test 11 - april 30th Flashcards
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What does “hemiptera” mean?
half-wing
The cells that allow frogs and fish to change their skin color
Chromatophores
The name for a juvenile frog
tadpoles
Special membrane between the folds of an intestine that hold the spleen of a frog
Mesentery
teeth located in the roof of a frog’s mouth
Vomerine teeth
organ that provides respiration during cutaneous respiration
Skin
Organs in which of frog stores, its fat
Fat bodies
Limbless amphibians
caecilians
Condition for salamanders where adults have larval features
pedomorphosis
any fish who’s skeleton is partially made of bone
bony fish
3 body regions of a fish
head, trunk, tail
gill covers on a fish
opercula (um)
Which order contains flies, gnats, and mosquitoes?
Diptera
What does Diptera mean?
two-winged
What is the nickname for Hymenoptera?
social insects
What insects are included in Hymenoptera?
bees, ants, and wasps
Which members of the bees and ants produce eggs?
the queen
What are the arthropods with 8 legs?
arachnids
What appendages does a spider use to seize and kill its prey?
chelicerae
What is the organ the spider uses to breathe?
book lungs
2 sets of paired fins in a fish
pelvic & pectoral
name for a fish’s tail fin
caudal fin
w-shaped band of muscle in a fish
myomeres
organs that allow exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in water
gills