Cold-Blooded

Question 1

an animal that has a backbone

Answer 1

Vertebrates

Question 2

an animal that can use body heat from chemical reactions in the body’s cells to maintain a constat bady temmperature

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Endotherms

Question 3

an organism that needs sources of heat outside of itself

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Ectotherms

Question 4

a faint line visible on both sides of a fish’s body that runs the length of the body and marks the location of sense organs that detect vibration in water

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Lateral Line

Question 5

a respiratory organ in which oxygen from the water is exhanged with carbon dioxide from the blood

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Gills

Question 6

A fish with no jaws - HagFish Lamprey

Answer 6

Jawless Fishes (2 examples)

Question 7

Walleye, tuna, clownfish

Answer 7

Cartilaginous Fishes (3 examples)

Question 8

catfish, cichlid, actinopterygii

Answer 8

Bony Fishes (3 examples)

Question 9

a gas-filled sac that is used to control buoyancy; also known as gas bladder

Answer 9

Swim Bladder

Question 10

a cold-blooded vertebrate animal of a class that comprises the frogs toads newts and salamanders they are distinguished by having an aquatic gill-breathing larval stage followed by a terrestrial lung-breathing adult stage

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Amphibians

Question 11

a respiratory organ in which oxygen from the air is exchanged with carbon dioxide from the blood

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Lungs

Question 12

the aquatic fish-shaped larve of a frog or toad

Answer 12

Tadpole

Question 13

a phase in the life cycle of many animals during which a rapid change from the immature form of an organism to the adult form takes place

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Metamorphosis

Question 14

are a group of limbless amphibeans

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Caecilians (description)

Question 15

are a group of anphbinains characterized as a lizard like aperence

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Salamanders (description)

Question 16

The word amphibian comes from 2 Greek words, “amphi” which means “both” and “bios” which means “life”. Amphibians are cold-blooded animals. … Examples of other amphibians are salamanders and caecillians. Frogs have strong hind legs to enable them leap forward at a great distance.

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Frogs (description)

Question 17

are amphibians. They differ from most frogs in that they have dry skin, warts, crests behind the eyes, and parotoid glands. The parotoid glands produce a poisonous secretion that helps to defend the toad from predators.

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Toads (description)

Question 18

are tetapod animals in the class reptila

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Reptiles

Question 19

are a claud of tetropod vetabrates

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Amniotic Eggs

Question 20

ptiles of the order Testudines (or Chelonii) characterised by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs and acting as a shield.

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Turtles (description)

Question 21

s the third member of the Chelonian family – along with turtles and terrapins. Chelonians are also reptiles, which means they are cold-blooded and warm themselves by drawing heat from their environment. They have four legs and a shell that is joined down the sides.

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Tortoises (description)

Question 22

are large aquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia. Crocodylinae, all of whose members are considered true crocodiles, is classified as a biological subfamily.

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Crocodiles (description)

Question 23

both males and females have an “armored” body with a muscular, flat tail. The skin on their back is armored with embedded bony plates called osteoderms or scutes. Alligators have between 74 and 80 teeth in their mouth at a time.

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Alligators (description)

Question 24

are elongated, limbless, flexible reptiles. Their body shape depends on the habitat in which they live. … Brightly colored snakes are usually venomous, their coloration serving as a warning to predators, while dull colored snakes use their coloration for camouflage.

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Snakes (description)

Question 25

It can grow longer than a person. The smallest lizard is a tiny gecko. Characteristics: Most lizards have dry, scaly skin. They have four legs, clawed feet, and a long tail.

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LIzards (description)

Question 26

are reptiles endemic to New Zealand. Although resembling most lizards, they are part of a distinct lineage, the order Rhynchocephalia. Their name derives from the Māori language, and means “peaks on the back”.

Answer 26

Tuataras (description)