fc2 (fc1 was done on paper) Flashcards

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What are the Characteristics of an Amphibian?

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Originated from fish, traditional life form that moved to land

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what are the Characteristics of a young amphibian?

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Gills, water life style
2 chamber heart

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What is a Tadpole?

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a baby frog

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How do frogs and toads obtain food?

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Usually wait for their prey to come close

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What are Reptile Characteristics?

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Cold blooded, lung, scales, 3 chamber heart, kidneys, first true land life style, amniotic egg

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What are lizards?

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4 legs, 2 lungs, tails and ears

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What are snakes?

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no legs, no ears, 1 lung

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What are Alligators?

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Broad, rounded snout, few teeth,

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What is a Crocodile?

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Pencil like teeth, many teeth

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What is a bird? (characteristics)

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Birds are very diverse and their adaptations are legs, claws and bills

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What do birds do for the environment?

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Birds act as pollinators, seed disperses and predators

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What chamber heart do birds have?

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A four chamber heart which gives it energy and helps it fly/run faster.

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What are Mammal Characteristics?

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Endothermic, 4 chamber heart, fur/hair, breast, lungs, advanced nervous system, complex brains, large eyes, sonar

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Are mammals cold or warm blooded?

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Mammals are endothermic which means they are warm blooded

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What makes a mammal, a mammal?

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Warm blooded, fur

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What are Mammal Adaptations?

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Incisors, Canines, Molars, Fur/hair, walk, run, hop, swing, guide, swim

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What are the 3 mammal groups?

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Metronomes, Marsupials, Placental Mammals.

18
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What class do birds belong to?

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Class: Aves

19
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What is the Vertebrate evolution?

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evolved from jawless fish which roamed the oceans 420–390 million years ago

20
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What is an endotherm?

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

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What is a ectotherm

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

22
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What are Dinosaurs?

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A more handy general definition would go something like this: Dinosaurs are extinct animals with upright limbs that lived on land during the Mesozoic Era (252 to 66 million years ago). This would basically capture how paleontologists long thought about dinosaurs.

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What makes a fish a fish?

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Fish are aquatic vertebrate animals that have gills but lack limbs with digits, like fingers or toes.

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Classification of Amphibians?

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Amphibians are small vertebrates that need water, or a moist environment, to survive. The species in this group include frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts.

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What are lizards?

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Lizards are mainly carnivorous, often being sit-and-wait predators; many smaller species eat insects, while the Komodo eats mammals as big as water buffalo

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What makes a lizard a lizard? (classification)

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lizard, (suborder Sauria), any of more than 5,500 species of reptiles belonging in the order Squamata (which also includes snakes, suborder Serpentes). Lizards are scaly-skinned reptiles that are usually distinguished from snakes by the possession of legs, movable eyelids, and external ear openings.

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Alligator vs Crocodile?

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What are the main differences between alligators and crocodiles? The snout is the main differentiator between the two, with the crocodile having a narrower snout. Crocodiles are also more greyish-green, while alligators are darker black.

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What are fish groups?

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The following is an introduction to three basic fish groups: bony fishes, cartilaginous fish, and lampreys.

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What are jawless fish?

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There are two categories of jawless fish: hagfish and lampreys.

30
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What are place mental mammals?

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Placental mammals are therian mammals in which a placenta develops during pregnancy.

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What are Monotremes

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lay eggs

32
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What are Marsupials

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partly developed young people live in
a pouch.