Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Reptiles?
Quiz made to help with Zoology final exam. Includes general questions about reptiles.
- 1.Which is not a characteristic required to be a chordate?
- A.
Notochord
- B.
Pharyngeal gills
- C.
Pharyngeal slits
- D.
Postanal tail
- E.
Dorsal tubular nerve cord
- 2.Which of the following protects the embryo from desiccation, cushions the embryo, promotes gas transfer and stores waste materials?
- A.
Amniotic egg
- B.
Ovary
- C.
Jacobson's organ
- D.
Ossicles
- 3.The first group to possess amniotic eggs were
- A.
Aves
- B.
Mammalia
- C.
Amphibia
- D.
Reptilia
- E.
Nomads
- 4.Which of the following is not one of the 4 membranes of an amniotic egg?
- A.
Chorion
- B.
Yolk sac
- C.
Embryo
- D.
Allantois
- E.
Shell
- 5.Which order in Reptilia is toothless?
- A.
Sphenodontida or Rhynchocephalia
- B.
Squamata
- C.
Crocodylia
- D.
Testudines or Chelonia
- 6.Which order has some limbless members?
- A.
Sphenodontida
- B.
Squamata
- C.
Crocodylia
- D.
Testudines
- 7.Which order has a third(parietal) eye?
- A.
Testudines
- B.
Sphenodontida
- C.
Squamata
- D.
Crocodylia
- 8.Reptiles and birds have what kind of scales?
- A.
Ectodermal
- B.
Endodermal
- C.
Epidermal
- D.
Rainbow
- 9.The ventral portion of a turtle shell is called the
- A.
Carapace
- B.
Plastron
- C.
Bottom
- 10.What is a turtle's beak made of?
- A.
Keratin
- B.
Bone
- C.
Cartilage
- D.
Fat
- E.
Mustard
- 11.The suborder Sauria includes the
- A.
Turtles
- B.
Snakes
- C.
Tuataras
- D.
Lizards
- E.
Kittens
- 12.The order Squamata includes the suborders
- A.
Serpentes and Sauria
- B.
Serpentes and Sphenodontida
- C.
Sauria, Serpentes, Amphisbaenia
- D.
Stuff
- 13.True or False. Lizards can regenerate limbs and tails when necessary.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- C.
I have no idea
- D.
Sometimes
- E.
Huh
- 14.True or False. Some lizards have a diminished pelvic girdle.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- C.
J;kjg;kjkag
- D.
Blah
- E.
Maybe
- 15.How do snakes swallow large food?
- A.
Inject venom into it to make it smaller
- B.
Extra jaw muscles
- C.
A hinge mechanism in the jaw
- D.
They just do
- 16.Which is not a characteristic of the order Crocodylia?
- A.
Snout shape varies
- B.
Parietal eyes
- C.
Nearest relative to birds
- D.
Care for their young
- E.
3 chambered heart
- 17.Reptile skin contains all but which of the following characteristics?
- A.
Smooth
- B.
Contains keratin
- C.
Dry
- 18.Most reptiles have a
- A.
1 chambered heart
- B.
2 chambered heart
- C.
3 chambered heart
- D.
4 chambered heart
- E.
No heart
- 19.Body temperature is controlled by
- A.
Basking
- B.
Location
- C.
Behavioral mechanisms
- D.
All of these
- E.
None of these
- 20.All of the following are characteristics of reptiles except which one?
- A.
Poikilothermic
- B.
Warm-blooded
- C.
Internal fertilization
- D.
Some are parthenogenetic
- E.
Sinus venosus is a pacemaker
- 21.Reptiles may be
- A.
Oviparous
- B.
Ovoviviparous
- C.
Oviparous and ovoviviparous
- D.
Neither
- E.
Your mom
- 22.True or false. Lizards detect sounds from bone vibrations.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- C.
Neither
- D.
No clue
- E.
BYAAAAAAAAAAH
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