Classification
Wormlike amphibians called caecilians belong to the order
What is gymnophiona
Where all amphibians spend the larval stage of their life cycle
What is in water
Animals that live the larval part of their lives in water and then adult life can live in water partially and/or land
What are amphibians
Aquarium for an amphibian pet vs a gerbil, hamster, rat
What will require both aquatic and terrestrial habitat for the tank in response to the type of pet and it's particular life stage
a dull white animal with red feathery external gills that is basically blind
What is an olm
amphibians made up of newts and salamanders belong to the order
What is caudata
What is thicker skin to avoid water loss
Animals with long round bodies, tapered heads and usually spend the day submerged in mud or in strands of water weeds and hunt at night
What are amphiumas
Carnivore vs. Insectivore
What are insectivores are carnivores who specialize in one particular type of meat which is insects, carnivores eat meat, but insectivores only eat insect meat
Oxygen is absorbed through the skin into the bloodstream from the surrounding air
What is cutaneous respiration, diffusion, osmosis
frogs and toads belong to the order
What is anura
Where amphibians typically spend their adult life stage
What is partially on land and/or water
A series of physical changes
What is Metamorphosis
Ectothermic vs. Endothermic
What is cold-blooded vs warm-blooded, cold blooded needs an external source of warmth to control body temperature, warm-blooded can maintain own internal temperature
Eel like amphibians that live in freshwater of the southern and central united states, they have feathery external gills
What are sirens
Ancestors to modern amphibians according to evidence
What are the lobe finned fish
Species with 3 distinct life stages (larval in water, juvenile on land, adult back in water)
What is the newt
The form and structure of an organism
What is morphology
Newts vs Salamanders
What are: newts are salamanders that have a unique 3 stage life cycle (larval in water, juvenile on land and adult in water), salamanders can have different life stages as far as land or water as an adult and not all salamanders are newts, but all newts are salamanders
a packet of sperm deposited by a male on the bottom of a pond
What is a spermatophore
The family that is also referred to as the “Giant Salamanders”?
What is Cryptobranchidae
Needed by all amphibians to reproduce (not referring to eggs/sperm)
What is water
Small, semi-aquatic amphibians that are similar to salamanders
What are newts
frogs vs toads
What is similar in that they are both amphibians, frogs typically have smoother, moister skin and spend most of their life in water, toads have dryer, tougher skin and spend most of their time on land
Process frogs and toads utilize for reproduction
What is external fertilization or spawning