Invertebrate animals

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Vertebrates

Answer 1

Vertebrates comprise all species of animals within the subphylum Vertebrata.

Question 2

Endotherms

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an animal that is dependent on or capable of the internal generation of heat; a warm-blooded animal.

Question 3

Ectotherms

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an animal that is dependent on external sources of body heat.

Question 4

Lateral line

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a visible line along the side of a fish consisting of a series of sense organs that detect pressure and vibration.

Question 5

Gills

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the paired respiratory organ of fishes and some amphibians, by which oxygen is extracted from water flowing over surfaces within or attached to the walls of the pharynx.

Question 6

Jawless fish

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Shark and catfish.

Question 7

Cartilaginous Fishes

Answer 7

Sturgon, dogfish and smooth hound.

Question 8

Bony Fishes

Answer 8

Cod, Whiting and pollock.

Question 9

Swim bladder

Answer 9

he swim bladder, gas bladder, fish maw or air bladder is an internal gas-filled organ that contributes to the ability of many bony fish

Question 10

Amphibians

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Amphibians are ectothermic, tetrapod vertebrates of the class Amphibia. Modern amphibians are all Lissamphibia.

Question 11

Lungs

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each of the pair of organs situated within the rib cage, consisting of elastic sacs with branching passages into which air is drawn, so that oxygen can pass into the blood and carbon dioxide be removed.

Question 12

Tadpole

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the larval stage in the life cycle of an amphibian, particularly that of a frog or toad.

Question 13

Metamorphosis

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Also called transformation. A change in the form and often habits of an animal during normal development after the embryonic stage.

Question 14

Caecilians

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Caecilians are a group of limbless, serpentine amphibians.

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Salamanders

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Salamanders are a group of amphibians typically characterized by a lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults.

Question 16

Frogs

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A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura.

Question 17

Toads

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Toad is a common name applied to certain frogs, especially of the family Bufonidae, that are characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs, and parotoid glands.

Question 18

Reptiles

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Reptiles are tetrapod animals in the class Reptilia, comprising today’s turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct relatives.

Question 19

Amniotic Eggs

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The structure of the amniote egg. Inside the egg are a series of fluid-filled membranes which permit the embryo to survive: the amnion, allantois, yolk sac, and chorion.

Question 20

Turtles

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Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines characterised by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs and acting as a shield.

Question 21

Tortioses

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Tortoises are a family, Testudinidae, of land-dwelling reptiles in the order Testudines. Tortoises are shielded from predators by a shell.

Question 22

Crocodiles

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Crocodiles or true crocodiles are large aquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia.

Question 23

Alligators

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An alligator is a crocodilian in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae. The two living species are the American alligator and the Chinese alligator.

Question 24

Snakes

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nakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes that can be distinguished from legless lizards by their lack of eyelids and external ears.

Question 25

Lizards

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Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 6,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains.

Question 26

Tuataras

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Tuatara are reptiles endemic to New Zealand. Although resembling most lizards, they are part of a distinct lineage, the order Rhynchocephalia.