Cold-blooded vertebrate Flashcards
an animal with a backbone
vertebrate
an organism that maintains its body temperature
endotherms
an animal that is dependent on external sources of body heat
ectotherms
a system of sense organs found in aquatic vertebrates
lateral line
tissue which consists of cloth
gills
lampreys and hagfish
jawless fish
great white shark, saw fish, and stingray
Cartilaginous Fishes
sturgeon, clown fish, and marlin
bony fish
it helps the fish control direction while swimming
swim bladder
a cold-blooded vertebrate ex: frog
amphibians
an organ situated within the ribcage
lungs
a tailed aquatic larva of an amphibian
tadpole
caterpillar turns into a butterfly
metamorphosis
a burrowing amphibian
Caecilians
a newtlike amphibian that typically has bright markings
salamanders
a tailless amphibian
frogs
dry warty skin
toads
includes snakes, lizards, crocodiles, turtles, tortoises
reptiles
the type of eggs produced by lizards
amniotic eggs
a slow moving reptile
turtles
a slow moving reptile
tortoises
a large predatory reptile
crocodiles
a large predatory reptile with a broad shoulder and a short head
alligators
a long limbless reptile
snakes
a reptile with a tail
lizards
small reptile with a long tail
tuataras
