Cold blooded vertebrates

Question 1

vertebrate

Answer 1

animal that has a backbone

Question 2

Endotherm

Answer 2

an animal that is dependent on or capable of the internal generation of heat; a warm-blooded animal.

Question 3

ectotherm

Answer 3

an animal that is dependent on external sources of body heat.

Question 4

lateral line

Answer 4

a visible line along the side of a fish consisting of a series of sense organs which detect pressure and vibration.

Question 5

gill

Answer 5

the organ that lets fish get oxygen

Question 6

Jawless fishes

Answer 6

fishes without jaws

Question 7

swim bladder

Answer 7

a gas-filled sac present in the body of many bony fishes, used to maintain and control buoyancy.

Question 8

Lung

Answer 8

an organ to help us breath

Question 9

tadpole

Answer 9

A infant frog

Question 10

Metamorphosis

Answer 10

the process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages.

Question 11

Caecilians

Answer 11

a burrowing wormlike amphibian of a tropical order distinguished by poorly developed eyes and the lack of limbs.

Question 12

Salamanders

Answer 12

a lizard-like amphibian with an elongated body and tail and short limbs, once thought able to endure fire.

Question 13

Frogs

Answer 13

a tailless amphibian with a short squat body, moist smooth skin, and very long hind legs for leaping.

Question 14

toads

Answer 14

a tailless amphibian with a short stout body and short legs, typically having dry warty skin that can exude poison.

Question 15

Turtles

Answer 15

a slow-moving reptile, enclosed in a scaly or leathery domed shell into which it can retract its head and thick legs.

Question 16

Tortoises

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Crocodiles

Answer 17

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. The crocodile has been extensively hunted for its valuable skin.

Question 18

Alligators

Answer 18

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

Question 19

snakes

Answer 19

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.

Question 20

Lizard

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Tuataras

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Cartilaginous fishes

Answer 22

fish who skeleton never change

Question 23

bony fish

Answer 23

A fish with bone and bony skin that is most common

Question 24

Amniotic egg

Answer 24

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