Chap 33:
Vertebrates
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Iowa State University
Leader: Adam
Course: Biology 211
Instructor: Dr. Holscher
Date:
1. The first vertebrates to live a portion of their life cycle on land were the __________.
2. The first vertebrates to live their entire life on land were the __________.
3. What is the major reason why vertebrates were able to successfully colonize dry,
terrestrial environments?
4. Amniotes:
a. Are tetrapods whose extant members include ____________ and __________.
b. Named for the development of an _________ _______ which contains ________
specialized membranes that protect the embryo.
i. Question?? Which of the following are amniotes: Bird, Reptile, Human,
Amphibians
5. Most reptiles are _______________, which refers how they maintain their body heat.
i. How do they get heat:
6. Birds are ___________, which refers how they maintain their body heat.
i. How do they get heat:
7. Dinosaurs
Two different types referring to their diet
i. Bird-hipped dinosaurs are…
ii. Lizard-hipped dinosaurs are…
b. Recent evidence says dinosaurs were slow or fast?
c. 3 unanswered question about dinosaurs
i.
ii.
iii.
8. Birds
a. The ability to _______ had shaped nearly every feature of their body.
b. Feature unique to birds
i.
ii.
iii.
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iv.
c. Extant species that descended directly from _________
9. Mammals
a. Distinguished characteristics
i.
ii.
iii.
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Question: What has complex placentas, long period of pregnancy, and complete their
development within the uterus while joined to their mother by the placenta.
a. Eutherians
b. Marsupials
c. Monotremes
Question: Which is egg-laying mammals?
a. Eutherians
b. Marsupials
c. Monotremes
Question: Which type of mammal has a pouch?
a. Eutherians
b. Marsupials
c. Monotremes
10. Primates:
a. Defining characteristics
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11. Which primate group is most closely relate to human? Lesser Aps or Greater Aps
12. How have humans evolved:
13. Which hominin species was the first to craft and use tools?
Homo…..
a. erectus
b. sapiens
c. habilis
d. neanderthalensis
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