final p.2

Question 1

What are facial features of old-world monkeys that differentiate them?

Answer 1

nostrils are closer together (narrow septum) and point downward
elongated snout

Question 2

What are features that differentiate monkeys from the southern hemisphere?

Answer 2

flat noses and a prehensile tail

Question 3

What are perrisodactyla?

Answer 3

odd-toed ungulates (horse, rhino, tapir)

Question 4

WHat are arteriodactyla?

Answer 4

even-toed ungulates (deer, hippo, pig, whale)

Question 5

WHat makes a snake arboreal?

Answer 5

longer tails, sharp edges on belly (semicircular body plan)

Question 6

WHat are the rear molars in a carnivore used for?

Answer 6

for grinding and crushing meat and break down food into smaller pieces for easier swallowing. slice through sinews and other fibrous materials in prey

Question 7

What are other features of carnivore skulls?

Answer 7

pronounced jawline for stronger bite force
larger forward facing eye-sockets for depth perception
skull larger and more robust

Question 8

What is the movement of salamanders like?

Answer 8

lateral undulation

Question 9

What are 5 traits that distinguish vertebrates?

Answer 9

vertebral column
cranium
mineralized tissues
3-part brain
endocrine organs

w-shaped myomeres
muscular pharynx