vertebrate test Flashcards
(53 cards)
where is the carapace
on the dorsal side of turtle
where is the plastron on turtule
on the ventral side
uniqe characteristics of reptiles
scales,amnionic egg, only lungs no gills,
what prevents dehydration in amnionic egg
choreon
whats the thing around the embryo in egg
amnionic membrane, amnionic fluid
where do the two blood vessels go to in the egg
yolk and alantoise
what are tarapins
fresh water turtles that go on land
what are the scales under snakes called that help them move
scutes
are scutes larger or smaller, and do they overlap?
Larger, and overlapping for better traction
what are the three ways snakes move
slither, swim, sidewinding
what are the three ways snakes can eat
swallow, posion, constrict
what old bird is part reptile and part bird
archeopterix
what fossil is it called when its part reptile and is turning into a bird
transitional fossils
what phylum are we in
chordates
what subphylum we in
vertebrates
describe six characteristics of brids
endothermic, hollow bones, two feet, wings, one ovary, beak
how do peopole figure out what group birds beong too
feet, and beaks
why is there only one ovary
to make birds lighter
what do birds have instead of urinary bladder, why?
uric acid, put waste and urine together
what are blood vessels for
soak op nutrients
how does brid get out of shell
with egg tooth
which musle dev first in birds
back muscle to help break through shell
beak types
insect eating, mud probers, seed eating, wood borers, flesh eating, nectar beak
digesztive system of bird
mouth-esophagus-crop-gizzard-small intestine-large intestine-cloaca