Perch pish posh
Lower jaw
What is the mandible?
How many dorsal fins does a perch have?
2!
Structure containing ova/eggs.
What is an ovary?
This domain consists of organisms that have a nucleus & membrane-bound organelles.
What is Eukaryota?
The basic unit of structure & function in all living organisms.
What is a cell?
This structure lies over the gill arches.
What is the operculum?
One is spiny & one is soft.
What are the dorsal fins?
This is the function of the swim bladder.
What is control the fish's position in the water?
If a tree is in the genus Acer, it is this kind of tree.
What is a maple tree?
Cell division allowing diversity amongst the daughter cells.
What is meiosis?
These structures act to trap food particles from water.
What are the gill rakers?
Location (body surface) of the pelvic fins.
What is the ventral surface?
Type of reproduction and fertilization of the perch.
What are sexual reproduction and external fertilization?
This is the other name for a starfish's "arm".
What is ray?
These are the products of cell respiration.
What are CO2, H2O, and ATP (and heat)?
The steering fin(s) of the fish.
What is the caudal fin?
This is a defense mechanism/adaptation of the perch.
What are spiny fins? or Opercula with spines? or scales?
Pyloric refers to this organ system.
What is the digestive system?
viral DNA has been incorporated into a host cell's DNA...this is called...
What is a prophage?
No energy, down a concentration gradient, most body processes...cell transport
What is passive transport?
The Genus and species of the yellow perch.
What is Perca flavescens?
Round, flexible, calcified, toothed, angeled posteriorly.
What are ctenoid scales?
Sense movements/pressure changes in the surrounding water.
What does the lateral line do?
In clams, the file-like organ for feeding.
What is the radula?
The process of protein synthesis that aligns amino acids in a sequence at the ribosome.
What is translation?