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Chordates and Vertebrates
Section 13.3 in Workbook
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Biology
10th Grade
02/27/2009

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Chordata
Definition
have a dorsal nerve cord, a notochord, pharyngeal pouches, and a tail that reaches beyond the anus
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Notochord
Definition
a supporting rod near the nerve chord that most chordates have only as an embryo
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Pharyngeal pouches
Definition
structures in the throat that develop into gills in fish and amphibians
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vertebrates
Definition
have a vertebral column
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vertebral column
Definition
a strong supporting backbone
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spinal cord
Definition
within the vertebral column
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ectotherms
Definition
body temperature depends on the environment, includes fish, amphibians, and reptiles
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Fish
Definition
aquatic vertebrates
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class Agnatha
Definition
Jawless fish: hagfish, and lampreys
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Class Chondrichthyes
Definition
cartilaginous fish: sharks, skates, and rays
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Class Osteichthyes
Definition
bony fish, do have skeletons made of bone: perch, bass, flounder, goldfish.
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lateral line system
Definition
allows bony fish to sens the movement of other fish nearby so they can turn in unison
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Class Amphibia
Definition
live both in and out of water
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tadpoles
Definition
immature young of an amphibian
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Order Urodela
Definition
includes salamanders
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Order Anura
Definition
includes frogs and toads
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Order Apoda
Definition
includes caecilians
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Class Reptilia
Definition
largest group of ectotherm, dry scaly skin, well developed lungs: includes snakes, turtles
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endotherm
Definition
can regulate their own body temperature
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Class Aves
Definition
can fly, have light bones, and high metabolisms: are birds
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Class Mammalia
Definition
Are endotherms, hair or fur, a four chambered heart, lungs, and produce milk: humans ar in this Class
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