Arthropods
What are the 3 segments of an arthropod called?
Head, Thorax, Abdomen
How many chambers does a fish heart have?
2
How many chambers does an amphibian heart have?
3
What are the 3 examples of amniotes that we discussed in class?
Reptiles, Birds and Mammals/ Monotremes
What type of bones do birds have?
Pneumatic
What structure do spiders use to respirate?
book lungs
Name one type of fish that is jawless
Hagfish or lamprey
What is the function of the nictating membrane in amphibians?
Transparent eyelid that protects the eye from water and drying out on land
Most reptiles have a ______ chambered heart.
3
What are the two types of feathers and their functions?
Contour- flight
Down- insulation
What are the first pair of appendages in crustaceans called?
chelipeds
What is the flap that covers the gills of fish called?
operculum
The chamber that receives digestive wastes, urinary waste, egg and sperm is called the ____________
cloaca
What is special about how Komodo dragons reproduce?
Parthenogenesis
A baby robin is born helpless and blind with no feathers, making it _____________
altricial
What is the first "job" that a worker bee will have when she is 3-6 days old?
Mortuary bee- get rid of dead or dying bees in the hive
Most fish have external fertilization, but there is one exception? What is it?
cartilaginous fish- sharks and rays and skates
Where is the greatest diversity of salamanders in the world found?
Smokies/ Appalachia
What is a carapace?
The dorsal part of a turtle shell
A bird's body temperature usually sits at what?
Name one insect that we discussed that is harmful to tree populations in the US
bark beetles, gypsy moths, spruce budworms
What is the name of the fish that feed on algae and maintain the health of many coral reefs?
Parrot fish
What is the difference between a newt and a salamander?
Newts are aquatic their whole lives while salamanders are terrestrial
Sphenodontiae is a family within reptiles that includes what kind(s) of animals?
tuataras
penguins