Chapter 31

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Chapter 31 Reptiles and Birds B
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Topic 1 100 Question

• A bird with physical characteristics highly
  suited to tearing and shredding is most likely
  a(an)
• a. water bird
• b. perching bird
• c. bird of prey
• d. ostrich

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Topic 1 100 Answer

• A bird with physical characteristics highly
  suited to tearing and shredding is most likely
  a(an)
• a. water bird
• b. perching bird
• c. bird of prey
• d. ostrich

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Topic 1 200 Question

• If you were to spot a flock of birds in
  migration, it would most likely be
• a. daytime, as the birds would need to be able to
  see landmarks to find their way.
• b. morning, as the birds could then distinguish
  east from west and north from south.
• c. anytime of day or night, as birds use a
  variety of means to find their way.
• d. nighttime, as the birds would need to be able
  to use stars to find their way.

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Topic 1 200 Answer

• If you were to spot a flock of birds in
  migration, it would most likely be
• a. daytime, as the birds would need to be able to
  see landmarks to find their way.
• b. morning, as the birds could then distinguish
  east from west and north from south.
• d. anytime of day or night, as birds use a
  variety of means to find their way.
• d. nighttime, as the birds would need to be able
  to use stars to find their way.

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Topic 1 300 Question

• The easiest way to distinguish a birds egg from
  a reptiles egg is to
• a. determine whether the egg contains an amnion.
• b. find out if the egg is waterproof.
• c. count the number of membranes in the egg.
• d. test the hardness of the outer shell.

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Topic 1 300 Answer

• The easiest way to distinguish a birds egg from
  a reptiles egg is to
• a. determine whether the egg contains an amnion.
• b. find out if the egg is waterproof.
• c. count the number of membranes in the egg.
• d. test the hardness of the outer shell.

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Topic 1 400 Question

• Suppose you know that vertebrate X has lungs and
  lays eggs with several protective membranes. What
  else would you need to know about vertebrate X to
  determine if it is a reptile?
• a. how many limb girdles it has
• b. what its skin is like
• c. whether it has a well-developed skull
• d. whether it lives on land

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Topic 1 400 Answer

• Suppose you know that vertebrate X has lungs and
  lays eggs with several protective membranes. What
  else would you need to know about vertebrate X to
  determine if it is a reptile?
• a. how many limb girdles it has
• b. what its skin is like
• c. whether it has a well-developed skull
• d. whether it lives on land

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Topic 1 500 Question

• One way an ectoderm can warm its body is to
• a. move into the shade.
• b. speed up its metabolism.
• c. bask in the sun.
• d. crawl into an underground burrow.

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Topic 1 500 Answer

• One way an ectoderm can warm its body is to
• a. move into the shade.
• b. speed up its metabolism.
• c. bask in the sun.
• d. crawl into an underground burrow.

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Topic 2 100 Question

• Into what two major groups are dinosaurs
  classified?
• a. Ornithischia and Testudines
• b. Saurischia and Testudines
• c. Saurischia and Ornithischia
• d. Colephysis and Squamata

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Topic 2 100 Answer

• Into what two major groups are dinosaurs
  classified?
• a. Ornithischia and Testudines
• b. Saurischia and Testudines
• c. Saurischia and Ornithischia
• d. Colephysis and Squamata

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Topic 2 200 Question

• Which of the following is NOT thought to have
  contributed to the extinction of the dinosaur?
• a. massive volcanic eruptions
• b. the rising of sea level
• c. major forest fires
• d. the collision of an asteroid or comet

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Topic 2 200 Answer

• Which of the following is NOT thought to have
  contributed to the extinction of the dinosaur?
• a. massive volcanic eruptions
• b. the rising of sea level
• c. major forest fires
• d. the collision of an asteroid or comet

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Topic 2 300 Question

• If you were to uncover an area containing reptile
  fossils of similar age and with a wide variety of
  characteristics and sizes, the remains would most
  likely be from the
• a. early Permian Period.
• b. mid-Carboniferous Period.
• c. mid-Jurassic Period.
• d. early Triassic Period.

