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One group of bony fish, the __________, were thought to have been extinct for more than 70 million years.
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| | A) | lobe-finned fish |
| | B) | cartilaginous fish |
| | C) | ray-finned fish |
| | D) | lungfish |
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Which one of the following is an example of a jawless fish?
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| | A) | sea horse |
| | B) | lamprey |
| | C) | shark |
| | D) | lungfish |
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Which animals are ectothems with thick, dry, waterproof skin?
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| | A) | amphibians |
| | B) | vertebrates |
| | C) | bony fish |
| | D) | reptiles |
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Why might a farmer like to see snakes in a barn where grain is stored?
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| | A) | Snakes eat rats and mice. |
| | B) | Snakes eat grain. |
| | C) | Snake eggs are good to eat. |
| | D) | Snakes are biological indicators. |
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If you ate a tuna-fish sandwich, what type of fish would you be eating?
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| | A) | cartilaginous fish |
| | B) | lungfish |
| | C) | ray-finned fish |
| | D) | jawless fish |
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How would you expect the internal body temperature of an animal that is an endotherm to change on a cold winter day?
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| | A) | Its temperature should go up. |
| | B) | Its temperature should go down. |
| | C) | Its body temperature should be 0ºC. |
| | D) | Its temperature should not change much. |
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Snakes can swallow their prey whole because they have __________.
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| | A) | venom |
| | B) | internal fertilization |
| | C) | the ability to constrict |
| | D) | a special joint in their jaw |
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In chordates called vertebrates, backbones partly or entirely replace the __________.
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| | A) | postanal tail |
| | B) | gill slits |
| | C) | nerve cord |
| | D) | notochord |
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Which one of the following organisms is an amphibian?
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| | A) | snake |
| | B) | turtle |
| | C) | lizard |
| | D) | salamander |
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Water taken in through the mouth of a fish passes over the __________, where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged.
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| | A) | gills |
| | B) | heart |
| | C) | lungs |
| | D) | swim bladder |
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What system do fish use to sense their environment and detect movement?
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| | A) | blood system |
| | B) | reproductive system |
| | C) | gas exchange system |
| | D) | lateral line system |
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Because of their unique way of life, amphibians are considered to be __________ indicators.
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| | A) | erosion |
| | B) | pollutant |
| | C) | biological |
| | D) | fossil |
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Which group of vertebrates probably evolved from small, soft-bodied, filter feeders similar to present-day lancelets?
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| | A) | fish |
| | B) | amphibians |
| | C) | reptiles |
| | D) | chordates |
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Most reptiles have a __________ heart.
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| | A) | two-chambered |
| | B) | four-chambered |
| | C) | one-chambered |
| | D) | three-chambered |
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The word __________ comes from the Greek word that means "double life."
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| | A) | reptile |
| | B) | amphibian |
| | C) | vertebrate |
| | D) | chordate |
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Most fish __________ are made of bone and can be tooth shaped, diamond shaped, cone shaped, or round.
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| | A) | eggs |
| | B) | scales |
| | C) | gills |
| | D) | fins |
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Most bony fish have a __________ that allows the fish to adjust its density in response to the density of the surrounding water.
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| | A) | gill cover |
| | B) | lateral line |
| | C) | swim bladder |
| | D) | lung |
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Which one of the following reptiles gives the most care to its young?
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| | A) | crocodiles |
| | B) | lizards |
| | C) | turtles |
| | D) | snakes |
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What structures are found in the chest cavity of amphibians and used for exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide?
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| | A) | swim bladders |
| | B) | lungs |
| | C) | three-chambered hearts |
| | D) | gills |
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Metamorphosis is a part of what process in amphibians?
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| | A) | respiration |
| | B) | reproduction |
| | C) | circulation |
| | D) | development |
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