cold blooded animals Flashcards
Vertebrates
an animal with a backbone
swim bladder
a gas filled sac that used to control buoyancy also know as gas bladder
tadpole
aquatic fish shaped larva of a frog or toad
metamorphosis
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
amniotic egg
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
lung
respiratory organ in which oxygen form the air exchanged with carbon dioxide form the blood
endotherm
animal that can use body heat from chemical reactions in the body’s cells maintain a constant body temperature
ectotherm
organism that needs sources of heat outside of itself
lateral line
faint line visible on both sides that runs the length of the body & marks the location of sense organs that detect vibrations in water
gill
respiratory organ in which oxygen form the water exchanged with carbon dioxide form the blood
jaw less fishes
Pteraspidomorphi & Haikouichthys
Cartilaginous fishes
stingray & sharks
Bony fishes
cat fish & tuna
Caecilians
Rhinatrema & Scolecomorphidae
salamaders
marbled & axolotl