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Topic 2 300 Answer

• If you were to uncover an area containing reptile
  fossils of similar age and with a wide variety of
  characteristics and sizes, the remains would most
  likely be from the
• a. early Permian Period.
• b. mid-Carboniferous Period.
• c. mid-Jurassic Period.
• d. early Triassic Period.

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Topic 2 400 Question

• In what way is the body plan of a snake different
  from that of a typical reptile?
• a. Snakes have moist skin.
• b. Snakes have no legs.
• c. Snakes have two-chambered hearts.
• d. Snakes do not have lungs.

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Topic 2 400 Answer

• In what way is the body plan of a snake different
  from that of a typical reptile?
• a. Snakes have moist skin.
• b. Snakes have no legs.
• c. Snakes have two-chambered hearts.
• d. Snakes do not have lungs.

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Topic 2 500 Question

• A small animal crouches 1 m in front of a pit
  viper in total darkness. A gentle breeze is
  blowing in the direction from the viper toward
  the small animal. The viper will have the
  greatest chance of detecting the small animal if
  the small animal
• a. is brightly colored.
• b. releases an odor.
• c. is warmer than its surroundings.
• d. remains motionless.

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Topic 2 500 Answer

• A small animal crouches 1 m in front of a pit
  viper in total darkness. A gentle breeze is
  blowing in the direction from the viper toward
  the small animal. The viper will have the
  greatest chance of detecting the small animal if
  the small animal
• a. is brightly colored.
• b. releases an odor.
• c. is warmer than its surroundings.
• d. remains motionless.

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Topic 3 100 Question

• Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of
  all birds?
• a. They have an outer covering of feathers.
• b. They maintain a constant internal body
  temperature.
• c. They can fly.
• d. They have two legs.

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Topic 3 100 Answer

• Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of
  all birds?
• a. They have an outer covering of feathers.
• b. They maintain a constant internal body
  temperature.
• c. They can fly.
• d. They have two legs.

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Topic 3 200 Question

• All reptiles reproduce by
• a. Internal fertilization, and most are
  oviparous.
• b. Internal fertilization, and most are
  viviparous.
• c. External fertilization, and most are
  viviparous.
• d. External fertilization, and all are
  ovoviviparous.

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Topic 3 200 Answer

• All reptiles reproduce by
• a. Internal fertilization, and most are
  oviparous.
• b. Internal fertilization, and most are
  viviparous.
• c. External fertilization, and most are
  viviparous.
• d. External fertilization, and all are
  ovoviviparous.

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Topic 3 300 Question

• If the birds across a region are exceptionally
  healthy, there is a good chance that
• a. the environmental conditions in the region are
  poor.
• b. there are only a few varieties of birds so
  that competition remains low.
• c. the region has a higher than usual number of
  insects.
• d. the environmental conditions in the region are
  good.

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Topic 3 300 Answer

• If the birds across a region are exceptionally
  healthy, there is a good chance that
• a. the environmental conditions in the region are
  poor.
• b. there are only a few varieties of birds so
  that competition remains low.
• c. the region has a higher than usual number of
  insects.
• d. the environmental conditions in the region are
  good.

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Topic 3 400 Question

• If fossil remains of Archaeopteryx had never been
  found, most paleontologists would more than
  likely explain that modern birds
• a. evolved directly from dinosaurs.
• b. evolved from a different feathered reptile
  that lived early in the Jurassic.
• c. would include groups that possessed claws on
  the wings and teeth.
• d. evolved from a common ancestor of birds and
  dinosaurs.

