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19 Cards in this Set
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cold-blooded
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regulates body temperature by external means
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ichthyologists
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scientists who studt fish
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scales
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bony overlapping plates that protrude from a fish's skin
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myomeres
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w-shaped bands on a fish's muscle
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lateral line
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sensory organs on a fish's side
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spawning
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laying large quantities of eggs in the water
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roe
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eggs
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milt
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fluid that male fish release that has sperm
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mermaid's purse
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a protective case for shark eggs
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rostrum
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unusual nose on a sawfish
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herpetologists
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scientist who studys reptiles and amphibians
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amnion
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protectivelayer in a reptile egg
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regenerate
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grow back
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dewlaps
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ornamental crests, frills, and throat fans
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lateral undulation
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way snakes move by following an "s" shape
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rectilinear movement
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snake alternately stretches and shortens body segments
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concertina movement
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snake alternately coils and uncoils
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sidewinding movement
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snake lifts its body off the ground and throws it sideways
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venom
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poisonous liquid containing enzymes and chemicals that destroy portions of the body
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