Cold-Blooded

Question 1

Vertebrates

Answer 1

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

Endotherms

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Ectotherms

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Lateral Line

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Gills

Answer 5

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

Answer 6

Heterostraci, Haikouichthys, Arandapididae

Question 7

Cartilaginous Fishes

Answer 7

Sharks, Batoids, Chimaera

Question 8

Bony Fishes

Answer 8

Eel, tuna, lungfish

Question 9

Swim Bladder

Answer 9

fish maw or air bladder is an internal gas-filled organ that contributes to the ability of many bony fish

Question 10

Amphibians

Answer 10

are ectothermic, tetrapod vertebrates of the class Amphibia.

Question 11

Lungs

Answer 11

each of the pair of organs situated within the rib cage, consisting of elastic sacs with branching passages into which air is drawn, so that oxygen can pass into the blood and carbon dioxide be removed. Lungs are characteristic of vertebrates other than fish, though similar structures are present in some other animal groups.

Question 12

Tadpole

Answer 12

is the larval stage in the life cycle of an amphibian

Question 13

Metamorphosis

Answer 13

the process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages.

Question 14

Caecilians

Answer 14

are tropical amphibians that look like large worms or slick snakes

Question 15

Salamanders

Answer 15

are a group of amphibians typically characterized by a lizard-like appearance

Question 16

Frogs

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is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Acura.

Question 17

Toads

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is a common name for certain frogs, especially of the family Bufonidae

Question 18

Reptiles

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are tetrapod animals in the class Reptilia

Question 19

Amniotic Eggs

Answer 19

are a clade of tetrapod vertebrates comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals.

Question 20

Turtles

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are reptiles of the order Testudines characterized by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs and acting as a shield.

Question 21

Tortoises

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are a family, Testudinidae, of land-dwelling reptiles in the order Testudines.

Question 22

Crocodiles

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are large aquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia.

Question 23

Alligators

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is a crocodilian in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae.

Question 24

Snakes

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are elongated, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes.

Question 25

Lizards

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are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 6,000 species

Question 26

Tuataras

Answer 26

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