Tetrapods Flashcards
Amniote
Clade of tetrapods named for amniotic egg
Amniotic egg
Egg that contain specialized membranes for protection, nourishment, & gas exchange
Amnion
Fluid filled cavity which cushions embryo
Yolk sac
Nutrient storage for embryo to use
Allantois
Disposal sac for metabolic wastes
Chorion
Exchange gases between embryo and air
Ectothermic
Absorb external heat as their main source of body heat
Endothermic
Organisms that are warmed by heat generated by their own metabolism
Mammals
Amniotes with hair and mammary glands
Function of mammary gland
Produce milk
Derived characteristics of mammals
Hair, produce milk, fat under skin, and kidney
Synapsid
Have 1hole on each side of skull
Diapsid
Have 2 holes on each side of the skull
Hominids
group of humans and extinct species that are closely related to us