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WIS2552 EXAM 2 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
The Virginia opposum arrive in north america in the ___ - ANSWER✔✔-pliocene
about ____ % of all mammals species are in order rodentia - ANSWER✔✔-40
____ (family) families of marsupials occur in south america - ANSWER✔✔-3
there are ___ surviving species of order monotremata - ANSWER✔✔-3
About ____ of the Marsupials have a permanent pouch for carrying young. - ANSWER✔✔-1/2
The ___ is a desert dwelling antelope in Africa - ANSWER✔✔-Addax
Modern___ are thought to be most like the first mammals - ANSWER✔✔-insectivores
Sloths are adapted for a diet of ____ - ANSWER✔✔-leaves
The classification scheme used by Wilson and Reeder for marsupials, partly emphasizes structure of the
___ - ANSWER✔✔-dentition
_____ of the following is an odd toed- ungulate - ANSWER✔✔-Rhinoceros
____ of the following is an odd toed ungulate - ANSWER✔✔-zebra
Wilson and Reeder classify the marsupials into ___ orders. - ANSWER✔✔-7
Meerkats belong to the mongoose family - ANSWER✔✔-true
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The classification scheme used by, Wilson and Reeder for marsupials, partly emphasize structure of the
____ - ANSWER✔✔-foot
A Capuchin is a species of _____ - ANSWER✔✔-New World MOnkey
____ ( family) families of marsupials occur in africa - ANSWER✔✔-0
The Dingo of Australia is actually a marsupial - ANSWER✔✔-false
Odd-toed Ungulates typically have less efficient digestive systems than the Even-toed Ungulates. -
ANSWER✔✔-true
Schmit's Spot nosed guenon is a species of ____ - ANSWER✔✔-Old world Monkey
There are no Bears in Africa - ANSWER✔✔-false
Mammals are characterized by having __ occipital condyles. - ANSWER✔✔-2
The ____ is the sole member of its family - ANSWER✔✔-Pronghorn
___ is arocky semi desert dweller - ANSWER✔✔-dorcas gazelle
Wolverines belong to the same family as the ____ - ANSWER✔✔-fisher
The waterbuck is actually not found in Africa, but rather in southeast Asia - ANSWER✔✔-False
Mammals have ____________ jaw articulation. - ANSWER✔✔-dentary-squamosal
The Ocelot is found in _____ - ANSWER✔✔-Central America
_____ of the following is an odd toed ungulate - ANSWER✔✔-Tapir
Otters belong to the same family as the _____. - ANSWER✔✔-Fisher
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____ (family) families of Marsupials occur in Australia - ANSWER✔✔-15
Mammals all have ___ cervical vertebrae. - ANSWER✔✔-7
Mammals all have _________ dentition. - ANSWER✔✔-heterodont
The ____ are the only egg laying mammals - ANSWER✔✔-monotremes
Richard Kilitie found a relationship between frequency of forest fires and the ________________ of Fox
Squirrels. - ANSWER✔✔-amount of black fur
____ are the most arboreal Old World Monkeys - ANSWER✔✔-Colobus Monkeys
Orangutans are native to ________. - ANSWER✔✔-Southeast Asia
____ of the following is an odd toed ungulate - ANSWER✔✔-tapir
Of the following pigs are most closely related to ____ - ANSWER✔✔-deer
Mammals all have ___ cervical vertebrae. - ANSWER✔✔-7
Mammals all have _________ dentition. - ANSWER✔✔-heterodont
Of the following groups only the ___ have a non opposable thumb - ANSWER✔✔-New World Monkeys
The Strepsirrhini broke off the main Primate lineage during the ____ - ANSWER✔✔-Cretaceous
The most recent fossils for Neanderthals show that they died out roughly____ years ago - ANSWER✔✔-
27000
Members of the genus Paranthropus apparently became specialized for a diet of _____________. -
ANSWER✔✔-roots and tubers
