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Vertebrate Diversity

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Chordate   Any animal having, at some stage in development, a hollow nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, and tail.  
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Notochord   Flexible skeletal support rod embedded in an animal's back.  
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Endoskeleton   Internal skeleton built of bone or cartilage.  
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Gill   Respiratory organ of aquatic animals that allows breathing underwater.  
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Countercurrent Flow   Flow of water opposite that of the flow of blood in a fish's gills.  
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Lateral Line   Sensory system in fish that allows them to sense distant movements in the water.  
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Operculum   Protective bony plate that covers a fish's gills.  
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Ray-Fin   Fan shaped arrangement of bones in a fish's fin.  
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Swim Bladder   Buoyancy organ that helps fish to swim at different depths in the water.  
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Lobe-Fin   Paired limblike fin that is round in shape.  
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Tetrapod   Vertebrate with four limbs.  
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Amphibian   Vertebrate that can live on land and in water.  
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Tadpole   Aquatic larva of frogs or toads.  
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Amniote   Vertebrate whose embryo or fetus is enclosed by a thin, tough membranous sac.  
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Keratin   Protein that binds to lipids inside a skin cell, forming a waterproof layer within the skin.  
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Amniotic Egg   Waterproof container that allows an embryo to develop out of water and externally from the mother without drying out.  
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Placenta   Organ that develops in female mammals during pregnancy and carries nutrients from the mother to the embryo.  
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