Got Backbone?
Wicky Wango
Name the type of egg that allowed reproduction to occur on dry land
Amniotic Egg
Phylum name for all vertebrate
Chordata
Type of skeleton vertebrates have
endoskeleton
True or False: turtles have teeth
false
What is the egg white called?
Albumin
What two sense are very bad in birds?
smell and taste
What is the shedding of old feathers called?
Molting
Develops into tonsil and thymus in chordates
Gill slits, pharyngeal puches
What type of snakes wrap around their prey to kill them?
constrictors
How are reptile eggs different from bird eggs?
Leathery and soft
Bird are endotherms which means...
warmblooded
How many chambers does a reptile heart have?
3
The tough flexible rod that becomes the backbone
notochord
What structure in reptiles retain moisture?
scales
This sac collects wastes
allantois
Which type of feathers are used for insulation?
down
What are snakes called that can detect heat
pit-vipers
The bundle of nerves that will become the spinal cord
dorsal nerve cord
Organ located in snakes mouth for smell
Jacobson's organ
This outer membrane allows for gas exchange
Chorion
Class name for the bird group
Aves
What is a modified scale
feather