Chordata Flashcards
Viviparous
(of an animal) bringing forth live young that have developed inside the body of the parent.
Oviparous
An animal who lays eggs
Monotremes
Egg laying mammals (oviparous)
Marsupials
Give birth to very small you and complete raising them in pouch. More common in the Southern Hemisphere.
Eutherians
Have a placenta and give birth to older young. Placenta facilitates food gas and waste exchange via umbilical cord.
Biogeography
Area of biology that focuses on where different taxa live on the face of the earth.
Tapetum Lucidum
Reflective layer in eyes that helps concentrate light for nocturnal animals.
Lagomorpha
Rabbits
Afrotheria
Elephants
Primates 4 types of teeth
Incisors (front for biting) canines (shredding tearing flesh) premolars and molars (flat)
Thumbs
Opposable first digits on primates.
Mammary Glands on primates
Two pectoral mammary glands.
Primate Cerebral Cortex
Large and convoluted allows for learning.
Anthropoids
Ape like creatures
Prosimians
Cat/rat like primates