Vertebrates Flashcards

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Gills

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organ used to breath under water

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Swim bladder

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A gas filled bag that lets fish float in the water

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Vertebrates

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An animal with a backbone

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Amphibian

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A cold blooded vertebrate that lives partly on land and partly in water

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Tadpole

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The immature version of a frog/toad

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Ectotherm

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An animal who Temperature Varies with its surroundings aka cold blooded

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Reptiles

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A cold blooded vertebrate with scaly skin

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Scales

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Small overlapping plates that protect the skin

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Clutch

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A set of eggs

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Crop

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Pouch in a bird’s digestive system where swallowed food is stored

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Gizzard

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A chamber in a animal’s stomach that helps grind up food

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Fledgling

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A young bird at the time it leaves the nest

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Endotherm

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An animal with a constant temperature aka warm blooded

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Mammals

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A warm blooded animal with hair that feeds its young on milk

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Mammary gland

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The milk producing gland of a female animal

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Monoteme

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A mammal that lays eggs such as a duck billed platypus

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Fish

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Cold blooded animals that live in water, they are covered in scales and breathe through gills

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Birds

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Warm blooded animals that lay eggs, and have feathers and wings