VBSC 421 Exam 2
Specialized to live in water - ANS-Aquatic
Locomotion on land - ANS-terrestrial
specialized for rapid running - ANS-cursorial
locomotion through trees - ANS-arboreal
locomotion by arm swings - ANS-brachiation
specialized for digging or burrowing - ANS-fossorial
specialized for hopping or jumping - ANS-saltatorial
specialized for flying - ANS-aerial
For a vertebrate to swim fast and efficiently it must overcome the resistance to motion
that water exerts on an object. What is the term for this force? - ANS-drag
What animal has pectoral girdle attached to skull? - ANS-bony fish
What animal has pelvic girdle attach to acrum? - ANS-tetrapods
What type of foot posture do cats have? - ANS-digitgrade
What type of foot posture do horses have? - ANS-unguligrade
What type of foot posture do humans have? - ANS-plantigrade
What two factors dictate speed of an animal? - ANS-stride length, stride rate
What adaptations do cats have? - ANS-digitgrade foot posture, reduced clavicle
What adaptations do horses have? - ANS-unguligrade foot posture, position of the
scapula contributes to stride length
Specialized to live in water - ANS-Aquatic
Locomotion on land - ANS-terrestrial
specialized for rapid running - ANS-cursorial
locomotion through trees - ANS-arboreal
locomotion by arm swings - ANS-brachiation
specialized for digging or burrowing - ANS-fossorial
specialized for hopping or jumping - ANS-saltatorial
specialized for flying - ANS-aerial
For a vertebrate to swim fast and efficiently it must overcome the resistance to motion
that water exerts on an object. What is the term for this force? - ANS-drag
What animal has pectoral girdle attached to skull? - ANS-bony fish
What animal has pelvic girdle attach to acrum? - ANS-tetrapods
What type of foot posture do cats have? - ANS-digitgrade
What type of foot posture do horses have? - ANS-unguligrade
What type of foot posture do humans have? - ANS-plantigrade
What two factors dictate speed of an animal? - ANS-stride length, stride rate
What adaptations do cats have? - ANS-digitgrade foot posture, reduced clavicle
What adaptations do horses have? - ANS-unguligrade foot posture, position of the
scapula contributes to stride length