herp quiz 3 Flashcards

(26 cards)

1
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buccal region expanding =

A

negative pressure

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2
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buccal region contracting =

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positive pressure

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2
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what does the spiral valve do?

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diverts blood with different oxygen content to parts of the body

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3
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give examples of cutaneous repsiration in amphibians

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baggy skin & skin folds

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4
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lizards can breathe when they run (t/f)

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false - they cannot so gular pumping helps them get air into their lungs

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5
Q

what makes frog have adhesion properties?

A

toe disk

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6
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what type of toe pads do geckos have?

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sensor pads

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7
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what is a way lizards can run?

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bipedally

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8
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who is the star of running bipedally?

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lizard named basilik

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9
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what are the 3 ways snakes use locomotion?

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a. undulatory - lateral
b. rectilinear - straight
c. sidewinding - diagnol
d. concertina - used when in tunnels

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10
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which is the fastest mode of locomotion for snakes?

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sidewining

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11
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what is the most common locomotion for snakes?

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undulatory

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12
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what are the dif potions frogs do to reproduce?

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Inguinal = waiste
cephalic = jaw
axillary = front legs

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13
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what is kleptogensis?

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females steal genome from other species

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14
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describe unisexual amystoma

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can be various , dipoloid, triploid, etc. triploid most common
- hybrids (formed with 5 other dif species)
- all females
- produces eggs as gametes

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15
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describe jeffer amybstoma

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produces egg and sperm as gametes
- pure species
- gametes are haploid

16
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describe lateral ambystoma

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  • diploid population
  • pure species
  • gametes are haploid
  • produces egg and sperm as gametes
17
Q

what type of salamnder cannot be a donor?

A

spotted salamander

18
Q

male australian lizards are about 80% _____?

19
Q

when snakes trying to find someone to mate with their can exhibit ____ behavior

20
Q

define lekking behavior of lizards

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lek is an area in which two or more males of a species perform courtship displays

21
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what are the 3 side botched color of lizards?

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blue - small territory with one female
orange - aggressive w/ many females
yellow - no territory but sneak mating

22
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describe flying frog

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wallace collected first specimen
- malay peninsula
- black webbing name

23
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describe red ear slider

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  • not native to nj but we have it
  • invasive
  • ranked as worlds worst invaders
  • worldwide distribution
24
describe ball python
- smallest of African pythons - distrubtion is west Africa sub suharan - do not shiver - labial pit organs (used to detect endothermic prey) - anal spurs
25
name and the describe the 3 herpetologist
shaw - discovered platypus - botanist and zoologist aggensiz - trachymus genus named after him - did not believe in evolution\ - believed in devine creation wallace - coauthored with Darwin - founded of wallace tree frog