Reptile And Amphibian Study Guide

Question 1

What does amphibian mean?

Answer 1

Double life

Question 2

What is a spermatophore?

Answer 2

Sperm packet laid by male salamanders

Question 3

What is paedomorphosis? Give example)

Answer 3

Adults retain their juvenile characteristics for life
Axolotl

Question 4

How had paedomorphosis been important to the evolution of predominantly aquatic salamanders?

Answer 4

Retain external gills
Better aquatic respiration

Question 5

Salamanders reproductive behaviors

Answer 5

Male lays spermatophore female takes packet into cloaca and lays fertilized egg
INTERNAL FERTILIZATION

Question 6

Frog reproductive behavior

Answer 6

Amplexus
Male clasps female and squeezes
Male releases sperm as female lays eggs
EXTERNAL FERTILIZATION

Question 7

List three adaptations amphibians have for living in water

Answer 7

Lay eggs in water
Larvae have gills
Respiration through skin

Question 8

List three adaptations amphibians have for living on land

Answer 8

Replaced gills with lungs
Legs-tetrapods
Mucus glands- prevents evaporation

Question 9

What is a tetrapod?

Answer 9

Four legs

Question 10

What are chromatophores

Answer 10

Cells that contain color changing pigments

Question 11

Are amphibians monoecious or dioecious

Answer 11

Dioecious

Question 12

Order gymnophiona

Answer 12

Apods/ caecilians
Long/ slender body
No limbs
Tropical forest
Terminal anus
Blind
Burrow into the ground

Question 13

Pancreas

Answer 13

Makes insulin DIGESTIVE GLAND

Question 14

Cloaca

Answer 14

Sewer-EGGS,SPERM,URINE,Feces

Question 15

Gall bladder

Answer 15

Stores bile

Question 16

Spleen

Answer 16

stores blood and makes blood cells
Part of immune system

Question 17

Fat bodies

Answer 17

Energy source

Question 18

Kidney

Answer 18

Excrete excess water

Question 19

Mesentery

Answer 19

Tissue
Holds together small intestine coils

Question 20

Liver

Answer 20

Makes bile DETOXIFIER

Question 21

How is the frog similar to other vertebrae’s?

Answer 21

Vertebrate
Ectotherm
Dioecious

Question 22

How is the frog different from other vertebrates?

Answer 22

Metamorphosis
Respire through skin

Question 23

How are amphibians and reptiles alike

Answer 23

Ectotherm
Dioecious
Lay eggs
3 chambered heart except crocodile

Question 24

Which amphibian exhibits incredible regeneration capabilities

Answer 24

Axolotl

Question 25

Explain two reptilian adaptations that allow terrestrial living

Answer 25

Lungs Scaly skin

Question 26

What is Jacob sons organ

Answer 26

Sense organ in mouth

Question 27

What order reptile has Jacobson organ

Answer 27

Order squamata Corn snake/ garter

Question 28

Testudines

Answer 28

Sea turtle No teeth Shell

Question 29

Crocodile

Answer 29

Teeth

Question 30

Plastron

Answer 30

Ventral

Question 31

Nuerotoxic venom

Answer 31

Paralyzes nervous system

Question 32

Kinetic skull

Answer 32

Moveable

Question 33

Crocodilian

Answer 33

Gators

Question 34

Hemolytic venom

Answer 34

Breaks down tissues

Question 35

Carapace

Answer 35

Dorsal

Question 36

Alligator

Answer 36

U shaped snout Shorter Not as aggressive Faster on land/water Fewer teeth

Question 37

Crocodile

Answer 37

V shaped snout Longer More aggressive Slower on land/water Toothy

Question 38

Elapidae

Answer 38

Short, front fixed fangs

Question 39

Example of elapidae

Answer 39

Cobra

Question 40

Colubridae

Answer 40

Rear fangs

Question 41

Example of venomous colubridae

Answer 41

Boomslang

Question 42

Example of non venomous colubridae

Answer 42

Garter

Question 43

Viperidae

Answer 43

Hallow, retractable fangs

Question 44

Example of viperdae

Answer 44

Gaboon viper

Question 45

Shell

Answer 45

Protection

Question 46

Albumen

Answer 46

A reservoir of water and proteins Defense against bacteria

Question 47

Yolk

Answer 47

Source of food for the embryo

Question 48

Yolk sac

Answer 48

Provides nutrition and gas exchange between mom and child

Question 49

Chorion

Answer 49

Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between embryo and egg external environment

Question 50

Allantois

Answer 50

Serves as a respiratory organ and reservoir for excretion

Question 51

Embryo

Answer 51

Developmental stage

Question 52

Amnion

Answer 52

Protective cushion

Question 53

Amniotic cavity

Answer 53

Protects the fetus from trauma