Chapter 34C: Vertebrates Cont. Slide 80 Flashcards
Are tetrapods that have a terrestrially adapted egg
Amniotes
Are tetrapods whose living members are the reptiles (including birds) and mammals
Amniotes
Amniotes are named for the ________ _____, which contains ___ membranes that protect the embryo
Amniotic egg; 4
A key adaptation for life on land, the amniotic egg reduced dependence on ______ for reproduction
water
What are the 4 extraembryonic membranes
Amnion
Chorion
Yolk sac
Allantois
A fluid-filled sac that surrounds, bathes, and cushions the embryo
Amnion
Function in gas exchange, nutrient transfer, and waste storage
Yolk sac
Chorion
Allantois
Tuataras, lizards, snakes, turtles, crocodilians, and birds
Reptiles
Lizards and snakes
Squamates
Reptiles have scales containing _________ to protect skin from desiccation and abrasion
Keratin
Most reptiles are _________, absorbing external heat as the main source of body heat
Ectothermic
Regulate their body temperature through behavioral adaptations
Ectotherms
Birds are __________, capable of maintaining body temperature through metabolic activity
Endothermic
Earliest reptiles that resembled lizards
Diapsids
Have a pair of holes on either side of the skull through which muscle attach to the jaw
Diapsids
What are the 3 lineages of Diapsids?
Turtles
Lepidosaurs
Archosaurs
Include living tuataras, lizards, and snakes, and extinct mososaurs
Lepidosaurs
Include living crocodilians, and extinct pterosaurs and dinosaurs
Archosaurs
Bipedal carnivores (T-Rex)
Theropods
Two lineages of turtles
Side-necked
Vertical-necked
Fold their neck horizontally
Side-necked turtles
Fold their neck vertically
Vertical-necked turtles