Cold-blooded

Question 1

Vertebrates

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an animal of a large group distinguished by the possession of a backbone or spinal column, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.

Question 2

Endotherm

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an animal that is dependent on or capable of the internal generation of heat; a warm-blooded animal.

Question 3

Ectotherm

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an animal that is dependent on external sources of body heat.

Question 4

Lateral Line

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a visible line along the side of a fish consisting of a series of sense organs which detect pressure and vibration.

Question 5

Gill

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the paired respiratory organ of fishes and some amphibians, by which oxygen is extracted from water flowing over surfaces within or attached to the walls of the pharynx.

Question 6

Jawless fishes (examples)

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Agnatha is an infraphylum of jawless fish in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, consisting of both present and extinct species

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Cartilaginous fishes (examples)

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Chondrichthyes is a class that contains the cartilaginous fishes that have skeletons primarily composed of cartilage

Question 8

Bony fishes (examples)

Answer 8

Osteichthyes, popularly referred to as the bony fish, is a diverse taxonomic group of fish that have skeletons primarily composed of bone tissue

Question 9

Swim bladder

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The swim bladder, gas bladder, fish maw, or air bladder is an internal gas-filled organ that contributes to the ability of many bony fish (but not cartilaginous fish) to control their buoyancy, and thus to stay at their current water depth without having to expend energy in swimming.

Question 10

Lung

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a pair of spongy, air-filled organs located on either side of the chest

Question 11

Tadpole

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aquatic larval stage of frogs and toads

Question 12

Metamorphosis

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change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means

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Caecilians

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Caecilians are a group of limbless, vermiform or serpentine amphibians

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Salamanders

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Salamanders are a group of amphibians typically characterized by their lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body

Question 15

Frogs

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A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura

Question 16

Toads

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Toad is a common name for certain frogs, especially of the family Bufonidae, that are characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs

Question 17

Amniotic egg

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An air-breathing egg characterized by a shell and extraembryonic membranes

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Turtles

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a slow-moving reptile, enclosed in a scaly or leathery domed shell into which it can retract its head and thick legs.

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Tortoises

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Tortoises are reptiles of the family Testudinidae of the order Testudines

Question 20

Crocodiles

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Crocodiles or true crocodiles are large semiaquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia

Question 21

Alligators

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An alligator is a crocodilian in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae

Question 22

Snakes

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Snakes are elongated, limbless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes

Question 23

Lizards

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Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 6,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains

Question 24

Tuataras

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Tuatara are reptiles endemic to New Zealand. Although resembling most lizards, they are part of a distinct lineage, the order Rhynchocephalia