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What are all members of a phylum called?
Chordates
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What function do gills perform
What is gills help obtain oxygen from the water.
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What is an amphibian?
Is a vertebrate that is ectothermic and spends it's early life in water
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What are three adaptations that all reptiles have for conserving water?
Kidneys, thick skin, and eggs with shells
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An animal whose body controls it own temperature
Endotherm
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What three characteristics do all chordate share?
Notochord, slits in their throat, a nerve cord that run down their back.
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How is the skeleton of a shark similar to the skeleton of the jawless fish?
What is there both made of cartilage
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What is a tadpole?
The larva of a frog or toad
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Snakes have specialized ___________ that enable them to eat prey
Jaws
200
An animal that has a notochord, nerve cord, and slits in the throat area
Chordate
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What are three functions of an endoskeleton?
Protects internal organs, gives body shape, gives muscle a place to attach.
300
What are the major groups of fish?
Jawless fish, cartilaginous fish, and bony fish
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What are the names of the 2 chambers in an amphibians heart?
Atria and ventricle are the 2 chambers
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What is a reptile?
A reptile is an endothermic vertebrate that has lungs and scaly skin.
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A bone found in the backbone
Vertebra
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The body of an _____________ doesn't produce much internal heat. It's body temperature changes depending on the temperature of it environment.
Ectotherm
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What kind of fertilization do most fish have?
Most fish have external fertilization
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What reptile does not have eyelids?
Snake
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The specific environment in which an animal lives
Habitat
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The body of an ____________ regulates it temperature.
Endotherm
500
What is the function of a swim bladder
The swim bladder helps fish stay stable at different depths of water.
500
A vertebrate that lives in the water and has fins
Fish