cold-blooded vertebrate flashcards

Question 1

An animal that has a backbone.

Answer 1

vertebrates

Question 2

An animal that can use body heat from chemical reactions in the bod’s cells to maintain a constant bod y temperature.

Answer 2

Endotherm

Question 3

An organism that needs sources of heat outside itself.

Answer 3

Ectoterm

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.

Answer 4

Lateral line

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Gill

Question 6

1. hag fish 2. lampreys.

Answer 6

Jaw less fishes

Question 7

1. Sharks 2. Skates 3. and Rays

Answer 7

Cartilaginous fishes

Question 8

1. Lungfish 2. Masked butterfly fish 3. Pikes

Answer 8

Bony fishes

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Swim bladder

Question 10

A respiratory organ in which oxygen from the air is exchanged with carbon dioxide from the blood.

Answer 10

Lung

Question 11

The aquatic, fish-shaped larva of a frog or toad.

Answer 11

Tadpole

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Metamorphosis

Question 13

Caecilians do not have legs and unlike any other amphibians, some Caecilians have bony scales in their skin.

Answer 13

Caecilians

Question 14

Salamanders are the most like prehistoric amphibians in overall form and do not develop as tadpoles.

Answer 14

Salamanders

Question 15

They are found in deserts and rain forests and are highly adapted for life on land.

Answer 15

Frogs

Question 16

They are also found in deserts and rain forests and are highly adapted for life on land.

Answer 16

Toads

Question 17

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

Answer 17

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.

Answer 18

Turtles

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Tortoises

Question 20

A large predatory semi aquatic reptile with long jaws, long tail, short legs, and a horny textured skin, using submersion and stealth to approach prey unseen. The crocodile has been extensively hunted for its valuable skin.

Answer 20

Crocodiles

Question 21

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

Answer 21

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.

Answer 22

Snakes

Question 23

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

Answer 23

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.

Answer 24

Tuataras