V Flashcards
1
Q
Ventral
A
On or towards the belly or underside (opposite of dorsal)
2
Q
Vertebrate
A
An animal with a backbone
3
Q
Vertical migration
A
An animals daily or seasonal movement up towards the ocean surface and back down to deeper water
4
Q
Vestigial
A
A non functioning remnant of a body part that once existed as a fully functioning part of an animal (like a whales vestigial hip bones)