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Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibians - Chapter 9

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Cold-blooded   show
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Fish   show
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show Scientists who study fish  
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show mucus,drag  
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show Have webbed rays attached to the body by a lobe; Lungfish and coelacanths  
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Fins   show
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show Ray-finned fish, lobe-finned fish  
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show Sticks out from the fish's tail and is used as a propeller  
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What type of fins help stabilize the fish while swimming   show
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Dorsal fin(s)   show
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show The fin behind the pelvic fin  
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Pelvic fin   show
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Pectoral fins   show
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show Thin rods of bone or cartilage  
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show Include most bony fish, posses fins made of webs of skin supported by rays or spines  
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Scales   show
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What are the four basic scale shapes?   show
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show The W shaped bands in a fish's body; The Part of a fish that is eaten; powerful Skeletal muscles  
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show Fish uses these to extract oxygen from the water  
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What sucks the oxygen out of the water in the gills?   show
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As the fish takes in water through its mount, the water is filtered by the gill filaments before exiting the ____ _____.   show
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show hard, movable plate that protects and cover all the dilicate respiratory anatomy  
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Fish have a ____-_________ heart with one ______ and one _________.   show
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In most fish, the mouth, throat, esophagus, and stomach make a _______ ______ so that the prey can be swallowed ______.   show
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Fry   show
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Livebearers   show
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Swim bladder   show
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show A light producing organ called the photophore or from bacteria that is bioluminescent [capable of glowing]  
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Electric organs   show
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show To lay large quantities of eggs in the water.  
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Anus   show
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Gas glands   show
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show Eggs  
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show A fluid that contains the sperm that a male fish releases when he swims over the roe  
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show Chondrichthians with a body design similar to bony fish  
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What are the differences between sharks and fish?   show
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Denticles, what group of scales are they?   show
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Spiracles   show
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show Cartilaginous fish with flattened bodies  
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What does the Batoid order include? (4)   show
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What are the "big three" attacking sharks?   show
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show Shark young  
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show A rigid capsule that has long tendrils coming off the ends that carries eggs  
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show To neither rise or sink but remain at the current depth; Sharks can almost accomplish this  
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show The biggest carnivorous fish  
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show Caused when an animal has reflective plates lining its eyes, which allows the animal to more fully use any available light  
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show Have broad bodies and generally have long, whip-like tails, most are marine bottom-dwellers  
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show A true ray that is non aggressive, has a venomous barb on its tail, is responsible for more injuries to people than all other fish combined  
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show Non-venomous batoids with long noses  
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show It kills its prey with electric charges generated by special organs located behind each eye  
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Rostrum   show
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Sawfish   show
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show Bottom dwellers that are found in temperate ocean water, that have a bulky head and large eyes  
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What are the three families within the Chimeras?   show
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Short-nosed Chimaras [ratfish]   show
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Plow-nosed chimeras [elephant fish]   show
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Long-nosed chimeras [spookfish]   show
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show Hagfish and Lampreys  
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show Cartilaginous fish with and eel-like appearance; lack jaws, bones, scales, and fins but have pore-like gill openings  
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show Hagfish possess these; excrete slime making the hagfish hard to hold, able to suffocate prey, ward off predators, and line burrow walls  
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show Coldblooded vertebrates that include lizards, crocodilians, snakes, turtles, and tuataras  
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show The scientists who study reptiles and amphibians  
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Keratinized   show
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show A special protective layer that protects a reptile's eggs  
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Lizards   show
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show small, flat-bodied lizards that are nocturnal insectivores and highly vocal  
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show The largest lizard  
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Chromatophores   show
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Regenerate   show
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Gila monsters   show
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show Geckos have this immovable, transparent eye covering  
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show A herbivorous lizard group found throughout North and South America composed of iguanas and other similar species  
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show Ornamental crests, frills, and throat fans  
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Anoles   show
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show The only lizard to have a truly aquatic life style  
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show Arboreal lizards found primarily in Africa and Madagascar  
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Skinks   show
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show Legless reptiles with a unique body design  
