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Module 6 Vocab
Apologia Marine Biology
Term | Definition |
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anadromous | 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 |
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 |
gill rakers | projections along the inner surface of fishes' gills used for filter feeding |
migration | the regular movement of an organism from one location to another |
catadromous | referring to fishes that migrate from fresh water to reproduce in the ocean |
hermaphroditism | a situation in which an animal has the reproductive organs of both sexes |
oviparous | a type of development in which eggs are hatched outside of 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 |