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Lesson 4
4th period science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chordate | Any animal belonging to the phylum Chordata |
| Notochord | A rod that supports animals kind of like a spin |
| Vertebra | Multiple small bones forming in the back bone |
| Ectotherm | An animal that is dependent on external sources of body heat |
| Endotherm | An animal that generates its own body heat |
| Tell me the three characteristics of chordate and vertebrae’s | They have a Noto cord Dorsal Hollow, Nerf cord, and slits in the throat The three characteristics of a vertebrae, or that has vertebral column, cranium skull and an endoskeleton |
| Describe the difference between an ectotherm and an endotherm | Ectotherm’s is an animal that is dependent on external sources of body heat, but an endotherm does not |