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