Vertebrates Flashcards

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Vertebrates

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Vertebrates comprise all species of animals within the subphylum Vertebrata

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Endotherms

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

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Ectotherms

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Ectotherms

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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

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gill

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gills r how fish and other animals can breath

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jaw less

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when you an animal dose not have a jaw

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Cartilaginous

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made of cartilage having a skeleton of cartilage

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Bony Fishes

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Osteichthyes, popularly referred to as the bony fish, is a diverse taxonomic group of fish that have skeletons primarily composed of bone tissue, and they have gills

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Swim Bladder

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

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Amphibians

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are like frogs

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Lungs

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something you need to breath

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Tadpole

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are baby frogs

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Metamorphosis

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includes, in insects, the transformation of a maggot into an adult fly and a caterpillar into a butterfly and, in amphibians, the changing of a tadpole into a frog

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Caecilians

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Caecilians are a group of limbless, serpentine amphibians. They mostly live hidden in the ground, making them the least familiar order of amphibians

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Salamanders

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are like this lizzerd

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Frogs

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are like this anfibilon

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Toads

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are differeant then frogs

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Reptiles

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are clod bloded

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Amniotic Eggs

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Amniotes are a clade of tetrapod vertebrates comprising the reptiles, birds

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Turtles

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have a shell and are cold booded

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Tortoises

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are bigger then tutles and they have a shell

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Crocodiles

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there is a difference between corcs and aligators

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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

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Snakes

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are a anfibion

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LIzards
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
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Tuataras
Tuatara are reptiles endemic to New Zealand. Although resembling most lizards, they are part of a distinct lineage, the order Rhynchocephalia. Their name derives from the Māori language and they are cute