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  1. Vertebrates are members of the Subphylum _______________.
  2.  
  3. `Urochordata        `Invertebrata        `Vertebrata
  4.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Multiple choice - please select the best answer that fills in the blank.
  5.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            C                                                                        The largest vertebrate alive today is the ________________.
  6.  
  7. `giraffe        `blue whale        `elephant         `whale shark     
  8.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Multiple choice - please select the best answer that fills in the blank.
  9.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            B                                                                        In vertebrates, the ___________________ is a sign of segmentation.
  10.  
  11. `brain          `diaphragm           `vertebral column           `skull
  12.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Multiple choice - please select the best answer that fills in the blank.
  13.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            C                                                                        Unlike the Urochordates, the Vertebrates ______________ the Chordate features (notochord, nerve cord, gill slits, tail) in some form or another.
  14.  
  15. `lose           `retain
  16.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Multiple choice - please select the best answer that fills in the blank.
  17.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            B                                                                        Waste products in vertebrates are removed by specialized organs called ___________________.
  18.  
  19. `kidneys          `urethra            `stomach           `intestines
  20.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Multiple choice - please select the best answer that fills in the blank.
  21.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            A                                                                        _________________ is a very important characteristic of vertebrates because it describes the development of sensory organs near the brain.
  22.  
  23. `optics        `cephalization        `observation        `headation
  24.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Multiple choice - please select the best answer that fills in the blank.
  25.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            B                                                                        The members of the Class ______________ are parasitic, have a cartilaginous skeleton, and are known as the jawless vertebrates.
  26.  
  27. `Osteichthyes        `Chondrichthyes       `Agnatha        `Amphibia
  28.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Multiple choice - please select the best answer that fills in the blank.
  29.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            C                                                                        A good example of the agnathans is the ____________________, which bores a hole in the side of it's prey and lives off the blood of the host.
  30.  
  31. `shark        `lamprey        `ray        `trout
  32.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Multiple choice - please select the best answer that fills in the blank.
  33.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            B                                                                        The sharks and rays are members of the Class __________________, the cartilaginous fish.
  34.  
  35. `Osteichthyes        `Chondrichthyes        `Agnatha        `Amphibia
  36.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Multiple choice - please select the best answer that fills in the blank.
  37.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            B                                                                        __________________ sharks lay eggs that hatch outside the mother's body.
  38.  
  39. `ovoviviparous        `viviparous        `oviparous
  40.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Multiple choice - please select the best answer that fills in the blank.
  41.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            C                                                                        __________________ sharks have young that develop within the uterus.
  42.  
  43. `ovoviviparous        `viviparous         `oviparous
  44.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Multiple choice - please select the best answer that fills in the blank.
  45.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            B                                                                        __________________ sharks have eggs that are kept in the oviduct.
  46.  
  47. `ovoviviparous        `viviparous        `oviparous
  48.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Multiple choice - please select the best answer that fills in the blank.
  49.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            A                                                                        The members of Class _________________ are also known as the bony fishes.
  50.  
  51. `Osteichthyes        `Chondrichthyes         `Agnatha         `Amphibia
  52.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Multiple choice - please select the best answer that fills in the blank.
  53.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            A                                                                        The bony fishes have a specialized organ called the ______________ that helps them maintain buoyancy.
  54.  
  55. `liver        `swim bladder        `operculum        `tail
  56.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Multiple choice - please select the best answer that fills in the blank.
  57.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            B                                                                        An ___________________ protects the gills of the bony fish.
  58.  
  59. `liver        `swim bladder        `operculum        `tail
  60.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Multiple choice - please select the best answer that fills in the blank.
  61.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            C                                                                        Like the members of Class Chondrichthyes, the members of Osteichthyes have a ___________________ which helps them detect vibrations in the water.
  62.  
  63. `water vascular system        `lateral line system         `gastrovascular system
  64.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Multiple choice - please select the best answer that fills in the blank.
  65.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            B                                                                        The frogs, toads, and salamanders are members of Class ___________________.
  66.  
  67. `Amphibia            `Reptilia           `Aves            `Mammalia
  68.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Multiple choice - please select the best answer that fills in the blank.
  69.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            A                                                                        The turtles are members of Class __________________.
  70.  
  71. `Amphibia          `Reptilia           `Aves          `Mammalia
  72.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Multiple choice - please select the best answer that fills in the blank.
  73.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            B                                                                        The larval form of some amphibians (like frogs) is called a ________________.
  74.  
  75. `plankton          `newt          `tadpole          `caterpillar
  76.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Multiple choice - please select the best answer that fills in the blank.
  77.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            C                                                                        Members of Class _________________ are considered by many to be the first vertebrates on land.
  78.  
  79. `Chondrichthyes           `Osteichthyes           `Amphibia            `Reptilia
  80.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Multiple choice - please select the best answer that fills in the blank.
  81.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            C                                                                        The amphibians breathe with lungs and their _______________.  This is why they must live in moist places.
  82.  
  83. `skin        `eyes        `ears        `toes
  84.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Multiple choice - please select the best answer that fills in the blank.
  85.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            A                                                                        Members of Class ________________ have scaly skin and are ectothermic.
  86.  
  87. `Amphibia           `Reptilia               `Aves             `Mammalia
  88.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Multiple choice - please select the best answer that fills in the blank.
  89.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            B                                                                        The _________________ introduced by the reptiles, allows for embryo development on land because of the moist environment it provides.
  90.  
  91. `egg           `pond             `fluid             `amniotic egg
  92.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Multiple choice - please select the best answer that fills in the blank.
  93.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            D                                                                        The first four chambered heart is seen in the Class ________________.
  94.  
  95. `Amphibia           `Reptilia           `Aves          `Mammalia
  96.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Multiple choice - please select the best answer that fills in the blank.
  97.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            C                                                                        A distinguishing characteristic of this class are the _______________ that cover the body and are important in flight.
  98.  
  99. `eyes        `beak          `feet           `feathers
  100.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Multiple choice - please select the best answer that fills in the blank.
  101.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            D                                                                        Birds don't have teeth and therefore grind their food in the _________________, an organ next to the stomach.
  102.  
  103. `esophagus          `gizzard           `throat            `beak
  104.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Multiple choice - please select the best answer that fills in the blank.
  105.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            B                                                                        A few of the distinguishing characteristics of Class ___________________ are a body covered with hair and mammary glands in females.
  106.  
  107. `Amphibia            `Reptilia              `Aves             `Mammalia
  108.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Multiple choice - please select the best answer that fills in the blank.
  109.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            D                                                                        The _______________ is helpful for breathing in mammals.  It is a muscle that helps the lungs expel and draw in air.
  110.  
  111. `diaphragm           `stomach           `lung               `heart
  112.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Multiple choice - please select the best answer that fills in the blank.
  113.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            A                                                                        The egg laying platypus is a __________________.
  114.  
  115. `marsupial        `placental        `monotreme
  116.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Multiple choice - please select the best answer that fills in the blank.
  117.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            C                                                                        A baby koala in its mother's pouch is a ________________.
  118.  
  119. `marsupial          `placental          `monotreme
  120.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Multiple choice - please select the best answer that fills in the blank.
  121.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            A                                                                        A killer whale that has a developing embryo in its uterus is a __________________ mammal.
  122.  
  123. `marsupial          `placental          `monotreme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Multiple choice - please select the best answer that fills in the blank.
  124.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            B