Key Points Flashcards
What is an oviparous animal?
An animal that produces and hatches eggs outside of the body e.g birds
What is a viviparous animal?
An animal that produces live young that develops inside the body
What is an ovoviviparous animal?
An animal that produces live young that develops as eggs hatched in the body e.g some sharks and snakes
What is a cloaca?
Cavity at the end of the digestive tract that releases both respiratory and excretory products
What are dipnoi?
Dipnoi is a subclass of fish consisting of lungfish
What is torpor?
A state of mental or physical inactivity
What does ectothermic mean?
An animal dependent on external sources of body heat
What is endothermic?
An animal that internally generates body heat
What are ratites?
Flightless birds such as emu, kiwi and ostrich
