Module 16 Definitions- Biology
12 Questions
| Total Attempts: 15
A timed quiz covering the definitions and bold print from Module 16. Be sure to not use any punctuation on the fill-in-the-blank questions, and do remember how to spell the word(s) correctly!
Questions and Answers
- 1.The world's largest lizard is the__________ ________.
- 2.A poison that attacks the nervous system, causing blindness, paralysis, or suffocation is called...
- A.
...a neurotoxin.
- B.
...a hemotoxin.
- 3.A posion that attacks the red blood cells and blood vessels, destroying circulation is called...
- A.
...a neurotoxin.
- B.
...a hemotoxin.
- 4.A shelled, water-retaining egg that allows reptile, bird, and certain mammal embryos to develop on land is called an ____________ egg.
- 5.Feathers with hooked and smooth barbules, allowing the barbules to interlock are called...
- A.
...down feathers.
- B.
...contour feathers.
- 6.Feathers with smooth barbules but no hooked barbules are called...
- A.
...downfeathers.
- B.
...contour feathers.
- 7.___________ glands are specialized organs in mammals that produce milk to nourish the young.
- 8.The period of time during which an embryo develops before being born is known as ________.
- 9.A _________ is a structure that allows an embryo to be nourished with the mother's blood supply.
- 10.Is the following characteristic one of the characteristics that separate mammals from the other vertebrates?Hair covering the skin
- A.
Yes!
- B.
No!
- 11.If an animal has a toothless bill, it probably belongs to Class ______.
- 12.If an animal is ectothermic, it probably belongs to Class ___________.
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