Cold Blood Flashcards
an animal that has a backbone
Vertebrates
animals that get their heat from inside their bodys (warm-blooded)
Endotherms
animals that get their heat from outside their bodys (cold-blooded)
Ectotherms
a faint line on both sides of a fish that shows you that location of sense organs that sense vibrations in the water
Lateral Line
an organ that takes the oxygen out of water
Gills
fish with out jaws (Lamprey;Hagfish)
Jawless Fishes
fish that have a skeleton made of cartilage (shark;stingray;sawfish)
Cartilaginous Fishes
fish that has a skeleton made of bone (walleye;tuna;clownfish)
Bony Fishes
a gas filled sac in bony fishes used to control buoyancy
Swim Bladder
organisms that can live on land or water, have thin skin, lungs, go through metamorphosis, and are Ectothermic
Amphibians
a pair of sacs that hold air and help breath
Lungs
a aquatic fish-shaped larva of a frog or toad
Tadpole
a change in form from one stage of a organism to the next
Metemorphisis
limbless, snakelike amphibians that live mostly under ground
Caecilians
a amphibian that has four legs and is slimy
Salamanders