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Topic 3 400 Answer

• If fossil remains of Archaeopteryx had never been
  found, most paleontologists would more than
  likely explain that modern birds
• a. evolved directly from dinosaurs.
• b. evolved from a different feathered reptile
  that lived early in the Jurassic.
• c. would include groups that possessed claws on
  the wings and teeth.
• d. evolved from a common ancestor of birds and
  dinosaurs.

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Topic 3 500 Question

• Through a reptiles brain is similar to that of
  an amphibian, its cerebrum and cerebellum are
  considerably larger compared to the rest of the
  brain. This may have been necessary for
  reptiles survival on land because it allowed
  them to
• a. Develop an awareness of the need to reproduce.
• b. Develop a means of excreting a substance less
  toxic than ammonia.
• c. Improve their patterns of circulation and
  respiration.
• d. More efficiently respond to the rapid
  temperature changes of dry land.

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Topic 3 500 Answer

• Through a reptiles brain is similar to that of
  an amphibian, its cerebrum and cerebellum are
  considerably larger compared to the rest of the
  brain. This may have been necessary for
  reptiles survival on land because it allowed
  them to
• a. Develop an awareness of the need to reproduce.
• b. Develop a means of excreting a substance less
  toxic than ammonia.
• c. Improve their patterns of circulation and
  respiration.
• d. More efficiently respond to the rapid
  temperature changes of dry land.

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Topic 4 100 Question

• Birds that fly at high altitudes need an
  especially efficient respiratory system because
• a. At high altitudes the air sacs do not
  function.
• b. At high altitudes birds flap their wings
  faster.
• c. There is little oxygen in the atmosphere at
  high altitudes.
• d. There is little carbon dioxide in the
  atmosphere at high altitudes.

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Topic 4 100 Answer

• Birds that fly at high altitudes need an
  especially efficient respiratory system because
• a. At high altitudes the air sacs do not
  function.
• b. At high altitudes birds flap their wings
  faster.
• c. There is little oxygen in the atmosphere at
  high altitudes.
• d. There is little carbon dioxide in the
  atmosphere at high altitudes.

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Topic 4 200 Question

• What is the order in which food passes through
  the digestive system of a seed-eating bird?
• a. large intestine ? crop ? stomach ? small
  intestine
• b. stomach ? crop ? large intestine ? small
  intestine
• c. crop ? stomach ? small intestine ? large
  intestine
• d. crop ? large intestine ? small intestine ?
  stomach

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Topic 4 200 Answer

• What is the order in which food passes through
  the digestive system of a seed-eating bird?
• a. large intestine ? crop ? stomach ? small
  intestine
• b. stomach ? crop ? large intestine ? small
  intestine
• c. crop ? stomach ? small intestine ? large
  intestine
• d. crop ? large intestine ? small intestine ?
  stomach

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Topic 4 300 Question

• If birds evolved directly from dinosaurs but
  modern reptiles did not, you would expect birds
  to
• a. be more similar to modern reptiles than to
  dinosaurs.
• b. have the same characteristics as all species
  of dinosaurs.
• c. have all the characteristics of dinosaurs and
  none of the characteristics of modern reptiles.
• d. have some characteristics that dinosaurs had
  but that modern reptiles lack.

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Topic 4 300 Answer

• If birds evolved directly from dinosaurs but
  modern reptiles did not, you would expect birds
  to
• a. be more similar to modern reptiles than to
  dinosaurs.
• b. have the same characteristics as all species
  of dinosaurs.
• c. have all the characteristics of dinosaurs and
  none of the characteristics of modern reptiles.
• d. have some characteristics that dinosaurs had
  but that modern reptiles lack.

