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Apologia Marine Bio
Apologia Marine Biology - Module 6 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anadromous | A life cycle in which creatures are hatched in fresh water, migrate to salt water when adult, and return to fresh water in order to reproduce |
| Demersal | Fishes that live on the bottom of the ocean |
| Chromatophores | Surface pigment cells that expand and contract to produce various colors |
| Myomeres | Bands of muscle along the sides of fishes used for locomotion |
| Catadromous | Referring to fishes that migrate from fresh water to reproduce in the ocean |
| Gill rakes | Projections along the inner surface of fishes' gills used for filter-feeding |
| Migration | The regular movement of an organism from one location to another |
| Hermaphroditism | A situation in which an animal has the reproductive organs from both sexes |
| Oviparous | A type of development in which eggs are hatched outside a female's body |
| Ovoviviparous | A type of development in which eggs are hatched inside the female's body |
| Viviparous | A type of development in which the young obtain their nutrients directly from the mother and are birthed live |