coldblooded

Question 1

Vertebrates

Answer 1

an animal that has a backbone

Question 2

Endotherms

Answer 2

an animal that can use body heat from chemical reactions in the body’s cells to maintain a constant body temperture.

Question 3

Ectotherms

Answer 3

an organism that needs sources of heat outside of itself

Question 4

Lateral Line

Answer 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

Question 5

Gills

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Jawless Fishes

Answer 6

They have no jaws, they do not need jaws to eat. They eat dead fish on the ocean floor. Ex. hagfish and lamprey’s

Question 7

Cartilaginous Fishes

Answer 7

they have a lateral line system and ex. sharp

Question 8

Bony Fishes

Answer 8

ex. goldfish,tuna 
this class of fish is the largest

Question 9

Swim Bladder

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Amphibians

Answer 10

they are ectotherms, and it means double life, and their young must develop in wet environments

Question 11

Lungs

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

Question 12

Tadpole

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Metamorphosis

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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

Question 14

Caecilians

Answer 14

160 species of caecilians, they live in tropical places, moist skin, do not have legs. some have bony scales in their skin

Question 15

Salamanders

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500 species, live under stones and logs,a long tail, four strong legs, they range from a few cm to 1.5 meters long

Question 16

Frogs

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

Question 17

Toads

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common name applied to certain frogs, especially of the family Bufonidae, that are characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs, and parotoid glands

Question 18

Reptiles

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tetrapod animals in the class Reptilia, comprising today’s turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct relatives

Question 19

Amniotic Eggs

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

Question 20

Turtles

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special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs and acting as a shield. “Turtle” may refer to the order as a whole or to fresh-water and sea-dwelling testudines.

Question 21

Tortoises

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The top part of the shell is the carapace, the underside is the plastron, and the two are connected by the bridge. The carapace is fused to both the vertebrae and ribcage, and tortoises are unique among vertebrates

Question 22

Crocodiles

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large aquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia.

Question 23

Alligators

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The two living species are the American alligator and the Chinese alligator

Question 24

Snakes

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elongated, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes that can be.

Question 25

LIzards

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squamate reptiles, with over 6,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica,

Question 26

Tuataras

Answer 26

Tuatara are reptiles endemic to New Zealand. Although resembling most lizards, they are part of a distinct lineage,