cold blooded vertebrates

Question 1

vertberates

Answer 1

an animal that has a backbone

Question 2

endotherms

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

Question 3

ectotherms

Answer 3

an organism that needs sources of heat outside of itself

Question 4

laternal line

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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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gills

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

Question 6

jawless fish

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lamprey, hagfish

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cartilaginous fish

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goblin shark, manta ray, tiger shark

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bony fish

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beluga, ocean sunfish, giant grouper

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swim bladder

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

Question 10

amphibians

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animals that can live in water and have lungs and legs

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lungs

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

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tadpole

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the aquatic fish shaped larva of a frog or toad

Question 13

metamorphasis

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

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caecilians

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are tropical amphibians that loo like worms or slick snakes

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salamanders

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they have slender bodies, short legs, and long tails

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frogs

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amphibians known for their jumping abilities, croaking sounds, bulging eyes, and slimy skin

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toads

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they have dry skin, warts, crests behind the eyes, and parotoid glands.

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reptiles

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have lungs to breathe air they have thick skin and use their surroundings to control their temperature and have a special kind of egg that is laid on land

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amniotic eggs

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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

Question 20

turtles

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are reptiles of the order eestudines or chelonii characterized by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs and acting as a shield.

Question 21

tortoises

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is the third member of the chelonian family along with turtles and terrapins chelonians are also reptiles which means they are cold blooded and warm themselves by drawing heat from their environment they have 4 legs and a shell that is joined down the sides

Question 22

crocodiles

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are large reptiles found in tropical regions of africa, asia, the americas and australia they are members of the order crocodilia which also includes caimans gharials and alligators

Question 23

alligators

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large males can reach a weight of nearly half a ton or 1000 pounds the american alligator is found in the united states from north carolina to the rio grande in texas alligators are usually found in freshwater, slow moving rivers they also live in swamps, marshes and lakes

Question 24

snakes

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are elongated, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder serpentes

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lizards

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lizards have dry, scaly skin they have four legs, clawed feet, and a long tail

Question 26

tuataras

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are reptiles endemic to new zealand although resembling most lizards they are part of a distinct lineage the order rhynchocephalia