PALEO200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Corythosaurus, Anchiornis, Parasaurolophus

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14 Sep 2017

School

University of Alberta

Department

Paleontology

Course

PALEO200

Professor

Angelica Torices

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Document Summary

Character= heritable trait that can be described and labeled. Shared derived character= character that is present in 2 or more groups and their common ancestors, but is not present in any more distantly related groups. Ouranosaurus- iguanodont, beak and grinding teeth, hoofed toes, long processes on the vertebrae of the back that form a sail. ornithischian hip arrangement where the pubis points backwards. There sail isn"t considered synapomorphy. its said to have evolved twice in dinosauria. The evolution of similar traits in 2 different lineages = convergent evolution. usually occurs when 2 lineages must adapt to similar environments and similar modes of life. Marginocephalia: back of the skull extended into shelf or frill -> ceratopsia and pachycephalosauria: wings another example of convergent evolution in flying vertebrates. birds, pterosaurs, and bats all evolved wings from the forelimbs,but did so in different ways. Pterosaurs wing: made of membrane supported by 1 long finger.

Related Questions

2 Genetics -Match the terms with the most suitable description.
(Points : 16)

: An allele that can be expressed byan individual that is heterozygous.

: The genetic make-up of anindividual.

: The control of more than onephenotypic character by a single gene.

: The visible physical expression ofan individual's genetic make-up.

: An allele that can only beexpressed when an individual is homozygous.

: A trait controlled by more thanjust a single pair of alleles.

: A trait controlled by a genelocated on either the X or Y chromosomes.

: An individual carrying only oneallele of a recessively inherited disorder.

3. Evolution- Match the terms with the most suitable description.
(Points : 16)

Potential Matches:

1 : hybrid sterility

2 : habitat isolation

3 : hybrid inviability

4 : geographic isolation

5 : mechanical isolation

6 : gamete mortality

7 : temporal isolation

8 : behavioral isolation

Answer

: Because of a single mutation in adevelopmental gene, two closely related species of wasps have aslightly different anatomy of their sex organs making interbreedingimpossible.

: Two species of snakes aremorphologically very similar but breed during differentseasons.

: Males of two species of birds usedifferent mating dances to attract their mates.

: Due to a geographic barrier, asmall portion of a population remains isolated and its gene pooldiverges from that of the original population.

: Sperm from a male of one speciesdies in the reproductive tract of the female of a different speciesbefore fertilization can occur

: Mules are a cross between a donkeyand a horse; they are viable, healthy animals, but they cannotreproduce.

: A cross between two species ofsalamanders yields offspring, but they do not survive long enoughto reproduce

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The Cambrian explosion is a prime example of ________________.

		mass extinction
		evolutionary stasis
		a large meteor impact
		adaptive radiation

1 points

QUESTION 2

Most animals are viviparous.

True

False

1 points

QUESTION 3

The first phylum with ganglia in their nervous system are the ________________________.

		Mollusca
		Nematoda
		Bivalvia
		Platyhelminthes

1 points

QUESTION 4

The last common ancestor of all animals was probably a _____________________.

		a unicellular worm
		multicellular algae
		flagellated protist
		multicellular fungus

1 points

QUESTION 5

You are given an unknown organism to identify. It is unicellular and heterotrophic. It is motile by use of many short extensions of the cytoplasm. It has well-developed organelles and two nuclei, one large, one small. The organism is most likely to be a ______________.

		foraminifera
		radiolarian
		ciliate
		flagellate

1 points

QUESTION 6

Which of the following organisms would you expect to have the largest surface-area-to-volume ratio? Assume that all of the following are the same total length.

		A mollusc
		A nematode
		A platyhelminth
		Not enough information to determine.

1 points

QUESTION 7

If the animal is a hermaphrodite, it is said to be _______________.

		dioecious
		eutelic
		monoecious
		trioecious

1 points

QUESTION 8

A terrestrial animal species is discovered with the following larval characteristics: exoskeleton, system of tubes for gas exchange and segmentation. A knowledgeable zoologist should predict that the adults of this species would also feature ____________.

		eight legs
		two pairs of antennae
		a sessile lifecycle
		an open circulatory system

1 points

QUESTION 9

The Phylum Echinodermata exhibits metamerism.

True

False

1 points

QUESTION 10

The existence of evolutionary trends, such as increasing body sizes among horse species, is evidence that _____.

		a larger volume-to-surface area ratio is adaptive in many mammals
		evolution generally progresses toward some goal
		evolution tends toward increased complexity or increased size
		in particular environments, similar adaptations can be beneficial to more than one species

1 points

QUESTION 11

Suppose you are a researcher fro a pest-control company and you develop a chemical that inhibits the develpment of an embryonic mosquito's endodermal cells. Which of the following would cause the pesticide to work?

		The mosquito would develop a weak exoskeleton, making it easy prey.
		The mosquito's gut would not function properly and it would starve.
		The mosquito would not have a properly functioning muscular system.
		Nothing would happen and your experiment would be a failure.

1 points

QUESTION 12

Holometabolis refers to complete metamorphosis.

True

False

1 points

QUESTION 13

Which of these conditions are always true of populations evolving due to natural selection?
Condition 1: The population must vary in traits that are heritable.
Condition 2: Some heritable traits must increase reproductive success.
Condition 3: Individuals pass on most traits that they acquire during their lifetime.

		Condition 1 only
		Condition 2 only
		Conditions 1 and 2
		Conditions 2 and 3

1 points

QUESTION 14

Scientific theories _____. 22.3

		are nearly the same things as hypotheses
		are supported by, and make sense of, many observations
		cannot be tested because the described events occurred only once
		are predictions of future events