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show Lateral undulation, concertina movement, sidewinding movement, and rectinlinear movement  
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show One way snakes move; accomplished by the snake following an S shape and exerting force against surface irrugualraites  
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show The snake alternately stretches and shortens its body segments, allowing portions of its belly to rest on the ground while other areas are lifted up and stretched forward; slow but effective for stalking prey  
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Concertina movement   show
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show When a snake lifts its body off the ground and throws it sideways; this is done on sandy surfaces  
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show To shed skin  
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Jacobson's organ   show
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show Double-hinged  
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show Snake litters  
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show A poisonus liquid containg enxymes and chemicals that destroy portions of the body  
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Fangs   show
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show Works more slowly that Neurotoxin venom; Makes the victims's red blood cells in the circulatroy system burst  
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Neurotoxic venom   show
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Antivenin   show
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Constrictors   show
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show The boa and the python  
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show brood  
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Boas are generally found in the ____ _______.   show
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show The largest group of snakes  
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show The world's smallest snakes; burrow through the ground by pushing through the dirt with their hardened skull  
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What are the two common families of poisonous snakes?   show
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Kraits   show
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Sea snakes   show
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Coral snake   show
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show Old World vipers, pit vipers  
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show A special depression on the front of their head between their eyes and nostrils; detect temperature changes and allow the snake to locate warm bodies in the dark; Pit Vipers (Like the rattlesnake) have this  
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show The only reptiles with shells`  
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show covers the abdomen of a turtle's shell  
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show Covers the back of the turtle  
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Scutes   show
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Marine turtles   show
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Snapping turtles   show
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Tortoise   show
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show Include crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gavials; the largest living reptiles  
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Crocodiles   show
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show less aggressive, less dangerous  
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Gavials are found only in _____ and ______.   show
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Tuataras   show
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show A third eye tuataras have located on the top of their skull  
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show Coined dinosaurs their name; Dinosaurs means "terrible lizard"  
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Therapods   show
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show Large herbivorous animals that have elephantine leggs and leaf shaped teeth  
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show Dinosaurs that have a similar body structure to bats  
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Pliosaurs and plesiosaurs   show
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Amphibians   show
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show Four legged animals  
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Metamporphosis   show
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show Found worldwide in moisture-rich temperate and tropical regions; elongated bodies that possess a distinct head and neck and usually a long tail  
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What three categories are Salamanders divided into based on their reproduction? Describe where the groups live and breed.   show
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show Amphibious-Live on land but return to the water for breeding batches of 100-400 eggs  
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show The Juvenile form of a newt; they look similar to adults and live on land  
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show A unique group of Salamanders that live in shallow water as active predators  
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show A type of dormancy that sirens will do during a dry season  
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Frogs and toads   show
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show The group frogs and toads belong to  
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Tadpoles   show
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A miniature frog adult   show
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show Amphibians that are long bodied and limbless; looks like worms and snakes  
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show They are not classified with worms because they have vertebrae and are not classified with snakes because they lack scales  
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show Folds or rings in the caecilians's body  
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Dermatophagy   show
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show The head, the tail, and the trunk  
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show Rays (or spines)  
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Ray-Finned Fish   show
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Lobe   show
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What is system of nerve endings that extend over the fish's head and sides, allowing the fish to sense vibration and pressure changes   show
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What are the two divisions of cartilaginous fish?   show
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show Skates lay eggs True rays don't  
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show Their scavenging ability, a hagfish will enter a dying fish and eat out its insides, it is so effective a fish on a hook will be ruined if a hagfish sees it  
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Lampreys   show
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show Their skeleton continues to grow their entire lifetime, their ribs extend the length of the body, they have scales which cover their entire body, they also are cold-blooded  
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How many species of lizards care for their eggs   show
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What is the name of the smallest lizard   show
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show Neorotoxic and hemotoxic  
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Placoid   show
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show scales that are diamond shaped  
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show scales that are round and smooth  
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Ctenoid   show
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