Fishes Flashcards
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What is a fin?
A
Fan shaped membranes that are used for balance swimming and steering
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What is Cartilage?
A
The tough flexible material that the skeletons of agathans and sharks are made of
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What is the lateral line system?
A
It is a fluid filled canal running along the sides of a fish that enable it to detect movement and vibrations in the water
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What are scales?
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They are thin bony plates formed from the skin
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What is spawning?
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A type of external reproduction
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Q
What’s a swim Bladder?
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It is a thin walled sac found just below the backbone in most bony fishes
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Q
What is an Ectotherm?
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An animal that has a variable body temperature and gets it’s heat from external sources
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Q
Vocal Cords
A
Sound producing bands of tissue in the throat
