Adaption to life on land
What does Amphibian mean?
“Both lives”
What is the domain, Kingdom, and phylum of Amphibians
Eukarya, Anamilia, chordata
what pair of legs allows frogs to jump and swim
Hind legs
Filters blood and stores urine in urinary bladder
Kidney
What are the poisonous snakes in Mississippi called
Pit vipers
What is keratin and how does it contribute to amphibians
Protein that prevents water loss
What is the subphyla of Amphibians
Vertebrata
how many eyelids do they have
Three
What is the eardrum called
Tympanum
Which snake exhibits none of the pit viper characteristics but I’d still poisonous
Coral snakes
What is used to moisten food in Amphibians
Oral glands
What order belongs to toads and frogs? Means “tailless”
Anura
How do males attracts a mate
Croaking
What are the nerves in their brain
Cranial nerves
What systems do pit vipers‘ venom attack
Circulatory and nervous system
What is everything controlled by in Amphibians
Hormones
What order belongs to Caecilians? Means “without foot”
Apdoda
What keeps the skin moist
Mucus glands
What is the base of the brain
Olfactory tubes
True or false. A non-venomous snake displays the same signs as a venomous
False
what is the dormancy During unfavorable conditions
Torpor
What order belongs to sirens and mud Eels? Means ”rough stoma”
Trachystoma
What makes the skin have color
Chromatophores
What is behind the olfactory lobes
Cerebrum
name two venomous snakes in Mississippi
Canebrake rattlesnake, copperhead, coral snake, Eastern diamond back, and pigmy rattle snake