Vertebrate
True or False Most animals are vertebrates.
False only 5%
What two parts make up the central nervous system?
brain and spinal cord
True or False Most fish have skeletons made of cartilage.
False only sharks and rays
Fish have how many chambers in their heart?
two
Animals that cannot control their body temperature internally is called what?
ectothermic
The endoskeleton of all vertebrate animals are which:
a)living b)have a skull and a vertebral column
c) nonliving d) a and b
a and b
living and have a skull and a vertebral column
What type of blood is red?
oxygenated, deoxygenated, neither or both
Both oxygenated and deoxygenated
How does a fish move through the water? By moving what?
flexing its entire body
What is the study of living things to discover solutions to human problems?
biomimicry
Turtles that spend their entire lives on land are called what?
tortoises
What are the walls of a vertebrate heart chamber made up of?
muscle
Blood that has a high level of carbon dioxide in it is called what?
Lampreys and hagfish are in what fish group?
jawless
What organ do young amphibians have that adults usually do not have?
gills
What is the function of the kidney? And what do they manufacture?
filter blood and produce urine
What are the blood vessels called that are located in the lungs and gills where gas exchange occurs?
capillaries
The muscle that helps mammals and humans breathe is called what?
diaphragm
The organ many fish use to help them float a constant depth is called what?
A frog's tongue is what?
a) sticky
b)attached to the front of it mouth
c)used to catch food
d) all of the above
d) all of the above
Snakes are herbivores, carnivores, or omnivores?
carnivores
A supporting structure that is similar to but more flexible that bone is called what?
The pancreas produce enzymes that break down what three things in the small intestine?
fats, proteins, and starches
spawning
What is the state of inactivity that amphibians may enter during hot, dry weather?
estivation
Which sense do snakes not have?
hearing