EXAM 2 MOULTON WIS2040 UF | 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version

The ________ is an example of a rear-fanged snake. - Brown Tree Snake Sea turtles typically nest only on beaches ____________. - where they were hatched The evolution of ___________ in reptiles is seen as an adaptation for survival in a dry climate. - epidermal scales The dorsal part of a turtle's shell is called the ____________ - carapace The _________ is the extra-embryonic membrane that collects embryonic wastes. - allantois TSD is seen most commonly in sea turtles and ____________ - crocodilans The _____________ is a hard-shelled sea turtle that feeds chiefly on sea grass and macro algae. - green turtle Sea turtles have declined, in part, because they are killed _________ - for food The sand skink of central Florida is characterized by having ______________ - vestigial legs About _____ species of the order crocodylia occur in the world today - 22 The indigo snake is an example of a species that uses the _____________ foraging mode. - seize and swallow The Euryapsid groups of fossil reptiles lived in ________ enviornments. - marineResearchers from _______________________ found that, like the amphibians, populations of many species of reptiles were declining. - Savanna River Ecology Lab As the reptiles evolved the amniote egg, plants evolved ______ as an adaptation to the changing enviornment. - seeds There are roughly ________ species of turtles in the world today - 350 The ___________ is the largest living turtle. - leatherback ____ of the fossil reptile groups ultimately went extinct and left no descendants. - 2 Most lizards feed on ______ although there are exceptions to this pattern. - insects Snakes generally evolved to feed on _________ although there are a few exceptions to this pattern. - vertebrates ____________ is an important region in central Florida for several specialized species such as the sand skink and other species of lizards. - Lake Wales Ridge A reduced plastron to the shape of a cross is characteristic of the ____________ - snapping turtle ____________ was a professor in the UF zoology department who was a pioneer in biological studies of sea turtles. - Archie Carr The fossil reptiles diversified into __ subclasses - 6 Perhaps the main reason the reptiles were able to dominate the Mesozoic was that they were ______________ - not dependent on water for reproduction The ____ is a species of lizard that is harvested commercially in South America for its skin. - teguThe fossil subgroups of reptiles are identifiable by their ___________________ - skull opening pattern The ___________ is an example of an herbivorous lizard - iguana The Gopher Tortoise is classified in Florida by the FWC as _________ - SSC Webbed feet and a depressed bill are characteristics of the order ______________ - Anseriformes The Wading Birds in Florida have suffered from ___________ in south Florida. - parasitism, mercury poisoning, interrupted hydroperiod The state of Florida lists the __________________ as being threatened but the USFWS lists it as endangered - Red-cockaded Woodpecker The tail vertebrae in modern birds are fused to form a structure called the _____________ - pygostyle Since the 1930s wading bird _____________ have declined by 95% in Everglades National Park - nesting attempts The flightless ______ of the Mascarene Islands were related to the modern pigeons and doves. - Dodos ________ dentition refers to the condition where the teeth are set on top of the jaw. - Acrodont Woodpeckers build a cup nest in a tree cavity excavated by Bluebirds. - False The so-called Snail Kite feeds almost exclusively on ____________ - apple snails Scientists believe that Archaeopteryx was a bird because it had _______ - feathersThere are ___ bird species officially listed as endangered by the state of Florida - 8 The _________ is a wading bird that occurs in Florida that feeds on freshwater mollusks - Limpkin Archaeopteryx fossils date back to the __