Fish A
Largest known fish
Whale shark
What term refers to an iguanid’s throat fan?
Dewlap
Lower section of turtle shell that covers the abdomen.
Plastron
Mermaid’s purse
The only known shark that comes to the surface to gulp air, using its stomach as a swim bladder, is the _______.
Sand tiger shark
What is a sawfish’s long and unusual nose called?
Rostrum
What group of reptiles is known for providing parental care for their young?
Crocodilians
The longest-living animal is _______.
Tortoise
What are a shark’s tooth-like placoid scales called?
denticles
Snake known for distinctive color pattern that has red bands bordering yellow bands.
Coral snakes
What are breathing openings that sharks and rays have behind their eyes?
Spiracles
Which lizard-like reptile has a parietal eye?
Tuatara
The largest snake in the world.
Anaconda
Some fish have electric organs that are designed with current-generating cells called _____.
Electrolytes
An animal that has four legs is called ____.
Tetrapod
Which group of cartilaginous fish have gill covers?
Chimaeras
Medicine given to counteract the venom.
Antivenin
The type of movement in which a snake slithers along an S-shaped curve is ______________.
Lateral undulation
The light-producing organ of a fish?
Photophore
The larvae of frogs and toads are called _____.
Tadpoles
Which cartilaginous fish has slime glands that help create a slippery coating around it?
Hagfish
Common family of venomous snakes that have immovable fangs.
Elapids
What group consists of small, flat-bodied lizards characterized by adhesive toe pads?
Geckos
What are a fish’s W-shaped bands of skeletal muscle called?
Myomeres
The sperm-containing fluid released by a male fish is called ____.
Milt
What is the name for a fish’s hard, movable gill cover?
Operculum
Cartilaginous fish that have gill covers.
Chimaeras
This poisonous venom affects the circulatory system and cause red blood cells to burst.
Hemotoxic venom
Bony fish can stay suspended in water due to a gas-filled organ called ___.
The type of fin that is made of a bone surrounded by muscle is the ______ fin.
Lobed