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VERTEBRATES 1
VERTEBRATES 2
FISH
AMPHIBIANS
REPTILES
100
What phylum are all vertebrate animals in?
Chordata
100
How does a adult animal in each class below get its oxygen? fish, amphibian, reptile
fish-gills, amphibian-lungs and skin, reptile-lungs
100
All fish lay their eggs in water because their eggs do not have a _______.
shell
100
Why do amphibians have to lay their eggs in water or a moist place?
because their eggs don't have a shell
100
Why can reptiles lay their eggs on land?
because their eggs have a shell-keeps the egg from drying out
200
If an animal maintains a constant body temperature it is __________ blooded or ______thermic.
warm blooded, endothermic
200
How many chambers are in the heart of each vertebrate class listed below: fish, amphibian, reptile
fish-2, amphibian-3, reptile-3(crocs. 4)
200
Describe the skin of a fish:
scaly and wet
200
Why do amphibians have to reproduce in the water?
because they have external fertilization-eggs are fertilized outside of the body
200
Why can reptiles reproduce on land?
because they have internal fertilization-eggs are fertilized inside the body
300
If an animal's body temperature changes with the temperature of the environment it is ________ blooded, or _______thermic.
cold blooded, ectothermic
300
Name the type of fertilization of each vertebrate class listed below: fish, amphibian, reptile
fish-external, amphibian-external, reptile-internal
300
Name an example of a jawless fish, a cartilage fish, and a bony fish.
lamprey, shark or ray, trout or perch.........
300
Name two ways a tadpole is like a fish:
tail and gills
300
Describe the skin of a reptile:
thick, dry, and scaly
400
A series of changes an organism goes through to become an adult is called __________________.
metamorphosis
400
Name where each vertebrate class listed below lays its eggs: fish, amphibians, reptiles
fish-in the water, amphibians-water or moist place on land, reptiles-on land
400
Name the three types of fish:
jawless fish, cartilage fish, bony fish
400
Name the four kinds of amphibians:
frogs, toads, salamanders, newts
400
Name the three groups of reptiles:
snakes and lizards, turtles, crocodiles and alligators(crocodilians)
500
Which vertebrate classes go through metamorphosis?
only amphibians
500
Name the type of birth of each vertebrate class listed below: fish, amphibian, reptile
fish-most lay eggs, some have live birth amphibians-all lay eggs reptiles-most lay eggs, some have live birth
500
Name three adaptations that fish have for living in water:
gills, scales, fins
500
Name three adaptations that amphibians have for living on land:
skin, lungs, strong skeleton
500
If an animals eggs are unprotected and have a likely chance of being killed, they will lay _________ eggs. If an animals eggs are protected and have a low chance of being killed, they will lay a _______ eggs.
many, few