WIS Topic 7 -9 (Exercise 2)

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TFM is a chemical once used to control
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Lampreys
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The four chordate characteristics are all visible in the adults of all chordate species
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False
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The currently accepted theory among biologists on the evolution of the vertebrates is based on _ _ _ _ _ hypothesis
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Garstang's
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The phylum Chordata is subdivided into _ _ _ _ _ subphyla
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3
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The Ostracoderms may have used their bony skin for _ _ _ _ _
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Protection
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Typically, invertebrates use their gills for _ _ _ _ _
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Feeding
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_ _ _ _ _ use slime production as a defense mechanism
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Hagfish
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Some species of _ _ _ _ _ are catadromous species
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Eels
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Lampreys are chiefly catadromous
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False
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The _ _ _ _ _ were the first vertebrates
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Ostracoderms
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All Chordates have _ _ _ _ _
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Dorsal hollow nerve cord; pharyngeal gill slits
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When the Welland canal was deepened _ _ _ _ _ invaded Lake Erie
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Lampreys
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Modern hagfishes are found only in _ _ _ _ _ environments
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Marine
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Ostracoderms may have used the bone in their skin for _ _ _ _ _
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A mineral reservoir
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In the vertebrates, the gills are internal and _ _ _ _ _
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Connected to the digestive tube
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_ _ _ _ _ refers to the developmental change from juvenile to adult
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Metamorphosis
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Scientists once though (incorrectly) that Amphioxus was a larval _________ that underwent paedomorphosis
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Lamprey
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There are about _ _ _ _ _ species of jawless vertebrates in the world today
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70
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_ _ _ _ _ is the phylum of Maine, acorn worms
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Hemichordata
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The sea squirts belong to the subphylum _ _ _ _ _
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Urochordata
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All lampreys are parasitic
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False
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Amphioxus is a typical member of the subphylum _ _ _ _ _
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Cephalochordata
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The parasitic sea lamprey is characterized by having _ _ _ _ _
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An oral disk
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Fish that live in marine environments and ascend creeks and streams to breed are called _ _ _ _ _
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Anadromous
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When lampreys reached the upper Great Lakes the _ _ _ _ _ fishery collapsed
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Lake Trout
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Natives on the Yukon river harvest nemeryaq which are actually ___________
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Lampreys
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The _ _ _ _ _ are Chordates that are sessile as adults and/but have a free-swimming larva
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Urochordata
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TFM may be replaced in the future by _ _ _ _ _
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Baylucide
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Sea Urchins belong to the phylum _ _ _ _ _
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Echinodermata
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Among the vertebrates, a prominent notochord is found in adult members of the class _ _ _ _ _
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Agnatha
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Grass carp were introduced to the US to control
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Aquatic Weeds
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According to Swordfish USA about 2/3 of the swordfish consumed in the US comes from the _____ Ocean
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Pacific
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There are possibly _ _ _ _ _ species of bony fishes
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22,000
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The "give a swordfish a break" campaign was run by Sea Web and _________
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National Resources Defense Council
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The _ _ _ _ _ were the first jawed vertebrates
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Placoderms
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In 1997, _ _ _ _ _ decided to lift the ban on imports of Mexican tuna
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US Senate
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One problem with harvesting sharks commercially is that they are _________
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Viviparous
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Sharks are now commonly harvested for their _ _ _ _ _ which is said to function as a cancer preventative
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Cartilage
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In the film The Perfect Storm, the crew was fishing for _ _ _ _ _
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Atlantic Swordfish
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In 1990, the US banned imports of _ _ _ _ Frodo Mexico because of dolphin mortality
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Tuna
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Any swordfish that are caught that are not large enough by established standards are _ _ _ _ _
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Thrown overboard
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In order for jaws to function properly, an animal must be able to overcome _ _ _ _ _, pitch and yaw
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Roll
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The placoderms are thought to have evolved from the _ _ _ _ _
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Ostracoderms
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The US imports about _ _ _ _ _ percent of all legally harvested Patagonian Toothfish
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20
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Large scale commercial fishing for Patagonian Toothfish began in the _ _ _ _ _
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1990s
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The fishing technique used to catch Patagonian Toothfish is said to have resulted in the deaths of numerous _ _ _ _ _
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Sea birds
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According to SUSA about _ _ _ _ _ pounds of Swordfish are consumed by the US public every year
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30 million
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_ _ _ _ _ is the group that manages Atlantic Swordfish
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ICCAT
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There is actually _ _ _ _ _ species of Patagonian Toothfish
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Two
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Jaws evolved from the _ _ _ _ _
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Gill arches
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The _ _ _ _ _ act of 1972 was enacted to protect dolphins from mortality due to fishing
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Marine Mammal Protection
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Pacific Ocean Tuna were considered "Dolphin Safe" after _ _ _ _ _ criteria were established
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IATTC
