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Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles
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7th Grade
01/28/2014

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Term

True or False

 

Chordates have a notochord at some point in life.

Definition
True
Term

True or False

 

Chordates have gills.

Definition
False
Term

True or False

Cordates have a nerve chord.

Definition
True
Term

True or False

 

Chordates have gill slits at some point in life

Definition
True
Term
What has a backbone that is part of an internal skeleton?
Definition
Vertebrae
Term
What type of animal has a body that does not produce much heat?
Definition
Ectotherm
Term

What type of animal changes temperature when the environment changes?

 

Definition
Ectotherm
Term
What type of animal regulates it's own body temperature?
Definition
Endotherm
Term
What type of animal is NOT affected by the environment
Definition
Endotherm
Term
The main function of the gills and lungs is to get what into the blood stream?
Definition
Oxygen
Term
What distinguishes the major types of fish? (2 answers)
Definition
Skeletons and mouths
Term
What type of fish have no scales and no jaws?
Definition
Jawless fish
Term
What type of fish have jaws and scales but a skeleton made of Cartilage?
Definition
Cartilaginous fish
Term
What type of fish have jaws, scales and a skeleton made of bone?
Definition
Boney Fish
Term
Which type of fish makes up 95% of all fish?
Definition
Bony Fish
Term
What type of fish is a shark?
Definition
Cartilaginous Fish
Term
What type of fish is a catfish?
Definition
Jawless Fish
Term
True or False

Sharks have skeletons made of hard bone
Definition
False
Term
True or False

Sharks have a two-loop circulatory system
Definition
False
Term
True or False

Sharks have a 2-loop circulatory system
Definition
False
Term
True or False

Unlike fish, sharks cannot pump water over their gills.
Definition
True
Term
What does the word amphibian mean?
Definition
Double life
Term
What is a vertebrate that is ectothermic and spends its early life in water?
Definition
Amphibian
Term
Do fish have external or internal fertilization?
Definition
External
Term
Do amphibians have external or internal fertilization?
Definition
Internal
Term
True or False

Fishes and Amphibians descended from reptiles
Definition
False
Term
True or False

Mammals and birds descended from reptiles.
Definition
True
Term
What are the small bones that form the backbone called?
Definition
Vertebrae
Term
What are the skeletons of lampreys and hagfishes made of?
Definition
Cartilage
Term
What helps a bony fish stabilize itself?
Definition
Swim Bladder
Term
What are reptiles covered by a protective shell called?
Definition
Turtle
Term
What do most salamanders lose during metamorphosis?
Definition
Gills
Term
Who is more sensitive to the environment, amphibians or reptiles?
Definition
Amphibians
Term
How could an ecotherm warm up its body on a cold day?
Definition
Go in the sun to warm up.
Term
What could an ectotherm due to cool down?
Definition
Go underground or in the water.
Term
What do snakes only have one of?
Definition
Lung
Term
What are two things that lizards have that snakes don't?
Definition
Feet or Ears or Eyelids
Term
What is an ectothermic vertebrae that has lungs and scaly skin?
Definition
Reptile
Term
What do reptiles have that can protect against environmental changes?
Definition
Thick Skin
Term
Why do amphibians have a hard time fighting against environmental changes?
Definition
Thin skin
Term
Whose eggs have a better chance of surviving harsh environmental changes?Why?
Definition
Reptiles, because they have a shell. Amphibians don't.
Term
What are two large carnivorous reptiles that care for their young?
Definition
Alligators and crocidiles
Term
What type of scientist studies extinct organisms and fossil structure?
Definition
Paleontologist
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