Questão 1
Questão
The two main clades of Osteichthyes are Actinopterygii and Elasmobranchii.
Questão 2
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Actinopterygii are [blank_start]ray-finned[blank_end] fishes, and Sarcopterygii are [blank_start]lobe-finned[blank_end] fishes.
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ray-finned
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lobe-finned
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ray-finned
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lobe-finned
Questão 3
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Which of these are traits of Osteichthyes?
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teeth embedded in dermal margin mouth bones
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teeth connected to mouth bones by collagen
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dermal bones extend into roof of mouth to cover palate
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Gas containing structure used for buoyancy
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Oily liver used for buoyancy
Questão 4
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In Osteichthyes, asymmetrical fin skeleton is an ancestral trait.
Questão 5
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Early forms of Osteichthyes had [blank_start]thick[blank_end] scales, while modern Osteichthyes have [blank_start]thin[blank_end] scales
Questão 6
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Actinopterygian scales: [blank_start]enamel[blank_end] ([blank_start]ganoine[blank_end])
Sarcopterygian scales: [blank_start]dentine-like layer[blank_end] ([blank_start]cosmine[blank_end])
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enamel
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ganoine
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dentine-like layer
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cosmine
Questão 7
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Compare the Skulls of the following:
[blank_start]basal Actinopterygian[blank_end]: complete dermal skull roof and no mobility of upper jaw
[blank_start]Sarcopterygian[blank_end]: complete dermal bone of skull
[blank_start]derived actinopterygian[blank_end]: reduced # dermal bones in skull, greater mobility marginal mouth bones of upper jaw, maxillae and premaxillae
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basal Actinopterygian
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Sarcopterygian
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derived actinopterygian
Questão 8
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[blank_start]Actinopterygian[blank_end] brains develop by eversion, folding cerebral hemispheres [blank_start]outward[blank_end].
[blank_start]Sarcopterygian[blank_end] brains develop by cerebral hemispheres folding [blank_start]inward[blank_end] on themselves (as in Humans)
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Actinopterygian
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Sarcopterygian
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outward
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inward
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Sarcopterygian
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Actinopterygian
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inward
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outward
Questão 9
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Early Sarcopterygii were [blank_start]cylindrical[blank_end] and [blank_start]20-70[blank_end] cm long. They had [blank_start]two[blank_end] dorsal fins and a distinct upper lobe on the [blank_start]heterocercal[blank_end] caudal fin. They were most diverse during the [blank_start]Paleozoic[blank_end].
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cylindrical
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compressiform
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20-70
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40-90
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10-50
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elongate
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two
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one
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heterocercal
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lunate
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Paleozoic
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Mesozoic
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Cenozoic
Questão 10
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The three major lineages of Sarcopterygii are:
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Acinistia
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Dipnoi
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Tetrapodomorpha
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Bodianus
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Cephalopholis
Questão 11
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Actinistia are also known as:
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coelacanths
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lungfishes
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four-footed fish
Questão 12
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What are the two derived characters of Actinistia?
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dorsal fin that is supported by a plate of bone but lack an internal lob
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symmetrical three-lobed tail with contral fleshy lob that ends in fringe of rays
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Loss of tooth bearing dermal bones
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fin skeleton
Questão 13
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Coelacanths (Actinistia) have a vestigial lung.
Questão 14
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What are the derived characters of Dipnoi?
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Loss of tooth bearing dermal bones
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Fusion of palatoquadrate to cranium
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teeth scattered over dermal bones
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Symmetrical three-lobed tail with central flesy lob that ends in fringe of rays
Questão 15
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Actinistia is the largest genome among vertebrates.
Questão 16
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Dipnoans retained paired lungs.
Questão 17
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There is currently one extant species of Tetrapodomorpha fish.
Questão 18
Questão
What are the derived characters of Tetrapodomorpha?
Questão 19