cold-blooded vertebrate Flashcards
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an animal that has a backbone
vertebrate
an animal that can use body heat from chemical reactions in the body’s cells to maintain a constant body temperature
endothermic
an organism that needs sources of heat outside of itself
exothermic
a faint line viable on both sides of a fish’s body that runs the length of the body and marks the location of sense organs that detect vibrations in water.
lateral line
a respratory organ in which oxyen from the water is exhanged with carbon dixide from he blood.
gill
hagfish and lampreys
jawless fish
skates, rays, and sharks
cartilaginous fish
lungfishes, masked butterfly fish, and pikes
bony fish
a gas-filld sac that is used to control boyancy also know as a gas bladder
swim bladder
a respiratory organ in which oxygen from the air is exchanged wih carbon dioxide from te blood.
lung
the aquatic fish shapped lavra of a frog or toad.
tadpole
a phase in the life cycle of many animals during which a rapid change from the immature from of an organism to the adult from takes place.
metamorphosis
have no legs, bony scales, and are from asia, africa, and south america.
caecilians
live ounder stones and logs. long tails, four strong legs.
salamanders
a tailless amphibian with a short squat body, moist smooth skin, and very long hind legs for leaping.
frog
a tailless amphibian with a short stout body and short legs, typically having dry warty skin that can exude poison.
toad
a type of egg that is surrounded by a membran the amnion and that in reptiles birds and egg laying mammals contains a large amount of yolk and surrounded by a shell.
amnioctic egg
a slow-moving reptile, enclosed in a scaly or leathery domed shell into which it can retract its head and thick legs.
turtles
a turtle, typically a herbivorous one that lives on land.
Tortoises
a large predatory semi aquatic reptile with long jaws, long tail, short legs, and a horny textured skin, using submersion and stealth to approach prey unseen. The crocodile has been extensively hunted for its valuable skin.
Crocodiles
a large semi aquatic reptile similar to a crocodile but with a broader and shorter head, native to the Americas and China.
Alligators
a long limbless reptile which has no eyelids, a short tail, and jaws that are capable of considerable extension. Some snakes have a venomous bite.
snakes
a reptile that typically has a long body and tail, four legs, movable eyelids, and a rough, scaly, or spiny skin.
lizzards
a nocturnal burrowing lizard-like reptile with a crest of soft spines along its back, now confined to some small islands off New Zealand.
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