Biology Ch 17

Front 1

What are the physical characteristics common to all reptiles?

Back 1

scaly skin
3 chambered heart
amniotic eggs
lungs
brain

Front 2

Decribe the life cycle of a salmon.

Back 2

hatch from an egg
can't swim...hide in nest and called Alevin
Fry-swim downstream
Parr-grow and feed
Smolt-swim in groups
Adult

Front 3

is it likely that there are dinosaurs still alive today?

Back 3

yes because the kamodo dragon is considered a dinosaur

Front 4

can we use the Bible to say for sure that animals could talk to man before the fall in the Garden of Eden?

Back 4

no

Front 5

do all amphibians have legs?

Back 5

no

Front 6

do all amphibians have moist smooth skin?

Back 6

no

Front 7

what are chromatophores?

Back 7

skin cells that contain pigments

Front 8

what is the fin on a fishes back nearest to the tail called?

Back 8

posterior dorsal fin

Front 9

where is the operculum?

Back 9

behind the eye on each side of the fish covering the gills

Front 10

where is the pelvic fin on a fish?

Back 10

on the ventral side of the fish in front of the anal fin

Front 11

what is the tail fin called?

Back 11

caudal fin

Front 12

what is the large fin on top of the fish called?

Back 12

anterior dorsal fin

Front 13

what is the carapace?

Back 13

part of the exoskeleton that covers the cephalothorax and dorsal part of tortoises

Front 14

what do neurotoxins do?

Back 14

venom that affects the nervous system

Front 15

what part of the egg is the allantois?

Back 15

part of the shell...the fourth membrane

Front 16

what is the purpose of the yolk?

Back 16

food for the embryo

Front 17

what is hibernation?

Back 17

state of extremely slow metabolism by which animals survive harsh/unfavorable conditions

Front 18

what is an ectotherm?

Back 18

an animal that cannot control its own body temperature

Front 19

what are gill filaments?

Back 19

parts of the gill that contatin a lot of blood vessels in which the oxygen diffuses into

Front 20

what does it mean if an animal is ovoviviparous?

Back 20

that is reproduces by developing young within that hatch in the body of the parent

Front 21

what does it mean if an animal is viviparous?

Back 21

that is bears the live young after they are nourished in the uterus through the placenta

Front 22

what do we call turtles that live on land?

Back 22

tortoises

Front 23

what kind of animals are chordates but do not have a vertebrae?

Back 23

urochordates-sea squirts
cephalochordates- eels

Front 24

what does the toxin "hemotoxin" affect?

Back 24

blood cells

Front 25

what are the jacobson's organs?

Back 25

sensory organs in snakes that help them find prey, locates mates, and avoid predators

Front 26

what type of snake locomotion uses scutes?

Back 26

rectilinear

Front 27

what type of eggs do reptiles lay that allow them not to need water?

Back 27

amniotic eggs

Front 28

what things would help us to believe that man and dinosaurs lived together at the same time?

Back 28

the Bible in the book of Job....leviathan

Front 29

what is a cloaca?

Back 29

terminal portion of the digestive tract in certain vertebrates that serves as a common passageway for the elimination of urine and feces

Front 30

what is the amplexus?

Back 30

the physical contact of a male and female amphibian that stimulates the female to release eggs into the water

Front 31

what is mesentary?

Back 31

the transparent membranes that surround body organs and attach them to the body wall

Front 32

what is the difference between pit vipers and true vipers?

Back 32

pit vipers-heat-sensing pits
true vipers- no heat sensing pits...but fangs

Front 33

what is a nictitating membrane?

Back 33

thin transparent membrane that protects the eye and keeps it moist

Front 34

hellbenders, mudpuppys, and newts are all what mind of animals?

Back 34

amphibians/salamanders

Front 35

what part of the frog's body is used for respiration during hibernation?

Back 35

the skin

Front 36

what is estivation?

Back 36

period of inactivity

Front 37

do amphibians have spiracles for breathing?

Back 37

no

Front 38

is a lamprey like a skate? is a stingray like a shark?

Back 38

no

yes it is becasue it is under the same class but it has a flat body instead of a torpedo shaped body

Front 39

what is spawning?

Back 39

laying of eggs by acquatic animals

Front 40

what does a lateral line in fish do?

Back 40

detects vibrations in the water

Front 41

is the olfactory sense imprtant to fish?

Back 41

yes

Front 42

where does respiration in fish take place?

Back 42

gills

Front 43

what is countershading in fish?

Back 43

a form of camouflage in fish

Front 44

what is the purpose of the air baldder in fish?

Back 44

to control and maintain depth in the water

Front 45

what makes a shark different than a fish?

Back 45

Bigger
paired fins
jaws
dorsal part of the caudal fin is bigger than the ventral part

Front 46

which class of fish are the bony fish?

Back 46

Osteichthyes

Front 47

what is intelligent behavior?

Back 47

ability to use knowledge to manipulate the environment or the ability to communicate

Front 48

what are some examples of instinct behaviors?

Back 48

mating
migrating
feeding

Front 49

what does oviparous mean?

Back 49

reproducing by developing young within eggs that laid and hatched outside the body

Front 50

what is an omnivore?

Back 50

something that eats both plants and animals

Front 51

do all vertebrates have a closed circulatory system?

Back 51

yes

Front 52

what is inlcuded in an animals axial skeleton?

Back 52

vertebral column, skull, ribs

Front 53

do all vertebrates have a closed circulatory system?

Back 53

yes

Front 54

what is inlcuded in an animals axial skeleton?

Back 54

vertebral column, skull, ribs