Vertebrates and Chordates
Vertabrates have this while chordates do not.
What is a backbone made up of a segmented column of bones or cartilage.
The three types of fishes.
Jawless, Cartilaginous, Bony (Agnatha, Chondreichthyes, and Osteoichthyes)
How is Amphibian maturation different from all other vertebrates?
Metamorphosis
How is reptile reproduction different from fish or amphibian reproduction?
Amniotic Egg
An animal is lethargic in ther early morning until it sits for a while in the sun. It is:
Ectothermic
There are the two non-vertebrate chordate species.
What are Lancelets and Tunicates
Three adaptations for life in water.
Fins, scales/denticles, gills
What does amphibian mean?
Double Life
How does reptile skin differ from amphibian skin?
It is thick and dry. Can have scales.
What is unique about shark's respiration ("breathing")?
They have to be swimming to pass water over their lungs.
The scientific terms for cold-blooded and warm-blooded animals.
What are ectothermic and endothermic.
Fishes unique sense organ that senses vibrations and changes in temperature and pressure.
Lateral line system
Two ways adult amphibians can breathe.
What is the primary benefit of the amniotic egg?
Shell protects it and keeps water in while allowing waste out and oxygen in
What are the benefits and drawbacks of being endothermic?
In Chordates, these develop into gills and other body parts.
What are pharyngeal pouches.
Two differences between bony and cartilaginous fish.
Bone vs. cartilage skeleton, swim bladder vs. oily liver
What do Caecilians lack that all other adult amphibians have?
Legs
What are the four kinds of reptiles?
Turtles/Tortoises, Crocodiles/Alligators, Lizards, Snakes
Unlike most fish and amphibians, reptiles have what sort of reproduction?
Internal fertilization
The four things that all chordates have at some point in their life.
What are notochord, hollow nerve chord, pharyngeal pouches, and a tail
Two species of jawless fish
Lampreys and hagfish
Three kinds of amphibians
Caecilians, Salamanders, Frogs
What is the snake's strongest sense, and how does it work?
Smell, molecules are picked up by its tonge and passed to a scent organ.
Frogs use these to make songs to attract mates.
What are vocal sacs.