cold-blooded vertebrates. Flashcards
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Vertebrates
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an animal that has a backbone
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Endotherm
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an animal that can use body heaGilt from chemical reactions in the body’s cells to maintain a constant body temperature.
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Exotherm
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an organism that needs sources of heat outside of itself.
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Lateral Line
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a faint line visible on both sides of the fish’s body that runs the length of the body and marks the location of sense organs that detect vibrations in water.
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Gill
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a respiratory organ in which oxygen from the water is exchanged with carbon dioxide from the blood.
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Jawless Fishes (examples)
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Hagfish and Lampreys
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Cartilaginous fishes (examples)
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skates stingray hammerhead shark
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Bony fishes (examples)
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