Fish, Amphibians, and Reptiles vocabulary review
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| An animal that has a backbone | Vertebrate
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| An animal that can use body heat from chemical reactions to maitain a constant body temperature | Endotherm
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| A organism that needs outside sources of heat to keep its body warm | Ectoterm
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| Sense organs on the side of a fish that detect vibrations in the water | Lateral Line
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| A respritory organ that that removes oxygen from the water and exchanges carbon dioxide in the blood | Gill
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| A gas-filled sac that is used to control buoyancy | Swim Bladder
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| A respiratory organ in which oxygen from the air is exchanged with carbon dioxide from the blood | Lung
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| The aquatic fish-shaped larva of a frog or toad | Tadpole
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| A phase in the life cycle of many animals during which a rapid change from immature from to adult form takes place. | Metamorphosis
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| A type of egg that is surrounded by a shell and laid by reptiles, mammals and birds. | Amniotic egg
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| Fan-shaped structures that help fishes move. | Fins
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| Bony structures that cover a fishes body | Scales
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| The female lays unfertilized eggs in the water, and the male drops sperm on them. | External fertilization
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| The male deposits sperm inside the female | Internal fertilization
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| Hagfish and lampreys belong to this group of fish | Jawless fish
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| Sharks belong to this group of fish | Cartilaginous fishes
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| Ninety-five percent of all fishes belong to this group | Bony fishes
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| Legless amphibians found in tropical areas of Asia, Africa, and South America | Caecilians
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| Four legged amphibians that live under stones and logs in the woods of North America. | Salamanders
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| 90% of all amphibians | Fros and toads
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| A group of animals that spend part of their lives in water and part on land | Amphibians
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| Animals whose thick skin allows them to live away from water and lay eggs with shells | Reptiles
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| 4 legged, shelled reptiles that live on land | Tortoises
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| 4 legged shelled reptiles that lie in the water | Turtles
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| 4 legged meat eating reptiles with eyes on the top of their heads and spend most of their time in the water. | Crocodiles and alligators
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| Meat eating reptiles that kill their prey by squeezing or poison | Snakes
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| Reptiles that eat small insects, worms, or plants. Some can break off their tails when threatened. | Lizards
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| Giant reptiles that live on only a few islands off the coast of New Zealand | Tuataras
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