REVIEW SHEET – VERTEBRATES - AMPHIBIANS, FISH, REPTILES, BIRDS, MAMMALS

READ CHAPTERS - 30, 31 and 32.

DIRECTIONS: Complete the following questions on your own paper.

1. Compare the heart of a fish with the heart of an amphibian
2. Compare the heart of a amphibian with the heart of a reptile
3. Compare the heart of a reptile with that of a bird or a mammal!
4. Compare the brain of a fish with the brain of an amphibian
5. Compare the brain of an amphibian with that of a reptile
6. Compare the brain of a reptile with the brain of a bird
7. Compare the brain of a mammal with the rest of the vertebrate classes we have investigated.
8. Describe the vertebrate skeleton.
9. What are the general characteristics of the fish?
10. Where do fish live? (in water is not specific enough…)
11. Differentiate between the jawless fishes, the cartilagenous fishes, and the bony fishes.
12. How do the gills of a typical fish work?
13. Describe the nervous system of a fish.
14. What is the heart of a fish like?
15. How do fish reproduce. Is there internal or external fertilization?
16. Describe the feeding habits of fish.
17. What are the general characteristics of the amphibians
18. What does the name amphibian literally mean?
19. Describe the metamorphosis that frogs go through.
20. What is cutaneous respiration? What must frogs do in order to accomplish this?
21. What is the brain of a frog like?
22. What ar the three kinds of amphibians?
23. Describe the amphibian heart!
24. Do amphibians use internal fertilization or external fertilization?
25. How do amphibians move air in and out of their lungs?
26. Where do amphibians live?
27. What are the general characteristics of the reptiles?
28. Where do reptiles live?
29. Reptiles can not use cutaneous respiration. Why not?
30. What adaptation do reptiles have to move air into and out of their lungs?
31. How do reptiles reproduce?
32. Describe the heart of a reptile
33. How do reptiles adjust the heat of their body?
34. What is thet reptile nervous system like?
35. What kinds of animals are reptiles?
36. What are the general characteristics of the birds?
37. Where do birds live?
38. What adaptations do birds have that allow them to fly?
39. Describe the bird skeleton
40. What is the birds heart like?
41. How does the bird digestive system differ from the other vertebrates
42. Describe the general structure of a feather
43. How do birds reproduce?
44. What is special about birds lungs?
45. What are the general characteristics of the mammals?
46. Describe several habitats of mammals!
47. What kinds of critters are mammals?
48. Are mammals the only group of animals to have a diaphragm?
49. Do all mammals bear live young?
50. Describe the mammalian heart
51. How does care for the offspring affect the number of offspring mammals have?
52. Are there any places that mammals can not live?
53. How has the mammalian brain size affected the way they live?