Amphibian Study Guide

Question 0

________ -no she’ll around egg

A. Eggs retain ______
B. Nourished by mother through ______
C. Offspring are born _____
D. Ex. _______,________

Answer 0

Viviparity

A. In body
B. Placenta
C. Alive
D. Mammals and some reptiles

Question 1

_________ reproductive tract encloses egg in though protective shell

A. ____ deposited outside body to hatch
B. Exp: _______,________,_________

Answer 1

Oviparity

Eggs

Reptiles, birds, mammal

Question 2

____- eggs laid shortly before hatching or hatch inside female

A. Nourished inside mom come from___ ____ not mother
B. Ex. Some _____ (snakes)

Answer 2

Ovoviviparity

A. Egg yolk
B. Reptiles

Question 3

Ectothermic: body heat comes from ____

A. ______\ low activity in cold places
B. ________
C. Ex. ______,______,_______

Answer 3

Surrounding environment

B. Slow metabolism
C. Cold-blooded
D. Fish, amphibians, reptiles

Question 4

Endothermic: create own _____

B. _____ metabolism allows high activity and ability to live in variety of environments
C. _______
D. Ex. _____,_____

Answer 4

Body heat

B.fast
C. Warm blooded
D. Birds, mammals

Question 5

What is the term we use for eardrum?

Answer 5

Tympanic membrane

Question 6

What is the first section of the small intestine?

Answer 6

Duodenum

Question 7

What is the Lower coiled portion of the small intestine?

Answer 7

Ileum

Question 8

What is the fan-like membrane that holds the digestive organs in place?

Answer 8

Mesentery

Question 9

Movement of blood between the heart and the lungs

Answer 9

Pulmonary circulation

Question 10

Movement of blood between the heart and all parts of the body except the lungs

Answer 10

Systemic circulation

Question 11

Order that includes frogs and toads and means “without tail”?

Answer 11

Anura

Question 12

Order that includes salamanders and newts and means “visible tale”

Answer 12

Urodela

Question 13

Order that includes caecilians and means “no feet” or “no legs”

Answer 13

Apoda

Question 14

A major change in form that occurs as a larval animal develops into an adult

Answer 14

Metamorphosis

Question 15

An animal whose body temperature is determined by the environment

Answer 15

Ectothermic

Question 16

Breathing through the skin

Answer 16

Cutaneous respiration

Question 17

Why are lobe finned fishes important?

Answer 17

Believed that lobe finned fishes are ancestors to higher animals including amphibians

Question 18

Give 2 examples of animals belonging to the order Anura

Answer 18

frogs and toads

Question 19

Name 2 examples of animals belonging to the order Urodela?

Answer 19

Salamanders and newts

Question 20

Give an example of an animal belonging to the order Apoda

Answer 20

Caecilians

Question 21

Amphibians are _______ meaning their blastopore develops into their anus

Answer 21

Deuterostomes

Question 22

Adult frogs excrete _____ as their nitrogen

Answer 22

Urea

Question 23

Tadpoles excrete _______ as their nitrogen waste

Answer 23

Ammonia

Question 24

Secretes trypsin, insulin, and glucagon

Answer 24

Pancreas

Question 25

Stores bile _____

Answer 25

Gallbladder

Question 26

Coordinate muscles and balance

Answer 26

Cerebellum

Question 27

Receive information from the eyes?

Answer 27

Optic lobes

Question 28

What is the function of the tympanic membrane

Answer 28

Eardrum

Question 29

Define amplexus

Answer 29

Firm embrace that frogs engaged in while laying eggs and depositing sperm

Question 30

5 characteristics of amphibians name 3

Answer 30

Most go threw metamorphosis
Moist thin skin, no scales
Feet are webbed, do not have claws

Question 31

Frogs

Kingdom 
Phylum
Class
Subphylum 
Order

Answer 31

Animalia 
Chordata 
Vertebrata 
Amphibia 
Anura

Question 32

Salamanders

K
P
C
S
O

Answer 32

Animalia 
Chordata 
Vertebrata 
Ver
Urodela

Question 33

Caecilians

K
P
C
S
O

Answer 33

Animalia 
Chordata 
Verten 
Amphibia 
Apoda

Question 34

What is the difference between a frog and a toad

Answer 34

Frogs are smooth moist skin, toad is rough, bumpy skin

Question 35

What is the difference between a frog and a salamander?

Answer 35

Frog has 4 legs and no tail and salamander has 4 legs and a tail

Question 36

Name 3 differences between a tadpole and a frog

Answer 36

Frogs:
Have 4 legs and no tail
No lateral tail
3 chambered heart

Tadpoles:
Have a tail no legs
Lateral line
2 chambered heart