8.1 Flashcards
Animal that breathes with gills
Fish
Animals that regulate thier body temperature by external means
Cold Blooded Animals
fish with bones made of cartilage
Bony fish
small flippers on a fishes side that help it swim
fins
fish with sharp bones built to help support
ray finned fish
dull boned fish tha have small bits of cartilage to support bones
lobed fish
the blades on a fishes skin that protect it
scales
provides frame work for the body of a fish
backbone
the meat part of a fish
myomeres
the part of the fish that help it breathe
gills
hard part of fish protects it.
operculum
works with gills to put oxygen in blood
circulatory system
inside of a fish that helps put food to waste
digustive system
excretory system
eliminates waste
part of fish helps have strong reactions quick
nervous system
system of nerve endings
lateral
how do fish use the reproductive system
spawning
fish that give birth to live young
livebearing
allows fish to swim any depths in water
swim bladder
the organ in an eel that lets eletriate
electric organs
light producing organ
Photophere
What is the goobie that can stay on land for up to 3 days
Mud skipper
