Vertebrate Evolution Test Study Guide‘15
Classification & Comparative AnatomyName:Per.
- Activity: Vertebrate Characteristics (Worksheet, PowerPoint Notes and Review)
- Identify the common characteristics shared by all vertebrates (Phylum Chordata and Sub-Phylum Vertebrata)
- Define and describe each of the following vertebrate classes: Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds and Mammals.
- Discuss the following significant evolutionary advancements in vertebrates: jaws, strength of skeleton, amniotic egg, body temperature control.
- Define endothermy and ectothermy. Describe methods for maintaining body temperature in endotherms and ectotherms. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of each type of metabolism.
- Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of internal and external fertilization.
- Compare and contrast the following structures/systems in the vertebrate classes: type of body covering, digestive system, lungs and respiratory system, heart and circulatory system, reproductive patterns (oviparous vs. ovoviviparous vs. viviparous), type of fertilization and body temperature regulation.
- Lab: Vertebrate Dissection - Fetal Pig and/or Frog: and Dissection Structure/Function
- Describe the function of the following structures in a fetal pigandin a frog: heart, arteries, veins, trachea, lungs, diaphragm, stomach, liver, pancreas, small intestine, large intestine, spleen, cecum, rectum, kidney, ureter, urinary bladder, testes, penis, ovary, and uterus. Be able to identify these structures on a digital image of a dissected fetal pig and frog.
- Identify and discuss indirect evidence of endothermyfound in the fetal pig and of ectothermy found in the frog.
- Activity: Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
- Explain how cladograms are used to hypothesize and represent evolutionary relationships among organisms.
- Analyze a cladogram in order to determine evolutionary relationships and physical traits shared between groups of organisms.
Vertebrate Evolution Test Study Guide‘15
Classification & Comparative AnatomyName:Per.
- Activity: Vertebrate Characteristics (Worksheet, PowerPoint Notes and Review)
- Identify the common characteristics shared by all vertebrates (Phylum Chordata and Sub-Phylum Vertebrata)
- Define and describe each of the following vertebrate classes: Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds and Mammals.
- Discuss the following significant evolutionary advancements in vertebrates: jaws, strength of skeleton, amniotic egg, body temperature control.
- Define endothermy and ectothermy. Describe methods for maintaining body temperature in endotherms and ectotherms. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of each type of metabolism.
- Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of internal and external fertilization.
- Compare and contrast the following structures/systems in the vertebrate classes: type of body covering, digestive system, lungs and respiratory system, heart and circulatory system, reproductive patterns (oviparous vs. ovoviviparous vs. viviparous), type of fertilization and body temperature regulation.
- Lab: Vertebrate Dissection - Fetal Pig and/or Frog: and Dissection Structure/Function
- Describe the function of the following structures in a fetal pigandin a frog: heart, arteries, veins, trachea, lungs, diaphragm, stomach, liver, pancreas, small intestine, large intestine, spleen, cecum, rectum, kidney, ureter, urinary bladder, testes, penis, ovary, and uterus. Be able to identify these structures on a digital image of a dissected fetal pig and frog.
- Identify and discuss indirect evidence of endothermyfound in the fetal pig and of ectothermy found in the frog.
- Activity: Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
- Explain how cladograms are used to hypothesize and represent evolutionary relationships among organisms.
- Analyze a cladogram in order to determine evolutionary relationships and physical traits shared between groups of organisms.