Lesson 25 Terms

Question 1

Amniotes

Answer 1

member of a clade of tetrapods that have an amniotic egg containing specialized membranes that protect the embryo; mammals, birds, reptiles

Question 2

Anura

Answer 2

meaning “tailless ones,” including frogs and toads

Question 3

Apoda

Answer 3

meaning “legless ones”

Question 4

Carapace

Answer 4

upper shell composed of bony plates

Question 5

Class Amphibia

Answer 5

amphibians - 3 orders: Anura, Urodela, and Apoda

Question 6

Cloacal opening

Answer 6

the opening through which undigested waste, urine, egg, and sperm cells pass out of the amphibian’s body

Question 7

Crocodilia

Answer 7

includes crocodiles, caimans, alligators, and gharial; semi-aquatic

Question 8

Cutaneous respiration

Answer 8

breathing through thin, smooth, permeable skin

Question 9

Epidermal scales

Answer 9

arise from the skin, but are not living tissue.

Question 10

Hibernation

Answer 10

a state where metabolism, heart rate, and respiration slow down until the weather warms

Question 11

Oviparous

Answer 11

eggs are hatched after they’ve been laid by the parent

Question 12

Ovoviviparous

Answer 12

eggs are hatched inside the parent

Question 13

Parthenogenesis

Answer 13

a) eggs develop into embryos without fertilization

b) entire species is female, no males are present

Question 14

Plasteron

Answer 14

lower shell

Question 15

Sphenodontia

Answer 15

1. One living species in this order: the tuatara
2. Lives over 100 years
3. Nocturnal
4. Does not have external ears
5. Third eye located on the top of the head, used for sensing light

Question 16

Squamata

Answer 16

lizards and snakes

Question 17

Testudines

Answer 17

turtles and tortoises

Question 18

Urodela

Answer 18

meaning “tailed ones,” including salamanders and newts

Question 19

Yolk sac

Answer 19

provides food for the embryo