Reptiles Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

2023 HESI A2 READING COMPREHENSION EXAM PREP Q&A 1. 1. QUESTION When Dinosaurs Coughed Centuries of research and fossil evidence has allowed us to visualize various aspects of dinosaurs, ranging from how they looked to how they acted. Thanks to a recent study that analyzed fossil remains discovered in Montana, it is possible that dinosaurs may have even caught and dealt with the annoying symptoms of the common cold, just like humans do! During an excavation, paleontologists uncovered the ...

Amniotic Egg CORRECT ANSWER A shelled, water-retaining egg that enables reptiles, birds, and egg-laying mammals to complete their life cycles on dry land Fenestration CORRECT ANSWER The introduction of fenestrae (small holes in glomerular capillary walls that filter out fluid) in some amniotes Amniota CORRECT ANSWER higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) possessing an amnion during development Basilisk Lizard CORRECT ANSWER An Amniota species that has the ability to run across...

FNR 25150 Birds Final Exam Solved 100% Correct adaptions to aquatic habitats, lamellate bills - ANSwaterfowl defining features reptiles - ANSbirds evolved from... avian features - ANSfeathers, furcula reptilian parts - ANSteeth, claws on parts Theropods and thecodonts - ANSWhich reptiles are ancestral to birds? 2 hypotheses... theropods - ANSdinosaurs thecodonts - ANStree living reptiles, ate insects, glided from tree to tree feathers, lightweight, waterproof, good insulation - ANSuniq...

What requirements must be met in order for natural selection to occur? Think of traits. a. Variable and responsive to environmental changes b. Beneficial and heritable c. Heritable and adaptive d. Adaptive and allow for acclimatization correct answers B What is the ultimate source of genetic variation in a population? a. Natural selection b. Mutation c. Migration d. Drift e. Reproduction correct answers B Which of the following scenarios is an example of genetic ...

2023 HESI A2 READING COMPREHENSION EXAM PREP Q&A 1. 1. QUESTION When Dinosaurs Coughed Centuries of research and fossil evidence has allowed us to visualize various aspects of dinosaurs, ranging from how they looked to how they acted. Thanks to a recent study that analyzed fossil remains discovered in Montana, it is possible that dinosaurs may have even caught and dealt with the annoying symptoms of the common cold, just like humans do! During an excavation, paleontologists uncovered the ...

WIS2040 Topics 10-18 Questions and Answers Graded A+ The Brown Tree Snake is an example of a rear-fanged snake. Sea turtles typically nest only on beaches where they were hatched. The dorsal part of a turtle's shell is called the carapace. The allantois is the extra-embryonic membrane that collects embryonic wastes. TSD is seen most commonly in sea turtles and crocodilans. The green turtle is a hard shelled sea turtle that feeds chiefly on sea grass and macro algae. Sea turtles have decli...

Around when did mammals first appear? - ANSWER-200-245 MYB During what era did mammals first appear? - ANSWER-Mesozoic When did mammalian adaptive radiation occur? - ANSWER-turn of the Cenozoic Era; Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary What periods make up the Mesozoic Era? - ANSWER-Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous During what years did the Mesozoic Era span? - ANSWER-245-66 MYA What periods make up the Cenozoic Era? - ANSWER-Tertiary, Quaternary During what years did the Cenozoic Era sp...

Alabama OTPC Study Guide with Complete Solutions Five mains groups of pests. 1. Insects 2. Snails and slugs 3. Vertebrates 4. Plant disease agents 5. Weeds Pest living things that compete with human beings for food, fiber, and space or attach humans directly Hosts living plants or animals some pests depend on for survival Name two identifying characteristics common to all adult insects Six jointed legs Three body regions Two characteristics which aid in distinguishing one...

ZOL1502 Exam Notes. Detailed working, solutions, memo, notes & explanations. 1. Sinus venosus is a a. Vein from sinuses to the heart. b. Large chamber receiving blood from the body. c. Diverticulum of the alimentary system d. Base of truncus arteriosus e. A complex of sinuses proximal to the kidneys 2. By the late Carboniferous, the amniotes had separated into three lineages which are a. Turtles, Sphenodons and Amphisbaenians b. Turtles, Thecodonts and Ichthyosaurs c. Anapsids, Synapsi...

WIS2040 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS The indigo snake is an example of a species that uses the _____ foraging mode. (a.) front-fanged venomous (b.) seize and swallow (c.) constriction (d.) rear-fanged venomous (b.) seize and swallow Researchers from ______ found that, like the amphibians, populations of many species of reptiles were declining. (a.) Harvard (b. ) Savanna River Ecology Lab (c. ) ITAC (d.) USDA (b. ) Savanna River Ecology Lab Sea turtles have declined, in part, b...