Chapter 31:
Reptiles and Birds
Practice Test
1.
________ enabled reptiles to become completely independent of water for reproduction.
a.
Four-chambered hearts
b.
Claws
c.
Amniotic eggs
d.
Scales
Hint
2.
One advantage of a four-chambered heart over a three-chambered heart is that a four-chambered heart __________.
a.
makes blood less likely to clot
b.
causes blood to move more slowly
c.
enables animals to pump blood
d.
allows more oxygen to reach body tissues
Hint
3.
Birds grind up food with small stones in their __________.
a.
stomachs
b.
jaws
c.
gizzards
d.
beaks
Hint
4.
In the amniotic egg, the membrane filled with fluid surrounding the embryo is the _________.
a.
allantois
b.
amnion
c.
chorion
d.
yolk
Hint
5.
Reptiles and birds share the following characteristics: scales, claws and __________.
a.
shelled eggs
b.
feathers
c.
endothermy
d.
sternums
Hint
6.
Reptiles will not be found in __________.
a.
temperate regions
b.
extremely cold regions
c.
water
d.
hot climates
Hint
7.
Snakes do not have __________.
a.
limbs
b.
internal fertilization
c.
amniotic eggs
d.
teeth
Hint
8.
Legs of reptiles are __________.
a.
better suited to the endothermic lifestyle of reptiles
b.
better suited to having a four-chambered heart
c.
positioned out to their sides, like salamanders` legs
d.
positioned more directly underneath their bodies
Hint
9.
The largest living reptiles are __________.
a.
crocodiles
b.
lizards
c.
turtles
d.
snakes
Hint
10.
Most of the air inhaled by a bird goes directly into its __________.
a.
lungs
b.
air sacs
c.
hollow bones
d.
air bladder
Hint
11.
In an amniotic egg, the embryo`s wastes are excreted into the __________.
a.
chorion
b.
amnion
c.
albumen
d.
allantois
Hint
12.
Flight is made easier for birds because they have __________.
a.
hollow bones
b.
claws
c.
lungs
d.
oxygenated blood
Hint
13.
The ancient reptile from which all others may have evolved was the __________.
a.
cotylosaur
b.
ostracoderm
c.
dinosaur
d.
placoderm
Hint
14.
During the Mesozoic era, the most common land animals were the __________.
a.
mammals
b.
dinosaurs
c.
amphibians
d.
birds
Hint
15.
Birds are similar to reptiles in that they have clawed toes and __________.
a.
endothermy
b.
a sternum
c.
provide maternal care for their young
d.
scales on their feet
Hint
