Tetrapods Flashcards

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Amniote

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Clade of tetrapods named for amniotic egg

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Amniotic egg

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Egg that contain specialized membranes for protection, nourishment, & gas exchange

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Amnion

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Fluid filled cavity which cushions embryo

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Yolk sac

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Nutrient storage for embryo to use

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Allantois

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Disposal sac for metabolic wastes

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Chorion

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Exchange gases between embryo and air

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Ectothermic

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Absorb external heat as their main source of body heat

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Endothermic

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Organisms that are warmed by heat generated by their own metabolism

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Mammals

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Amniotes with hair and mammary glands

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Function of mammary gland

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Produce milk

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Derived characteristics of mammals

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Hair, produce milk, fat under skin, and kidney

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Synapsid

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Have 1hole on each side of skull

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Diapsid

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Have 2 holes on each side of the skull

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Hominids

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group of humans and extinct species that are closely related to us

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