Unit 10 Review Flashcards
What are the 8 characteristics shared by most fish
Breath with gills, 2-chambered heart, fins for swimming, swim bladder, ectothermic, scales, lateral line, lay eggs
What is the function of the swim bladder
To help the fish to swim deeper or higher in the water
What is the function of the lateral line
To let the fish know if there is a pretender or prey nearby
What are agnathans also called
Jawless fish
What are 2 specific examples of Agnathans that were covered in this book
Lampreys and hagfish
What is the difference between Lampreys and hagfish when it comes to their mouths
Lampreys have teeth and hagfish have a mouth with a rasping tongue surrounded by tentacles
What are chondrichthyes also called
Cartilage fish
What are the three types of cartilage fish
Sharks, rays, and skates
In terms of endoskeleton what do Agnathans and Chondrichthyes have in common
They booth have a cartilage endoskeleton
What is the name of the structure that sharks use to detect electrical fields
Ampullae of lorenzini
What is the technical term for the shape of a sharks tail
Heterocercal tail
Which fins are enlarged in rays or skates
Pectoral fin
What are the only 2 types of living lobe-finned fish
Coelacanth fish and lungfish
What are characteristics of amphibians
Can live in water and on land, breath through their skin, start out as tadpoles with no legs, have a lateral line, live in freshwater.
What are the three orders that amphibians can be divided into
Caudata, Anura, Apoda
