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chpt 12 sec 1&2

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notochord   a flexible rod that supports the animal's back  
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cartilage   a connective tissue that is softer than bones, but flexible and strong.  
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vertebrae   similar bones lined up in a row, like beads on a string  
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endoskeleton   internal skeleton  
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ectotherm   an animal whose body does not produce much internal heat -- its body temperature changes depending upon the temperature of its environment  
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endotherm   an animal whose body controls and regulates its temperature by controlling the internal heat it produces  
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fossil   the hardened remains or other evidence of a living thing that existed a long time in the past  
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sedimentary rock   made of hardened layers of sediments, particles of clay, sand, mud, or silt.  
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fish   a vertebrate that lives in the water and has fins, which are structures used for moving.  
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jawless fishes   skeleton made of cartiloage and do not have fins and mouths do not have jaws. their mouths have structures for scraping, stabbing, and sucking.  
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catilaginous fishes   skeleton made of cartilage, have jaws and pairs of fins, pointed, toothlike scales voer their bodies, carnivores  
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bony fishes   have skeletons made of hard bone, body coved with scales and gills  
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swim bladder   an internal gas-filled sac that helps the fish stabilize its body at different depths  
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buoyant force   the force that water exerts upward on any underwater object  
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