Biology 2 Amphibians Quiz MC And Matching Question Preview (ID: 34251)


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Adaptations that helped early amphibians live on land included all of the following except
a) strong limb bones
b) dry, scaly skin
c) lungs and breathing tubes
d) sternum or breastbone

Which of the following is NOT an amphibian adaptation that provides support against the pull of gravity?
a) strong bones in the limbs
b) strong bones in the limb girdle
c) a bony cage around the internal organs
d) lungs for breathing air

Some species of amphibians have skin color and markings that enable them to blend with their surroundings. this would be most effective against predators that hunt by sensing the
a) smell of their prey
b) color of their prey
c) sounds made by their prey
d) heat released by their prey

In a frog, the cavity through which digestive waste, urine, and eggs or sperm leave the body is the
a) cloaca
b) colon
c) gallbladder
d) pancreas

Which of the following structures are missing from many salamanders that live on land?
a) lungs
b) kidneys
c) legs
d) eyes

In the circulatory system of an adult amphibian, one loop carries
a) oxygen poor blood from the body directly to the lungs
b) oxygen rich blood from the lungs directly to the body
c) oxygen poor blood from the lungs back to the heart
d) oxygen rich blood from the lungs back to the heart

Which chamber of an amphibians's heart contains blood with the highest oxygen concentration?
a) ventricle
b) right atrium
c) left atrium
d) conus arteriosus

The eggs of amphibians can dry out easily because they
a) are never encased in jelly
b) do not have shells
c) are usually laid on land
d) are always fertilized externally

In which amphibian would you expect the pelvic girdle to be least well developed?
a) a salamander
b) a newt
c) a caecilian
d) a toad

Relying on the environment to regulate body temperature.
a) Ectothermic
b) endothermic
c) regulatory
d) thermoregulation

Amphibian larva
a) baby frog
b) larva
c) tadpole
d) both B and C

Eardrums of amphibians, inside the skull
a) Cloaca
b) Nictitating membrane
c) Tympanic membrane
d) basement membrane

Transparent membranes inside the eyelid that protects the eye when under water or from drying out on land
a) Nictitating membrane
b) Cloaca
c) Tympanic membrane
d) osculum

Muscular cavity at the end of the large intestine through which waste or reproductive cells leave the body
a) cerebrum
b) cecum
c) cloaca
d) cerebellum

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