cold-blooded vertabrates Flashcards
an animal of a large group distinguished by the possession of a backbone or spinal column, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.
vertabrates
dependent on or capable of the internal generation of heat. warm blooded animal
Endotherms
an organism that regulates its body temperature largely by exchanging heat with its surrounding environment.cold blooded animal
Ectotherms
a visible line along the side of a fish consisting of a series of sense organs that detect pressure and vibration.
Lateral Line
organs in most underwater creatures used to breathe
Gills
Heterostraci
Arandaspididae
Jaw less Fishes examples
shark stingray saw fish
Cartilaginous Fishes examples
catfish eel tuna
Bony Fishes
fish maw or air bladder is an internal gas-filled organ that contributes to the ability of many bony fish (but not cartilaginous fish) to control their buoyancy, and thus to stay at their current water depth without having to waste energy in swimming.
Swim Bladder
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 (typically) by a terrestrial lung-breathing adult stage.
Amphibians
organs used to breath
Lungs
the baby version of a frog
Tadpole
a change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one, by natural or supernatural means.
Metamorphosis
worm like creatures
Caecilians
look like a cross between snakes and lizards
Salamanders