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Chapter 30
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cartilage | Tough flexible material making up skeletons of agnathans, sharks, and their relatives, as well as prtions of bony-animals skeletons |
| Fin | Fan-shaped membranes used for balance, swiming, and steering |
| Lateral line system | Line of fluid filled canals running along the sides of a fish that enables the fish to detect movement and vibrations in the water |
| Scale | Thin bony plates that come in a variety of shapes and sizes formed from the |
| Spawning | Method of reproduction and fish and some other animals where a large number of animals are fertilized outside of the body |
| Swim bladder | thin-walled, internal sac found just below the backbone in bony fish |
| Ectotherm | Animal that has a variable body temperature and derives its heat from external sources |
| Vocal Chord | sound-producing bands of tissue in the throat that produce sound as air passer over them |