Chordate/Animal Behavior Review Questions
1.
Salmon, Tuna, and Bass belong to what group of fish?
2.
What is an example of a jawless fish?
Name:
3.
Robins, Cardinals, and Blue-Footed Boobies are all members of what Class?
4.
What is the function of scales?
5.
Feathers are modified __________________.
6.
Name a mammal that has a placenta.
7.
What group of mammals includes wombats and opossums?
8.
Which group of mammals lays eggs?
9.
What does the word “monotreme” mean?
10.
What gland allows mammals to nurse?
11.
What are 3 characteristics common to all mammals?
12.
Bony fish posses a gas-filled chamber that helps them control buoyancy. What is it called?
13.
Chondricthyes have skeletons made of ___________________.
14.
Explain why amphibians have thin, moist skin.
15.
Do reptiles have lungs?
16.
What are 2 examples of reptilian sensory organs? What are their functions?
17.
What are the 4 orders of reptiles? (Their scientific names)
18.
What are the 3 orders of amphibians? (Their scientific names)

Chordate/Animal Behavior Review Questions
19.
What is an example of a urodelan? An anuran?
Name:
20.
What does it mean to be ectothermic? Give me an example of an animal that is ectothermic.
21.
What does it mean to be endothermic? Give me an example of an animal that is endothermic.
22.
What are the 2 groups of non-vertebrate chordates (both the common and scientific names, please!)?
23.
What adaptation separates amphibians from reptiles?
24.
What adaptation separates reptiles and birds from mammals?
25.
Give me an example of 2 animals that fertilizes their eggs externally.
26.
Give me an example of 2 animals that fertilize their eggs internally
27.
What sensory organ do fish use to detect vibrations in the water? How does it work?
28.
What subphylum contains birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians and mammals?
29.
Define Animal Behavior
30.
Pavlov’s dogs are an example of what type of learned behavior?
31.
What are 3 examples of innate (inherited) behaviors?
32.
Habituation, Operant Conditioning, and Insight Learning are all examples of _____________________ behavior.