle
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monogenean
Definition
one host/generation- an external parasite that is an acoelomate that has a direct life cycle.
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facultative host
Definition
a host that is preferred by a parasite but not required for the parasite to complete its life cycle.
Term
microtrichs
Definition
tiny outfoldings in the _____ of a tapeworm proglottid that add surface area for absorption of nutrients
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operculum
Definition
a hard covering over a gastropod's foot that closes off the entrance to the shell when it withdraws.
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radula
Definition
a sharp rasping tongue like structure on gastropods, chitons, etc. for obtaining food.
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hermaphrodite
Definition
having both male and female genders in the same individual.
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coelom
Definition
a cavity inside the body bounded by two mesoderm germ layers.
Term
Principle of Uniformitarianism
Definition
the notion that the processes of physics operating the universe today have always been doing so and at about the same rate or magnitude.
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hybrid
Definition
an infertile offspring resulting crossing two different species.
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systematics
Definition
grouping animals into categories according to supposed evolutionary relationships (ancestry)
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biological fitness
Definition
the ability to pass genes on to subsequent generations- producing offspring that are fertile.
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natural selection 
Definition
survival of offspring that possess a genetic makeup that assumes their survival in an environment that others fail to survive in.
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protostome
Definition
an animal that undergoes development such that the embryonic blastopore becomes the mouth.
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theory
Definition
an idea that has withstood repeated tests and that provides a unifying explanation for how things work in nature.
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homologous structures
Definition
show which animals may be related by showing similar anatomical features (limb bones of birds, mammals, and reptiles are similar in pattern)
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vestigial structures
Definition
show what ancestral animal an organism may have evolved from by the presence of a useless remnant (whales have hip bones showing they evolved from animals that walked)
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adhesive papillae
Definition
attachment of an ascidian larva to a substrate
Term
pharyngeal basket
Definition
filtering algae from water in an ascidian 
Term
excurrent siphon
Definition
passing water out of the body cavity (in an ascidian)
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gill bars
Definition
straining algae from the water (cephalochordate)
Term
atriopore
Definition
passing water out of body cavity (cephalochordate)
Term
oral cirri
Definition
setting up water currents to draw algae and water into the body (cephalochordates)
Term
myotomes
Definition
movement- these are muscle groups (cephalochordate)
Term

In which environment are more animals in temperate latitudes exposed to a wider variety of temperature?

(a)water, (b)air, (c)neither, they are exposed equally

Definition
ANSWER: (B) Air
Term

In which environment are animals exposed to a higher concentrations of oxygen?

(a)water, (b)air, (c)neither, they are exposed equally

Definition
ANSWER: (B) Air
Term

Members of which of the following group(s) of organisms lack a stomach?

(a)Agnatha, (b)Chondrichthyes, (c)Osteichthyes, (d)Amphibia, (e)all of the above, (f)none of the above

Definition
ANSWER: (A) Agnatha
Term

Members of which of the following group(s) of organisms must lay their eggs in water (or damp environments) because their eggs lack protective shells?

(a)Agnatha, (b)Chondrichthyes, (c)Osteichthyes, (d)Amphibians, (e)all of the above, (f)none of the above

Definition
ANSWER: (F) None of the above
Term

Which of the following nitrogenous waste products is the most soluble in water?

(a)uric acid, (b)ammonia, (c)urea, (d)none of the above, they are equally soluble

Definition
ANSWER: (B) Ammonia
Term

Birds eliminate most of their nitrogenous wastes in the form of _?_, while fish eliminate most of their waste in the form of _?_.

(a)urea;ammonia (b)ammonia;uric acid (c)ammonia;urea (d)urea;uric acid, (e)uric acid;ammonia (f)uric acid; urea

Definition
ANSWER: (E) Uric Acid, Ammonia
Term

Which of the following do not use a lateral line for hearing?

(a)Agnathans, (b)Osteichthyans, (c)Chondrichthyans, (d)larval frogs, (e)adult frogs

Definition
ANSWER: (E) Adult frogs
Term

Which of the above groups of animals have members with a three-chambered heart?

(a)Agnatha, (b)Chondrichthyes, (c)Osteichthyes, (d)Amphibia, (e)all of the above, (f)none of the above

Definition
ANSWER: (D) Amphibia
Term

Which of the following groups of chordates have members that have median fins, but no paired fins?

(a)Amphibians, (b)Agnathans, (c)Osteichthyans, (d)Chondrichthyans

Definition
ANSWER: (B)Agnathans
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Members of which of the following groups of organisms have movable eyelids?

(a)Agnatha, (b)Chondrichthyes, (c)Osteichthyes, (d)Amphibians, (e)all of the above, (f)none of the above

Definition
ANSWER: (D)Amphibians
Term

Evidenced by the amount of brain volume dedicated to it, the special sense in lampreys that is probably the most well developed is the sense of: 

(a)sight, (b)hearing, (c)smell, (d)balance

Definition
ANSWER: (C) Smell
Term

Frog tadpoles live:

(a)exclusively in fresh water, (b)exclusively in salt water, (c)in neither salt nor fresh water, (d) in either fresh and salt water depending on the time of their life cycle

Definition
ANSWER: (A) Exclusively in fresh water
Term

Of the following four scale types, which is considered most modern?

(a)cycloid, (b)ganoid, (c)ctenoid, (d)placoid

Definition
ANSWER: (C) Ctenoid
Term

The principle food source making up the diet of larval frogs (tadpoles) is:

(a)insects and other small invertebrates,

(b)algae, (c)fish, (d)flowering plants

Definition
ANSWER: (B) Algae
Term

Adult frogs hear sounds by using their _?_; larval frogs hear sounds by using their _?_.

