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Study Stack #4
Term | Definition |
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Choradate | Phlyum members with a notochord nerve chord and slits in their throat area at some point. |
Notochord | A flexible rod that supports the chordate's back. |
Vertebrae | The small bones that make up the back bone |
Endotherm | An animal whose body controls and regulates its temp by conrolling the internal heat it produces. |
Ectotherm | An animal whose body does not produce much internal heat. |
Fish | An organism that lives in the sea. |
Cartilage | A flexible tissue. |
Amphibion | An endothermic invertebrate that spends most life in land. |
Swim bladder | An internal organ filled with gas that helps stabilize a fish in water. |
Tadpole | Young frog. |
Vertricle | A lower chamber of the heart that pumps blood out to the lungs and body. |
Reptile | Lays eggs has scaly skin, its an endotherm vertebrate |
Habitat | Place where an organism meets its needs to survive. |
Kidney | Removes waste and urine away from the blood. |
Amniotic egg | Filled with Membranes which keep the organism moist. |
Bird | Has feathers, a four chambered heart, and lays eggs. |
Crop | An internal sac where a bird's extra food is stored. |
Gizzard | Grinds food down for a bird. |
Mammal | Has a four chambered heart, produces milk from mother and is covered in hair or fur. |
Marsupial | An animal that grows up in a pouch that their mother produces. |
Monotreme | A mammal that lays eggs |
Mammary gland | Produces milk in females. |
Placental Mammal | Devolopes in mother. |
Gestation period | The length between birth and and fertilization of a mammal. |