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WIS2552 EXAM 2 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
The Virginia opposum arrive in north america in the ___ - ANSWER✔✔-pliocene
about ____ % of all mammals species are in order rodentia - ANSWER✔✔-40
____ (family) families of marsupials occur in south america - ANSWER✔✔-3
there are ___ surviving species of order monotremata - ANSWER✔✔-3
About ____ of the Marsupials have a permanent pouch for carrying young. - ANSWER✔✔-1/2
The ___ is a desert dwelling antelope in Africa - ANSWER✔✔-Addax
Modern___ are thought to be most like the first mammals - ANSWER✔✔-insectivores
Sloths are adapted for a diet of ____ - ANSWER✔✔-leaves
The classification scheme used by Wilson and Reeder for marsupials, partly emphasizes structure of the
___ - ANSWER✔✔-dentition
_____ of the following is an odd toed- ungulate - ANSWER✔✔-Rhinoceros
____ of the following is an odd toed ungulate - ANSWER✔✔-zebra
Wilson and Reeder classify the marsupials into ___ orders. - ANSWER✔✔-7
Meerkats belong to the mongoose family - ANSWER✔✔-true
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The classification scheme used by, Wilson and Reeder for marsupials, partly emphasize structure of the
____ - ANSWER✔✔-foot
A Capuchin is a species of _____ - ANSWER✔✔-New World MOnkey
____ ( family) families of marsupials occur in africa - ANSWER✔✔-0
The Dingo of Australia is actually a marsupial - ANSWER✔✔-false
Odd-toed Ungulates typically have less efficient digestive systems than the Even-toed Ungulates. -
ANSWER✔✔-true
Schmit's Spot nosed guenon is a species of ____ - ANSWER✔✔-Old world Monkey
There are no Bears in Africa - ANSWER✔✔-false
Mammals are characterized by having __ occipital condyles. - ANSWER✔✔-2
The ____ is the sole member of its family - ANSWER✔✔-Pronghorn
___ is arocky semi desert dweller - ANSWER✔✔-dorcas gazelle
Wolverines belong to the same family as the ____ - ANSWER✔✔-fisher
The waterbuck is actually not found in Africa, but rather in southeast Asia - ANSWER✔✔-False
Mammals have ____________ jaw articulation. - ANSWER✔✔-dentary-squamosal
The Ocelot is found in _____ - ANSWER✔✔-Central America
_____ of the following is an odd toed ungulate - ANSWER✔✔-Tapir
Otters belong to the same family as the _____. - ANSWER✔✔-Fisher
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____ (family) families of Marsupials occur in Australia - ANSWER✔✔-15
Mammals all have ___ cervical vertebrae. - ANSWER✔✔-7
Mammals all have _________ dentition. - ANSWER✔✔-heterodont
The ____ are the only egg laying mammals - ANSWER✔✔-monotremes
Richard Kilitie found a relationship between frequency of forest fires and the ________________ of Fox
Squirrels. - ANSWER✔✔-amount of black fur
____ are the most arboreal Old World Monkeys - ANSWER✔✔-Colobus Monkeys
Orangutans are native to ________. - ANSWER✔✔-Southeast Asia
____ of the following is an odd toed ungulate - ANSWER✔✔-tapir
Of the following pigs are most closely related to ____ - ANSWER✔✔-deer
Mammals all have ___ cervical vertebrae. - ANSWER✔✔-7
Mammals all have _________ dentition. - ANSWER✔✔-heterodont
Of the following groups only the ___ have a non opposable thumb - ANSWER✔✔-New World Monkeys
The Strepsirrhini broke off the main Primate lineage during the ____ - ANSWER✔✔-Cretaceous
The most recent fossils for Neanderthals show that they died out roughly____ years ago - ANSWER✔✔-
27000
Members of the genus Paranthropus apparently became specialized for a diet of _____________. -
ANSWER✔✔-roots and tubers
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