Cold-Blooded Flashcards

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Vertebrates

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an animal of a large group distinguished by the possession of a backbone or spinal column, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.

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Endotherms

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an animal that is dependent on or capable of the internal generation of heat; a warm-blooded animal.

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Ectotherms

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an animal that is dependent on external sources of body heat.

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Lateral Line

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a visible line along the side of a fish consisting of a series of sense organs that detect pressure and vibration.

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Gills

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the paired respiratory organ of fishes and some amphibians, by which oxygen is extracted from water flowing over surfaces within or attached to the walls of the pharynx.

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Jawless Fishes

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Heterostraci, Haikouichthys, Arandapididae

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Cartilaginous Fishes

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Sharks, Batoids, Chimaera

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Bony Fishes

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Eel, tuna, lungfish

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Swim Bladder

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fish maw or air bladder is an internal gas-filled organ that contributes to the ability of many bony fish

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Amphibians

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are ectothermic, tetrapod vertebrates of the class Amphibia.

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Lungs

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each of the pair of organs situated within the rib cage, consisting of elastic sacs with branching passages into which air is drawn, so that oxygen can pass into the blood and carbon dioxide be removed. Lungs are characteristic of vertebrates other than fish, though similar structures are present in some other animal groups.

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Tadpole

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is the larval stage in the life cycle of an amphibian

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Metamorphosis

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the process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages.

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Caecilians

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are tropical amphibians that look like large worms or slick snakes

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Salamanders

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are a group of amphibians typically characterized by a lizard-like appearance

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Frogs

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is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Acura.

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Toads

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is a common name for certain frogs, especially of the family Bufonidae

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Reptiles

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are tetrapod animals in the class Reptilia

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Amniotic Eggs

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are a clade of tetrapod vertebrates comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals.

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Turtles

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are reptiles of the order Testudines characterized by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs and acting as a shield.

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Tortoises

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are a family, Testudinidae, of land-dwelling reptiles in the order Testudines.

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Crocodiles

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are large aquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia.

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Alligators

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is a crocodilian in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae.

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Snakes

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are elongated, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes.

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Lizards

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are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 6,000 species

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Tuataras

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are reptiles endemic to New Zealand. Although resembling most lizards, they are part of a distinct lineage, the order Rhynchocephalia.