FISH
Name the two types of fish that exist
Bony fish and cartilaginous fish.
What is another word to describe their four limbs?
tetrapods
How are reptiles born? (Which category?)
Describe a bird to someone who has never seen one before.
They have two legs, hooked claws or talons, a beak, small eyes, feathers, wings
Where can mammals live and how do they breathe?
In land or water. Mammals breathe through their lungs.
Give an example of a bony fish and cartilaginous fish.
Bony fish:Salmon, catfish, goldfish, tuna.
Cartilaginous fish: sharks, stingrays
Where does respiration occur?
Most have lungs, but some have gills.
Describe a reptile to someone who has never seen one.
Their bodies are covered in scales. Some have legs while others do not (snakes), some have special legs for swimming (turtles) , they move by crawling or slithering. Some reptiles, such as crocodiles, use their tails to swim
Birds and mammals are endothermic. What is another word to describe this?
Endothermic
What covers mammal's skin?
Hair or fur.
What are "water wings" for fish?
fins
Name the two groups of amphibians and give an example of each.
Anurans (frogs and toads) and urodeles (salamanders and newts)
Where do reptiles live?
In land or water.
What is the difference between carenates and ratites?
Carenates fly, while ratites do not.
What produces milk in a mammal?
The mammary gland produces milk.
Fish exhibit sexual reproduction. Most of them are ____ with external fertilization.
oviparous
Which amphibians have gills?
Tadpoles
Name four examples of reptiles.
lizards, snakes, turtles, chameleons, geckos,dinosaurs
Give an example of a carenate and ratite.
Carenates: hawk, hummingbird, flamingos
ratites:ostrich
How are mammals born?
They develop inside the mother's body.
What fills with air and allows the fish to float?
Swim bladder
The process in which tadpoles transform into frogs
Metamorphosis
How do reptiles breathe?
Through their lungs
Birds eat through their what?
beak.
Which of these are mammals?
a) placentals, chelonians, squamata
b) monolids, marsupials, monotremes
c) monotremes, marsupials, and placentals.
c) monotremes, marsupials, and placentals.