Biol 3350- Quiz 1

Spring 2004

For this 15 point quiz, to be given at the beginning of lecture on 28 January 04, read chapters 1 and 3 (and look in the glossary and at your lecture notes). You will have 10 minutes to complete the quiz. You should know the function of any anatomical structure listed and be able to provide an example of the structure and provide examples of taxa which possess that structure. These chapters have a lot more detail in them - you are only responsible for what is found here.

1) People - Cuvier, Darwin, Haeckel, Lamarck, Linnaeus, Owen, Simpson, Wallace

2) Terms - be able to define and give an example of: adaptation, preadaptation, evolution, natural selection, primitive, derived, homology, homoplasy, analogy, monophyletic, clade, cladistics, cladogram, sister group; outgroup, ingroup, paraphyletic, paleontology, fossil, stratigraphy, radiometric dating, taxon, phylogeny.

3) Animals - be able to give the distinguishing characteristics, and an example, of the following taxa: Agnatha, Chondrichthyes, Osteichthyes, Sarcopterygii, Tetrapods, Amphibia, Aminotes, Mammalia, Lepidosauria, Archosauromorpha, Crocodilia, Aves; any taxa mentioned in the lecture (NB: for the purpose of the quiz, you are not responsible for any of the other taxa).

4) Potential questions - Here are some potential questions that may appear on the quiz. There is no guarantee that I will ask the questions exactly as phrased below and I am not restricted to using any particular type of question. These questions are meant to give you an idea as to the level of detail you need to know.

a) Be able to place all of the above taxa on a cladogram.

b) In cladistics, what is the basis for recognizing clades?

c) What is a characteristic that uniquely defines ______ (fill in any of the above named taxa).

d) ______ explained the idea of homology by introducing the concept of "archtypes".

e) A clade that includes an ancestor and all of its descendants is referred to as ____________.

f) Provide three examples of vertebrates that would be considered amniotes.

g) _________ is a method that yields the absolute ages of rocks and the fossils these rocks contain.

h) Name the taxon characterized by placoid scales and skeletons composed predominantly of cartilage impregnated with calcium.

 

The above terms may also appear on any exam throughout the semester.