Amphibians 2

Question 1

What does the word amphibian mean in Greek?

Answer 1

Dual life

Question 2

What evolutionary structure separates the amphibian head from the body?

Answer 2

Neck

Question 3

Which two vertebrae adaptations allowed better head movement in amphibians?

Answer 3

First and second cervical vertebrae

Question 4

What is the primary reason amphibians stay near water?

Answer 4

Reproduction requires water

Question 5

What is the subclass of modern amphibians?

Answer 5

Lissamphibia

Question 6

What is the order that includes frogs and toads?

Answer 6

Anura

Question 7

What is the order that includes salamanders and newts?

Answer 7

Urodela

Question 8

What is the order that includes caecilians?

Answer 8

Gymnophiona

Question 9

Which amphibian family includes the African Clawed Frog?

Answer 9

Pipidae

Question 10

Which amphibian is the only frog known to live in the Arctic Circle?

Answer 10

Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvaticus)

Question 11

Which amphibian is capable of surviving permafrost freezing?

Answer 11

Siberian Newt (Salamandrella keyserlingii)

Question 12

What adaptation allows amphibians to breathe through their skin?

Answer 12

Cutaneous respiration

Question 13

What mechanism do frogs use for respiration between lungs and mouth?

Answer 13

Buccal pump mechanism

Question 14

Which group of amphibians are completely limbless?

Answer 14

Caecilians

Question 15

What sensory structure is used by frogs to detect sound?

Answer 15

Tympanum

Question 16

What type of call attracts female frogs?

Answer 16

Advertisement call

Question 17

What is the term for the call made by a male frog defending its territory?

Answer 17

Territorial call

Question 18

What is the call response of a female frog to a male’s call?

Answer 18

Reciprocation call

Question 19

What is the process called when amphibians return to their birthplace?

Answer 19

Homing

Question 20

Which sense may amphibians use for navigation via Earth’s field?

Answer 20

Magnetic cues

Question 21

What kind of movement is used by caecilians underground?

Answer 21

Concertina locomotion

Question 22

What structure helps burrowing anurans dig into the soil?

Answer 22

Spatulate tubercles

Question 23

What kind of habitat is the pipid frog specialized for?

Answer 23

Aquatic habitat

Question 24

What amphibian uses drift fences and pitfall traps for sampling?

Answer 24

Amphibians

Question 25

What family includes true toads?

Answer 25

Bufonidae

Question 26

What amphibian sampling method involves linear transects?

Answer 26

Transect survey

Question 27

What amphibian sampling method involves randomly placed squares?

Answer 27

Quadrat sampling

Question 28

What amphibian order includes starry night reed frogs?

Answer 28

Hyperoliidae

Question 29

What suborder includes hellbenders?

Answer 29

Cryptobranchoidea

Question 30

Which family includes the tiger salamander?

Answer 30

Ambystomatidae

Question 31

What is the common name for the neotenic salamander Ambystoma mexicanum?

Answer 31

Axolotl

Question 32

Which sampling method is ideal for detecting frog calls?

Answer 32

Auditory survey

Question 33

What family includes the Iberian midwife toad?

Answer 33

Alytidae

Question 34

Which amphibian family includes the Rubber Eel?

Answer 34

Typhlonectidae

Question 35

What is a common amphibian sampling material made from wood or plastic?

Answer 35

Artificial cover

Question 36

What sampling technique uses enclosed pipe-like structures in water?

Answer 36

Stovepipe sampling

Question 37

What is the common term for cold-weather dormancy in amphibians?

Answer 37

Brumation

Question 38

What disease has killed many amphibian species recently?

Answer 38

Chytridiomycosis

Question 39

What do amphibians use to avoid desiccation in dry environments?

Answer 39

Moist microhabitats

Question 40

What glands secrete toxins in amphibian skin?

Answer 40

Poison glands

Question 41

Which frog family includes Asian tree frogs?

Answer 41

Rhacophoridae

Question 42

Name a South American family of caecilians.

Answer 42

Siphonopidae

Question 43

What family does the Garlic Toad belong to?

Answer 43

Pelobatidae

Question 44

Which amphibian has a heart-tongued frog?

Answer 44

Hylidae

Question 45

What family includes Dwarf Sirens?

Answer 45

Sirenidae

Question 46

Which species is known as the Common Mudpuppy?

Answer 46

Proteidae

Question 47

What type of egg development do amphibians exhibit?

Answer 47

Mesolecithal eggs

Question 48

Which sampling method counts nests and egg masses?

Answer 48

Egg mass and nest counts

Question 49

What is the primary diet stage of tadpoles?

Answer 49

Herbivorous

Question 50

What type of movement do salamanders use for walking?

Answer 50

Diagonal sequence gait

Question 51

What family includes the Slender Salamander?

Answer 51

Plethodontidae

Question 52

What frog family includes the Crested Toad?

Answer 52

Bufonidae

Question 53

What is the group of extinct amphibians that were the first tetrapods called?

Answer 53

Ichthyostegalia

Question 54

What family includes the Cascade Torrent Salamander?

Answer 54

Rhyacotritonidae

Question 55

What group of amphibians is the most species-rich?

Answer 55

Anura

Question 56

Which amphibian species is known as the Mexican Burrowing Caecilian?

Answer 56

Dermophiidae

Question 57

What is the primary function of the green rods in amphibian vision?

Answer 57

True color vision

Question 58

Which part of a frog's egg is secreted by the oviduct?

Answer 58

Jelly coat

Question 59

What is a threat to amphibians caused by industrialization?

Answer 59

Habitat destruction

Question 60

What amphibian uses a foam nest for egg-laying?

Answer 60

Frogs

Question 61

Which amphibian family has species with rough skin and no costal grooves?

Answer 61

Salamandridae

Question 62

What is the auditory structure present in anurans but absent in caecilians?

Answer 62

Tympanum