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| Monitor lizards circumvent the conflict in lovomotion and lung ventilation by using ___________ |
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| positive pressure gular pump |
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| tuatara are unique amongst extant ectotherms in that they are ___ |
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| squamates differ from crocodilians in that they have |
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| autotomy is used as a method of _ |
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| reproduction by females without genetic contribution from a male |
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| Ichthyosaurs differed from the majority of other marine reptiles in that they ______ |
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| archosauria gave rise to two lineages of aquatic reptiles |
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| phytosaurs and crocodilians |
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| Ornithischian dinosaurs were named because they ______ |
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| the picture to the right depicts the skull of a/ab ______ |
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| the skull pictured above can be distinguished by |
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| number and position of the fenestrea, teeth, and eye orbit |
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| in the skull what is unique about the eye orbit |
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| The first group of reptiles to become dominant on land belonged to which group? |
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| the largest single species in terms of numbers to dominate the land belonged to which group |
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| the largest animal to ever live belongs to which group? |
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| the largest of the dinosaurs belongs to which group |
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| the heaviest of the dinosaurs belonged to which group |
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| Pterosaurs differ from modern day birds in that they _______ |
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| the development of a secondary palate is a trait mammals share with what other group? |
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| the development of secondary palate allows for the separation of |
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| ____ is/are a mandatory anatomical feature for flight |
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| animals that physiologically regulate their fluctuatuing body temperatures over a wide range are called |
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| which of the following groups has no species taht can undergo torpor |
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| when an animal decreases body temperature to near ambient in winter |
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| has a unique uncoupling protien |
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| which of the following are requirements for a measurement of an animals basal metabolic rate |
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| endothermy, neutral temperature, post-absorptive state. |
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| extant birds are derived from which group of dinosaurs |
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| the kull at right belongs to which group of verts |
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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 autotomy 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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| all reptiles have determinate growth |
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| all the extinct aquatic reptiles were lepidosaursa |
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| birds were the first to evolove pneumatic bones |
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| all non-avian dinosaurs are extinct |
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| hibernation is defined at multi-day torpor bouts in water |
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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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| name 3 reasons why counter current exchange is important in vertebrates |
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gills extract O2
Thermoregulation |
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| explatin why tuataras are unique amongst all the nocturnal foraging reptiles |
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| theyr are the only reptile to forage in the cold temperate nights |
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| determinate growth defined |
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| determinate growth is when the epiphyseal plate at the end of the long bones eventually ossifies and the organism stops growing. Crocodillians do not have determinate growth |
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| name 3 ways that the ectotherms can acuire water |
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production
intake in foods
intake in liquids |
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| name two disadvantages of endothermy as compared to ectothermy |
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endothermy is more metabolically expensive
you must eat a lot and be more active when endothermic |
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| how many times has independent flilght evolved in verts and name the groups |
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| 3 (pterosaurs, bats, birds) |
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| how many times did complete endorthermy evolve in the vertebrate lineage and name the group |
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| the suborbital fenestra is a common feature in |
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| huxley's foramen is present in |
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| which of the following terms is NOT part of the equation for metabolism max |
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| turtles are the only extothermic replite found in the polar regions |
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| turtles are the oldest group of reptiles |
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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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| insulin like growth factor (IGF) has been shown to regulate the cell cycle |
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| name 2 strategies animals have developed for dealing with extreme cold |
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| freeze tolerance, freeze avoidance |
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| difference between true hibernation and winter lethargy |
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true hibernation (is where the organisms body temperature is dropped close to ambient temperature and keep it down for days at a time )
winter lethartgy ( the organisms body temperature lowers (not all the way to ambient temp and stays lowered for weeks or months |
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| name two disadvantages of endothermy |
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cant live in evnironment with little food or water
energenitically costly |
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| two resons why you do not find many large animals in the desers |
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mot many resources
cant escape the sun Water loss to evaporation |
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| name the three strategies organisms have adapted for desert survival |
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relaxation of homeostasis
avoidance
specialization |
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