(a)tympanic membrane;lateral line, (b)lateral line;tympanic membrane,

(c)tympanic membrane;tympanic membrane,(d)lateral line; lateral line

Definition
ANSWER: (A) Tympanic membrane; lateral line
Term

Which of the above groups of organisms have some members that lay eggs on land that are protected by a hard shell?

(a)Agnatha, (b)Amphibia, (c)Chondrichthyes, (d)Osteichthyes, (e)all of these, (f)none of the above

Definition
ANSWER: (F) None of the above
Term

Which animal in the following list has the most efficient kidney, requiring the least amount of water to eliminate its nitrogenous wastes? 

(a)bullfrog, (b)minnow, (c)shark, (d)hagfish

Definition
ANSWER: (A) Bullfrog
Term

The vegetal pole of frog eggs contains _?_ and is _?_ in weight than the opposite pole.

(a)yolk;lighter, (b)the embryonic frog;lighter, (c)yolk;heavier, (d)the embryonic frog:heavier

Definition
ANSWER: (C) Yolk;heavier
Term

Eggs of most salamanders are fertilized:

(a) internally, (b)externally

Definition
ANSWER: (A) Internally
Term

Which of the following in present in agnathans?

(a)paired fins, (b)paired gills, (c)both of the above, (d)neither of the above

Definition
ANSWER: (B)Paired gills
Term

Larval lampreys feeding strategy is: 

(a) scavenging on dead fish and other dead aquatic animals, (b)sucking blood and body fluids of live fish, (c)filter feeding on algae, (d)catching invertebrates

Definition
ANSWER: (C) Filter feeding on algae
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Larval lampreys live in:

(a)fresh water streams, (b)the ocean,

(c)damp places on land, (d) none of the above

Definition
ANSWER: (A) Fresh water streams
Term

Which of the following scale types is most common in bony fish?

(a)ganoid, (b)placoid, (c)ctenoid

Definition
ANSWER: (C) Ctenoid
Term

Members of which of the following subgroups of chordates have some members that have a three-chambered heart at least at some time in their life?

(a)Osteichthyes, (b)Chondrichthyes, (c)Agnatha, (d)Amphibia, (e)all of the above, (f)none of the above

Definition
ANSWER: (D) Amphibia
Term

Which of the following animals belong to the Order Gymnophonia?

(a)salamander, (b)hagfish, (c)sting ray, (d)caecilian, (e)lamprey, (f)sea horse

Definition
ANSWER: (D) Caecilian
Term

Which group of Chordates has more members and more species than any other? 

(a)Agnatha, (b)Amphibia, (c)Chondrichthyes, (d)Osteichthyes

Definition
ANSWER: (D) Osteichthyes
Term

Of the following of the three scales, which is considered most primitive?

(a)cycloid, (b)ganoid, (c)ctenoid

Definition
ANSWER: (B) Ganoid
Term

Which of the following forms of nitrogenous wast is least soluble in water, thus requiring the least amount of urine volume to eliminate?

(a)urea, (b)uric acid, (c)ammonia, (d)they have about equal solubility

Definition
ANSWER: (B) Uric acid
Term

Which of the following forms of nitrogenous waste is most common in fish?

(a)urea, (b)uric acid, (c)ammonia, (d)they are about equally common

Definition
ANSWER: (C) Ammonia
Term

Which of the following of nitrogenous waste is most common in frogs?

(A) urea, (b)uric acid, (c)ammonia, (d)they are about equally common

Definition
ANSWER: (A)Urea
Term

What constitutes the diet of tadpoles?

(a)fish, (b)insects, (c)Algae, (d) blood and body fluids of other animals

Definition
ANSWER: (C) Algae
Term

Agnathans all have a _?_ methods of reproduction.

(a)ovoviviparous, (b)oviparous, (c)viviparous

Definition
ANSWER: (B) Oviparous
Term

The scales of reptiles are _? in origin; those fish are _?_.

(a)dermal;epidermal, (b)epidermal;dermal, (c)dermal;dermal, (d)epidermal;epidermal

Definition
ANSWER: (B) Epidermal;Dermal
Term

Which of the following four-chambered hearts?

(a)turtles, (b)lizards, (c)alligators, (d)tuataras, (e)snakes, (f)all of the above, (g)none of the above

Definition
ANSWER: (C) Alligators
Term

Compared to the skull of turtles, the skulls of snakes and lizards are _?_ ossified.

(a)much more, (b)much less, (c)equally well

Definition
ANSWER: (B) Much less
Term

Compared to the rib cage of amphibians, that of reptiles is _?_ well developed.

(a)much more, (b)much less, (c)equally

Definition
ANSWER: (A) Much more.
Term

Compared to the pelvis of amphibians, that of reptiles is _?_ well developed.

(a)much more, (b)much less, (c)equally

Definition
ANSWER: (A) Much more
Term

Internal fertilization of eggs occurs in __ reptiles.

(a)no, (b)all, (c)some

Definition
ANSWER: (B) All
Term

The main nitrogenous waste product of reptiles is primarily in the form of__; that of birds is primarily in the form of __.

(a)urea;urea, (b)urea;uric acid, (c)uric acid;urea, (d)uric acid, uric acid, (e)urea, ammonia, (f)ammonia, urea

Definition
ANSWER: (D) Uric acid; uric acid
Term

In which subgroup does the egg sometimes hatch into a larval stage that is morphologically dissimilar to the adult form?

(a)snakes, (b)lizards, (c)crocodilians, (d)turtles, (e)sphendons, (f)in no subgroups, (g) in all subgroups

Definition
ANSWER: (F) In no subgroups.
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