Cold Blooded Invertebrates Flashcards
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an animal of a large group with a back bone or spinal cord
vertebrate
capable of the internal generation of heat
endotherm
dependent on external sources of body heat
ectotherm
a visible line along the side of a fish consisting of a series of sense organs that detect pressure and vibration
lateral line
the respiratory organ of fishes and some amphibians, by which oxygen is extracted from water flowing over surfaces
gills
Heterostraci and Pteraspidomorphi
jawless fishes
shark, sawfish, and stingray
cartilaginous fishes
eel, teleost, sturgeon
bony fishes
a gas filled sac present in the body of many bony fishes, used to maintain control and bouyancy
swim bladder
a cold blooded vertebrate animal of a class that compromises the frogs, toads, newts, and salamanders
amphibians
oxygen passes into the blood and oxygen dioxide be removed
lungs
baby frog
tadpole
process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form
metamorphosis
burrowing worm-like amphibian of tropical order
caecilians
a newtlike amphibian that typically has bright markings
salamanders
tailless amphibian with short squat body, moist smooth skin
frogs
short stout body and short legs
toads
class that includes snakes, lizards, crocodiles, turtles, and tortoises
reptiles
produced by reptiles, birds, and prototherian mammals
amniotic eggs
slow moving reptile
turtles
herbivorous turtle that lives on land
tortoises
large predatory animal
crocodiles
a large, semiaquatic reptile similar to a crocodile but with a broader and shorter head
alligators
a long, limbless animal
snakes