Chordates
Vertebrates
Fish Characteristics
Fish types
Fish Types 2
100
The organs supports that upper half of a chordate
What is notochord
100
Have an internal skeleton that is called a
What is endoskeleton
100
Describe the body shape of the typical fish.
What is streamlined-torpedo shaped
100
Give an example of a jawless fish
What is lamprey, eel
100
Bony fish have an organ that no other fish have what is it called
What is swimbladder
200
This Features is an extension of the the notochord
What is postanal tail
200
What are the 5 main groups of vertebrates
What is fish, amphibian, reptile, bird, mammal
200
Explain the purpose of fins
What is Stability and movement
200
What type of mouth does a jawless fish have
What is Round open mouth with teeth
200
Bony fish with lobed fins
What is lobed fin fish
300
This organ extends through the upper region of the body and forms the brain
What is nerve chord
300
Define ectotherm
What is coldblooded-get body temp. from surroundings
300
What are scales made of
What is bone
300
Give an example of a cartilage fish
What is shark, ray
300
Bony fish with lungs and gills
What is lung fish
400
This features are used for filter feeding in chordates, but breathing in other creatures.
What is Pharyngeal pouch
400
Define Endotherm
What is Warmblooded- control their own body temp
400
If a fish doesn't have scales they typically have
What is armor plating
400
Cartilaginous fish are always
What is carnivores
400
Fish with spiny and soft ray fins
What is ray finned fish
500
Some chordates lose these two features to create a backbone
What is notochord and postanal tail
500
amphibians, fish and reptiles are all
What is coldblooded
500
How many chambers are in a fishes heart
What is 2
500
what percent of fish are bony
What is 95
500
Explain how the swim bladder works
What is inflate-rise deflate- sink
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