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Module 6 Vocab
Apologia Marine Biology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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