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lesson 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cartilage | a connective tissue that is more flexible than bone and that protects the ends of bones and keeps them from rubbing together. |
| mammary glands | an organ in female mammals that produces milk for the mammal's young. |
| monotreme | a mammal that lays eggs |
| marsupial | a mammal whose young are born at an early stage of development, and which usually continue to develop in a pouch of their mother's body. |
| placental mammal | a mammal that develops inside its mother's body until its body systems can function independently |
| placenta | an organ in most pregnant mammals, including humans, that links the mother and the developing embryo and allows for the passage of materials between them. |
| 5 main groups of vertebrates | fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. |
| fishes | ectotherms, jawless fish- no jams or scales, cartilage skeletons-hagfish and lamprey cartilaginous fish-jaws, scales, and skeleton-sharks, stingrays bony fish-jaws, scales and pocket on each side, gills. goldfish |
| amphibians | ectotherms, early life in water and adult life on land. example: frogs, toads and salamanders |
| reptiles | ectothermic, scaly skin, lungs, lays eggs on land. turtles live in water and breath air. thick skin. example: alligator, snake, chameleon, turtles. |
| birds | endothermic, lay eggs, have feathers, four-chambered heart, have wings with nearly hollow bones. owl, ibis, and rainbow bee-eater. |
| mammals | endothermic, hair and skin cover body, four-chamber heart. Monotreme-lay eggs, platypus. Marsupial- young develop in mom's pouches, kangaroo. Placental mammal-develop in mom's body, connect to mom through placenta, giraffe |