Vertebrate Zoology Final Exam Practice Test questions with correct answers

Which statement from the list below does not apply to leptotyphloid snakes A. fossorial B. represent the ancestral fossorial condition for snakes C. small size, no more than 20cms D. do not have traces of the pelvic girdle E. live everywhere CORRECT ANSWER D. do not have traces of the pelvic girdle Which animals from the list below are Archosaurians? A. caiman B. alligator C. eagle D. tuatara E. All except D CORRECT ANSWER E. All except D From figure 1 you can conclude the following list of statements below except. A. the skull on the left is a lizard B. connection of the lower jaw with the cranium (on the right) is indirect C. because of the condition B (above), this animal (on the right) can widely open its mouth D. the skull on the right is not a snake E. the bone labeled with number 3 is the quadrate CORRECT ANSWER D. the skull on the right is not a snake Snakes with heavy body would have ____________locomotion. A. concertina B. rectilinear