EXAM 2 MOULTON WIS2040 UF
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS { GRADED A+}
The ________ is an example of a rear-fanged snake. - ✔✔Brown Tree
Snake
Sea turtles typically nest only on beaches ____________. - ✔✔where
they were hatched
The evolution of ___________ in reptiles is seen as an adaptation for
survival in a dry climate. - ✔✔epidermal scales
The dorsal part of a turtle's shell is called the ____________ -
✔✔carapace
,The _________ is the extra-embryonic membrane that collects
embryonic wastes. - ✔✔allantois
TSD is seen most commonly in sea turtles and ____________ -
✔✔crocodilans
The _____________ is a hard-shelled sea turtle that feeds chiefly on sea
grass and macro algae. - ✔✔green turtle
Sea turtles have declined, in part, because they are killed _________ -
✔✔for food
The sand skink of central Florida is characterized by having
______________ - ✔✔vestigial legs
About _____ species of the order crocodylia occur in the world today -
✔✔22
The indigo snake is an example of a species that uses the
_____________ foraging mode. - ✔✔seize and swallow
,The Euryapsid groups of fossil reptiles lived in ________ enviornments.
- ✔✔marine
Researchers from _______________________ found that, like the
amphibians, populations of many species of reptiles were declining. -
✔✔Savanna River Ecology Lab
As the reptiles evolved the amniote egg, plants evolved ______ as an
adaptation to the changing enviornment. - ✔✔seeds
There are roughly ________ species of turtles in the world today -
✔✔350
The ___________ is the largest living turtle. - ✔✔leatherback
____ of the fossil reptile groups ultimately went extinct and left no
descendants. - ✔✔2
Most lizards feed on ______ although there are exceptions to this
pattern. - ✔✔insects
, Snakes generally evolved to feed on _________ although there are a few
exceptions to this pattern. - ✔✔vertebrates
____________ is an important region in central Florida for several
specialized species such as the sand skink and other species of lizards. -
✔✔Lake Wales Ridge
A reduced plastron to the shape of a cross is characteristic of the
____________ - ✔✔snapping turtle
____________ was a professor in the UF zoology department who was a
pioneer in biological studies of sea turtles. - ✔✔Archie Carr
The fossil reptiles diversified into __ subclasses - ✔✔6
Perhaps the main reason the reptiles were able to dominate the Mesozoic
was that they were ______________ - ✔✔not dependent on water for
reproduction
The ____ is a species of lizard that is harvested commercially in South
America for its skin. - ✔✔tegu
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS { GRADED A+}
The ________ is an example of a rear-fanged snake. - ✔✔Brown Tree
Snake
Sea turtles typically nest only on beaches ____________. - ✔✔where
they were hatched
The evolution of ___________ in reptiles is seen as an adaptation for
survival in a dry climate. - ✔✔epidermal scales
The dorsal part of a turtle's shell is called the ____________ -
✔✔carapace
,The _________ is the extra-embryonic membrane that collects
embryonic wastes. - ✔✔allantois
TSD is seen most commonly in sea turtles and ____________ -
✔✔crocodilans
The _____________ is a hard-shelled sea turtle that feeds chiefly on sea
grass and macro algae. - ✔✔green turtle
Sea turtles have declined, in part, because they are killed _________ -
✔✔for food
The sand skink of central Florida is characterized by having
______________ - ✔✔vestigial legs
About _____ species of the order crocodylia occur in the world today -
✔✔22
The indigo snake is an example of a species that uses the
_____________ foraging mode. - ✔✔seize and swallow
,The Euryapsid groups of fossil reptiles lived in ________ enviornments.
- ✔✔marine
Researchers from _______________________ found that, like the
amphibians, populations of many species of reptiles were declining. -
✔✔Savanna River Ecology Lab
As the reptiles evolved the amniote egg, plants evolved ______ as an
adaptation to the changing enviornment. - ✔✔seeds
There are roughly ________ species of turtles in the world today -
✔✔350
The ___________ is the largest living turtle. - ✔✔leatherback
____ of the fossil reptile groups ultimately went extinct and left no
descendants. - ✔✔2
Most lizards feed on ______ although there are exceptions to this
pattern. - ✔✔insects
, Snakes generally evolved to feed on _________ although there are a few
exceptions to this pattern. - ✔✔vertebrates
____________ is an important region in central Florida for several
specialized species such as the sand skink and other species of lizards. -
✔✔Lake Wales Ridge
A reduced plastron to the shape of a cross is characteristic of the
____________ - ✔✔snapping turtle
____________ was a professor in the UF zoology department who was a
pioneer in biological studies of sea turtles. - ✔✔Archie Carr
The fossil reptiles diversified into __ subclasses - ✔✔6
Perhaps the main reason the reptiles were able to dominate the Mesozoic
was that they were ______________ - ✔✔not dependent on water for
reproduction
The ____ is a species of lizard that is harvested commercially in South
America for its skin. - ✔✔tegu
