April 20: Pre-Lecture Assignment (Chordates and the Vertebrate

Radiation I (Chp. 29.1-29.3)

Q 1: The notochord is replaced in vertebrates by

A: the digestive tube.
B: the nerve cord.
C: the spine.
D: the neural tube.
Q 2: The chordates are
A: protostomes.
B: deuterostomes.
Q 3: In chordates, the hollow nerve cord is located ____________ to the
notochord.
A: dorsal
B: ventral
C: lateral
Q 4: What was the advantage for fish having a jaw and paired fins?
A: They could rasp away flesh to feed on blood.
B: They had a reproductive advantage.
C: They became mobile predators.
D: They had the ability to feed both on land and in water.
Q 5: An important feature of amphibians is that they
A: are tetrapods.
B: use cutaneous respiration.
C: have pedicellate teeth.
D: all of the choices are correct.