COMPARATIVE ANATOMY EXAM

1. Diamond shapes scales, shiny and hard. 

A. Cycloid
B. Placoid
C. Ganoid
D. Ctenoid
 
2. In descriptive anatomy, the right and left sides is also known as 
A. Anterior
B. Ventral
C. Lateral
D. Dorsal
 
3. The clasping posture of fertilization in frogs and toads. 
A. Coitus
B. Mating
C. Amplexus
D. Maturation
 
4. Cold-blooded vertebrates that breathe through gills and use fin for swimming with
bone,scales, paired fins, jaws. 
A. Agnatha
B. Osteitcheyes
C. Chondrictheyes
D. None of the above
 
5. Bony Fish is also known as ? 
A. Osteitcheyes
B. Chondricteyes
C. Agnatha
D. Chordata
 
6. Animals that give birth to offspring. 
A. Oviviparous
B. Viviparous
C. Oviparous
D. Amphibians
 
7. First generation tooth in mammals also known as milk tooth. 
A. Decidious
B. Deltoid
C. Dendrite
D. Dental Plate
 
8. It is a type of cartilaginous fish.
A. Tilapia
B. Milk Fish
C. Blue Mackerel Scad
D. Stingray
 
 
9. Vertebrates are mainly characterized by a backbone of jointed vertebrae, a skull
containing brain and an internal skeleton called ___________? 
A. Exoskeleton
B. Chitin
C. Endoskeleton
D. Invertebrate
 
10. Feet have webbed digits that helps in swimming.
A. Reptiles
B. Fish
C. Amphibians
D. Aves
 
11. A membranous appendage extending from the body of a fish or other animal that is used
for propelling, steering or balancing the body of water. 
A. Limbs
B. Omentum
C. Scales
D. Fins
 
12. Is a group of amphibians typically characterized by a lizard like appearance. 
A. Snakes
B. Serpents
C. Frog
D. Salamander
 
13. It serves as the framework of the body and for attachment of the voluntary muscles. 
A. Muscle
B. Muscle Fascicles
C. Skeleton
D. Cartilage
 
14. A membrane that protects the eyes of some amphibians in the water. 
A. Cutaneous membrane
B. Tympanum
C. Nictitating Membrane
D. None of the above
 
15. The earliest form of endoskeleton. 
A. Dorsal nerve cord
B. Notochord
C. Gill Slits
D. Tail
 
16. A major change in the form of structure of some animal or insects becomes an adult. 
A. Molting
B. Metamorphosis
C. Shedding
D. Growing
 
17. What do crocodiles lack? 
A. Eyes
B. Sweat glands
C. Skin
D. Teeth
 
18. An animal, which can regulate its body temperature regardless of the temperature of the
environment is called __________? 
A. warm-blooded
B. cold- blooded
C. exoskeleton
D. vertebrate
 
19. Caecilian is best characterized by? 
A. legless, tailess reptiles
B. resembles to worms
C. lives in water
D. none of the above
 
20. Which feature do reptiles share with fish and amphibian? 
A. they have jaws
B. live only in water
C. warm-blooded
D. cold –blooded
 
21. A type of respiration that is the chief method of respiration in aquatic urodeles and some
scaleless fishes. 
A. Cutaneous
B. Pulmonary
C. Buccal
D. None of the above
 
22. In descriptive anatomy, the upperpart is also known as ?
A. Dorsal
B. Ventral
C. Lateral
D. Anterior
 
23. Dermal scale with a comblike free edge. 
A. Ctenoid
B. Placoid
C. Ganoid
D. All of the above
 
24. Snails are example of this phylum. 
A. Animalia
B. Mollusk
C. Arthopod
D. Cnidarian
 
25. Which kingdom do you belong to? 
 A. Mollusk
B. Chordata
C. Animalia
D. Arthropod
 
26. Kingdom ______________ are divided into two large groups the invertebrate and
vertebrate. 
A. Chordata
B. Prorifera
C. Animalia
D. Vertebrata
 
27. All except for one belongs to classes of vertebrate. 
A. Fish
B. Amphibians
C. Animals
D. Mammalia 
 
28. Type of scale with smooth outer edge common in salmon. 
A. Cycloid
B. Placoid
C. Ganoid
D. Ctenoid
 
29. Common terminus for digestive and urinary tracts. 
A. Meatus
B. Cloaca
C. Gut
D. None of the above