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Swordfish USA (SUSA) claims there are roughly 17 million recreational fishers and _ _ _ _ _ commercial swordfish boards in the North Atlantic
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250
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In the 1970s Bighead and Silver Carp were introduced to the US to control _ _ _ _ _
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Mollusca and algae
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The US government recently closed more than 132,000 square miles of the Atlantic to commercial swordfish ing because these areas are _ _ _ _ _
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Swordfish nursery areas
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_ _ _ _ _ is an adaptation that enabled the jaws to work efficiently
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Paired fins
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The Patagonian Toothfish is harvested using _ _ _ _ _
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Long lines
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According to Sea Web, as many as 1.1 million pounds of _ _ _ _ were discarded by the swordfish industry between 1995-1996
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Marlin
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To protect Lake Michigan from possible invasion by Asian carp, fishery managers _ _ _ _ _
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Put up an electrical barrier
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Atlantic Swordfish feed chiefly on squid and _ _ _ _ _ as adults
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Mackerel
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Swordfish are harvested commercial using _ _ _ _ _
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Long lines
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When the US government closed more than 132,000 square miles to commercial swordfishing in the Atlantic, the sponsors of the "give a swordfish a break" _ _ _ _ _
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Formally ended the campaign
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The common carp is native to _ _ _ _ _
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Eurasia
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The Patagonian Toothfish is officially listed as endangered
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False
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Asian Carp may actually leap into boats because _ _ _ _ _
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Outboard motors frighten them
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The Patagonian Toothfish is managed by a group of 24 nations that make up the _ _ _ _ _
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CCAMLR
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Caecilians are characterized by having
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Internal fertilization
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There are roughly _________ times as many frogs and toads as there are salamanders
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8
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The _ _ _ _ _ is the sole surviving member of the lobe-finned fishes
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Coelocanth
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___________ is a characteristic shared by the amphibians and certain lobe-finned fishes
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Labyrinthine infolded tooth enamel
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Paedomorphosis is a characteristic of certain ___________
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Salamanders
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Sexual coupling in some species that have external fertilization is called __________
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amplexus
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The fossil amphibians and the lobe-dinner fishes are linked by similarities in the __________
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Forelimb bone pattern
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Icthyostega fossils are known from what is now __________
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Greenland
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The presence of __________ is a juvenile characteristic retained by some paedogenetic species
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External gills
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Chirping frogs were introduced to Hawaii from __________
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Puerto Rico
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Respiration occurs across a pharyngeal membrane in the __________
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Plethodontidae
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The Hedonic glands play an active role in __________
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Salamander courtship
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The genus Eleutherodactlyus, a genus of chirping frogs, has __________ species scattered over the west indies
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100
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The formation of a communal foam nest is seen in certain tree frogs in _________
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Africa
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External fertilization is seen in _________ salamanders
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Primitive
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Toads secrete a poison from the _________ glands on their heads
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Parotid
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The so-called poison arrow frogs are native to _________
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Central and South America
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There are ________ recognizable evolutionary lines of fossil amphibians
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3
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_______ are structures produced by male salamanders for reproductive purposes
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Spermatophores
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A species of lobe-finned fishes still occurs in
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The Indian Ocean
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The Golden Toad which has recently declines precipitously is native to ___________
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Costa Rica
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Deformed frogs first were seen in _______ in the 1990s
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Minnesota
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__________ refers to the facultative or environmentally determined form of paedomorphosis
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Neoteny
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In addition to being toxic, bugotenine is also a ____________
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Hallucinogen
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Chirping frogs were first seen in Hawaii in the ________
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Mid 1980s
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___________ of the following is an example of a paedogenetic group of amphibian species
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Amphiumas
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Both the frogs and the salamanders produce ________ eggs
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Anamniote
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___________ are primitive salamanders that have external gills, front legs but no hind legs
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Sirens
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______ has not been suggested as a cause of deformities in frogs
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Ozone
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When _________ auestivate they produce a mucous cocoon like the African lungfish
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NOT spadefoot
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External fertilization is characteristic of the _____________
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Frogs and toads
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The now extinct gastric-brooding frog was known only from ____________
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Australia
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Which of the following is an example of a paedogenetic group of amphibian species
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NOT poison arrow
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In Darwin's Frog of Chile, the young frogs develop in _ _ _ _ _
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Father's vocal sac
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When _ _ _ _ _ aestivate they produce a mucous cocoon like the African lungfish
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Sirens
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Caecilians are characterized by having __________
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Internal fertilization