Zoology Final Practice #3

Sharks, skates and rays are in the class

• Osteichthyes

• Chondrichtyes

• Myxini

• Cephalaspidomorphi

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Fishes mostly regulate bouyancy by precisely regulating the volume of gas in the

• stomach

• gills

• body tissues

• swim bladder

Nitrogenous wastes such as urea, creatine, and creatinine are produced in the _______ of fishes

• spleen

• kidneys

• pancreas

• liver

Salamanders belong to the amphibian order

• Anura

• Squamata

• Testudines

• Caudata

Members of the three of the four living orders of reptiles are found on all continents except

• Asia

• Africa

• Australia

• Antarctica

• Europe

Turtles belong to the reptilian order

• Squamata

• Caudata

• Crocodilia

• Testudines

The dorsal portion of the turtle shell is called the

• carapace

• plastron

• sternum

• dorsum

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The ____________ makes up the ventral portion of the turtle shell.

• dorsum

• plastron

• sternum

• carapace

Most living reptiles are

• endotermic

• ectothermic

• homeothermic

• isothermic

Birds currently belong to the class

• Aves

• Amphibia

• Mammalia

• Reptilia