cold blooded animals Flashcards

1
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Vertebrates

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an animal with a backbone

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2
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swim bladder

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a gas filled sac that used to control buoyancy also know as gas bladder

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3
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tadpole

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aquatic fish shaped larva of a frog or toad

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4
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metamorphosis

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phase in the life cycle of many animals during which a rapid change form the immature form of an organism to the adult form takes place

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5
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amniotic egg

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type of egg that is surrounded by a membrane the amnion and that reptiles birds & egg laying mammals contains a large amount of yolk & is surrounded by a shell

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6
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lung

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respiratory organ in which oxygen form the air exchanged with carbon dioxide form the blood

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7
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endotherm

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animal that can use body heat from chemical reactions in the body’s cells maintain a constant body temperature

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8
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ectotherm

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organism that needs sources of heat outside of itself

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9
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lateral line

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faint line visible on both sides that runs the length of the body & marks the location of sense organs that detect vibrations in water

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10
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gill

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respiratory organ in which oxygen form the water exchanged with carbon dioxide form the blood

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11
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jaw less fishes

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Pteraspidomorphi & Haikouichthys

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12
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Cartilaginous fishes

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stingray & sharks

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13
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Bony fishes

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cat fish & tuna

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14
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Caecilians

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Rhinatrema & Scolecomorphidae

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15
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salamaders

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marbled & axolotl

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16
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frog

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bull

17
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toads

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Fowler

18
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turtle

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sea turtle

19
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Tortoises

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Leopard

20
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Crocodiles

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saltwater

21
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Alligators

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American

22
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Snakes

A

emerald boa

23
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Lizards

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Monitor

24
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Tuataras

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Sphenodon punctatus