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Topic 4 400 Question

• One characteristic that Archaeopteryx had but
  most dinosaurs lacked was
• a. feathers
• b. teeth
• c. a tail
• d. claws

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Topic 4 400 Answer

• One characteristic that Archaeopteryx had but
  most dinosaurs lacked was
• a. feathers
• b. teeth
• c. a tail
• d. claws

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Topic 4 500 Question

• In which part of a birds digestive system is
  food stored and moistened before it enters the
  stomach?
• a. Small intestine
• b. cloaca
• c. gizzard
• d. crop

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Topic 4 500 Answer

• In which part of a birds digestive system is
  food stored and moistened before it enters the
  stomach?
• a. Small intestine
• b. cloaca
• c. gizzard
• d. crop

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Topic 5 100 Question

• A birds respiratory system is more efficient
  that that of other land vertebrates because
• a. inhaled air passes directly into the lungs.
• b. oxygen-poor air is inhaled along with
  oxygen-rich air.
• c. air flows through the lungs in only one
  direction.
• d. none of the space in the lungs is occupied by
  tubes.

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Topic 5 100 Answer

• A birds respiratory system is more efficient
  that that of other land vertebrates because
• a. inhaled air passes directly into the lungs.
• b. oxygen-poor air is inhaled along with
  oxygen-rich air.
• c. air flows through the lungs in only one
  direction.
• d. none of the space in the lungs is occupied by
  tubes.

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Topic 5 200 Question

• You have developed a new type of fruit-bearing
  plant to which you alone own the rights.
  Fruit-eating birds could possibly hurt your
  business by
• a. Reducing the number of insects that may serve
  to pollinate your plants.
• b. Using up valuable soil resources which the
  plants need to thrive.
• c. Eating and dispersing undigested seeds that
  cause new plants to grow across your land.
• d. Eating and dispersing undigested seeds into
  your competitors orchard.

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Topic 5 200 Answer

• You have developed a new type of fruit-bearing
  plant to which you alone own the rights.
  Fruit-eating birds could possibly hurt your
  business by
• a. Reducing the number of insects that may serve
  to pollinate your plants.
• b. Using up valuable soil resources which the
  plants need to thrive.
• c. Eating and dispersing undigested seeds that
  cause new plants to grow across your land.
• d. Eating and dispersing undigested seeds into
  your competitors orchard.

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Topic 5 300 Question

• One reason for the first great adaptive radiation
  of reptiles was that
• a. Reptiles could reproduce away from water.
• b. Reptiles were strictly aquatic.
• c. Earths climate became warmer and more humid.
• d. Lakes and swamps became more numerous.

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Topic 5 300 Answer

• One reason for the first great adaptive radiation
  of reptiles was that
• a. Reptiles could reproduce away from water.
• b. Reptiles were strictly aquatic.
• c. Earths climate became warmer and more humid.
• d. Lakes and swamps became more numerous.

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Topic 5 400 Question

• A survey of the number of dinosaur fossils over
  different geologic periods would show
• a. Roughly the same number from the Carboniferous
  Period through the Cretaceous Period.
• b. No fossils after the end of the cretaceous
  Period.
• c. A gradual decrease during the Triassic and
  Jurassic Periods.
• d. The greatest number during the Permian Period.

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Topic 5 400 Answer

• A survey of the number of dinosaur fossils over
  different geologic periods would show
• a. Roughly the same number from the Carboniferous
  Period through the Cretaceous Period.
• b. No fossils after the end of the Triassic and
  Jurassic Periods.
• c. A gradual decrease during the Triassic and
  Jurassic Periods.
• d. The greatest number during the Permian Period.

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Topic 5 500 Question

• The group of reptiles whose heart is most like
  that of a human is the ____________.
• a. crocodilians
• b. snakes and lizards
• c. turtles and tortoises
• d. tuataras

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Topic 5 500 Answer

• The group of reptiles whose heart is most like
  that of a human is the ____________.
• a. crocodilians
• b. snakes and lizards
• c. turtles and tortoises
• d. tuataras

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FINAL ROUND Question

• Question
• a. Choice 1
• b. Choice 2
• c. Choice 3
• d. Choice 4

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FINAL ROUND Answer

• Question
• a. Choice 1
• b. Choice 2
• c. Choice 3 (correct answer)
• d. Choice 4

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