Chapter 12 study guide Flashcards

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1
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all members of phylum Choradata

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chordate

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a flexible rod that supports a chordate’s back

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notochord

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3
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bones that form the backbone

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vertebrate

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an animal whose body does not produce much internal heat

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ectotherm

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an animal whose body regulates its own temperature by controlling the internal heat it produces

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endotherm

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a vertebrate that lives in water and uses fins to move

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fish

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a tissue that is more flexible than bone

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cartilage

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an internal, gas-filled sac that helps the fish stay stable at different depths in the water

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swim bladder

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a vertebrate that is ectothermic and spends its early life in water

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amphibian

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10
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the larva of a frog or a toad

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tadpole

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11
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organs of air-breathing vertebrates in which oxygen moves from the air into the blood

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lung

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12
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the two upper chambers of the heart that receive blood

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atria

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13
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the two lower chambers of the heart which pumps blood out to the lungs and body

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ventricle

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14
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the environment in which an animal lives

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habitat

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15
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an ectothermic vertebrate that has lungs and scaly skin

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reptile

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16
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organs that filter waste from the blood

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kidneys

17
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a watery fluid waste

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urine

18
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an egg with a shell and internal membranes that keep the embryo moist

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amniotic egg

19
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an ectothermic vertebrate that had feathers and a four chambered heart and lays eggs

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bird

20
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one of the large feathers that give shape to a bird’s body

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contour feather

21
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short, fluffy, feathers that specialized to trap heat and keep the bird warm

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down feather

22
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a place for storing food inside the birds body

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crop

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a thick-walled, muscular part of the stomach that grinds food

A

gizzard

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endothermic vertebrates that have a four-chambered heart and skin covered with fur or hair. Most are born alive, and young are fed with their mother’s milk.

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mammal

25
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organs that mother mammals have to produce milk for their young

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mammary gland

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a large muscle that helps mammals to breathe

A

diaphragm

27
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egg-laying mammals

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monotreme

28
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mammals whose young are born at an early stage of development and they usually continue to develop in a pouch on their mother

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marsupial

29
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the time between fertilization and birth

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gestation period

30
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a mammal that develops inside its mothers body until its body systems can function independently

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placental mammal

31
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an organ in pregnant female mammals that passes between the mother and the developing embryo

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placenta