Chap 12   Chapter 13 Self Quiz: Animal diversification   Chap 15

  1. The ancestors of vertebrates are
    1. birds (wrong)
    2. mammals (wrong)
    3. chordates (correct)
    4. amphibians (wrong)
    5. reptiles (wrong)
      Hint
  2. Terrestrial vertebrates evolved from
    1. rays (wrong)
    2. ray-finned fish (wrong)
    3. sharks (wrong)
    4. whales (wrong)
    5. lobe-finned fish (correct)
      Hint
  3. The front fins of ancestral fish that gave rise to forelimbs of tetrapods are called ________ fins.
    1. pelvic (wrong)
    2. lingual (wrong)
    3. pharyngeal (wrong)
    4. pectoral (correct)
    5. ventral (wrong)
      Hint
  4. Amniotic fluid is found within the
    1. ovary (wrong)
    2. mammary gland (wrong)
    3. colon (wrong)
    4. yolk sac (wrong)
    5. amnion (correct)
      Hint
  5. Amniotes include the following terrestrial vertebrates EXCEPT
    1. turtles (wrong)
    2. birds (wrong)
    3. snakes (wrong)
    4. frogs (correct)
    5. crocodiles (wrong)
      Hint
  6. Monotremes such as the Platypus
    1. have a pouch (wrong)
    2. have a placenta (wrong)
    3. lay eggs (correct)
    4. have no jaws (wrong)
    5. have no vertebrae (wrong)
      Hint
  7. Which clade is closest to humans?
    1. mammals (wrong)
    2. simians (correct)
    3. amniotes (wrong)
    4. tetrapods (wrong)
    5. chordates (wrong)
      Hint
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