Body Systems
Functions in gas exchange, supplying the body with oxygen and removing carbon dioxide.
What is the respiratory system?
Amphibian comes from Greek words meaning this.
What is “double life?”
Reptiles are ectothermic. What does this mean?
They can not control their body temperature internally.
Animals that only eat plants.
What are herbivores?
Transports substances such as oxygen and nutrients throughout the body.
What is the circulatory system?
A string of sensory structures that detect vibrations and pressure.
What is the lateral line?
Period of inactivity for ectotherms in cold, wet weather.
What is hibernation?
True or false? Like fish, the scales on a reptile continue to grows as the animal grows.
What is false?
This organ releases bile, a digestive enzyme that breaks down fats, into the small intestine.
What is the liver?
Breaks down food into molecules small enough to be absorbed into the bloodstream.
What is the digestive system?
Two groups of reptiles.
What are tailed amphibians (salamanders) and tailless amphibians (frogs)?
The process by which reptiles shed their old skin and scales.
What is molting?
The pancreas is part of this body system.
What is the digestive system?
This organ is part of the excretory system and filters wastes from the blood.
What are the kidneys?
Organ that fills with air and helps some fish maintain their position at a constant depth.
What is a swim bladder?
The only vertebrates to undergo this process.
What is metamorphosis?
These features allow a snake to consume prey larger than its head.
What is double hinged jaw, bottom jaw is not attached, and elastic throat?
Tuataras are endemic to this location.
What is New Zealand?
The two main divisions of the nervous system
What are the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system (PNS)?
These control stopping, turning, and balance.
What are paired fins?
Type of heart of adult amphibians and most reptiles.
What is a three-chambered heart?
Most reptiles have a three-chambered heart. Which group has a four-chambered heart?
What are alligators and crocodiles?
Hibernation is a period of winter inactivity in animals. What is a period of summer inactivity called?
What is estivation?