Cold blooded vertabrate flashcards

Question 1

an animal that has a backbone

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vertabrates

Question 2

an animal that can use body heat from chemical reactions iin the body’s cells to maintain a constant body tempature

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Endothern

Question 3

an organism that needs sources of heat outside of itself

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Ectotherm

Question 4

a faint line visible on both sides of a fish’s body that runs the length of the body and marks the location of sense organs that detect vibrations in water

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Lateral Line

Question 5

a respiratory organ in which oxygen from the water is exchanged with carbon dioxide from the blood

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Gill

Question 6

hagfish, lambreys

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Jawless fishes (examples)

Question 7

sharks,stingray,chimarea

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Cartilaginous fishes (examples)

Question 8

minnows,carps, catfish

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Bony fishes (examples)

Question 9

a gas-filled sac that is used to control buoyancy; also known as a gas bladder

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Swim bladder

Question 10

a respiratory oxygen in which oxygen from the air is exchanged with carbon dioxide from the blood

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Lung

Question 11

the aquatic, fish-shaped larva of a frog or toad

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Tadpole

Question 12

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

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Metamorphosis

Question 13

a group of limbless, vermiform or serpentine amphibians.

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Caecilians

Question 14

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

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Salamanders

Question 15

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

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Frogs

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a common name for certain frogs, especially of the family Bufonidae, that are characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs, and large bumps covering the parotoid glands

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Toads

Question 17

a type of egg that is surrouded by a membrane,the amnion,and that in reptiles,birds,and egg-laying mammals contains a large amount of yolk and is surounding by shell.

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Amniotic egg

Question 18

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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Turtles

Question 19

a turtle, typically a herbivorous one that lives on land.

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Tortoises

Question 20

a large predatory semiaquatic reptile with long jaws, long tail, short legs, and a horny textured skin, using submersion and stealth to approach prey unseen.

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Crocodiles

Question 21

a large semiaquatic reptile similar to a crocodile but with a broader and shorter head, native to the Americas and China.

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alligators

Question 22

a long limbless reptile which has no eyelids, a short tail, and jaws that are capable of considerable extension. Some snakes have a venomous bite.

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Snakes

Question 23

a reptile that typically has a long body and tail, four legs, movable eyelids, and a rough, scaly, or spiny skin.

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Lizards

Question 24

a nocturnal burrowing lizard-like reptile with a crest of soft spines along its back, now confined to some small islands off New Zealand.

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Tuataras