Vertebrates Flashcards
Gills
organ used to breath under water
Swim bladder
A gas filled bag that lets fish float in the water
Vertebrates
An animal with a backbone
Amphibian
A cold blooded vertebrate that lives partly on land and partly in water
Tadpole
The immature version of a frog/toad
Ectotherm
An animal who Temperature Varies with its surroundings aka cold blooded
Reptiles
A cold blooded vertebrate with scaly skin
Scales
Small overlapping plates that protect the skin
Clutch
A set of eggs
Crop
Pouch in a bird’s digestive system where swallowed food is stored
Gizzard
A chamber in a animal’s stomach that helps grind up food
Fledgling
A young bird at the time it leaves the nest
Endotherm
An animal with a constant temperature aka warm blooded
Mammals
A warm blooded animal with hair that feeds its young on milk
Mammary gland
The milk producing gland of a female animal
Monoteme
A mammal that lays eggs such as a duck billed platypus
Fish
Cold blooded animals that live in water, they are covered in scales and breathe through gills
Birds
Warm blooded animals that lay eggs, and have feathers and wings
