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37 Cards in this Set
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what are the two types of fish?
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cartilaginous and bony
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what group has the largest number of species and individuals of all vertebrates?
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bony fishes
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what are the two major evolutionary breakthroughs of fish?
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hinged jaws and paired fins
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what is a setback of fishes?
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nutritional deficiencies (cannot synthesize certain amino acids)
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snake color mimicry
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takes on color of toxic animal
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the feathers of birds are modified..
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reptilian scales that provide lift and conserve heat
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what type of bones make bird skeletons?
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thin, hollow, & fused bones
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what are the adaptations that birds have to help with the energy demands of flight
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efficient respiration
circulatory system (4 chambers, 2 loops) rapid heartbeat (600 beats/ minute) endothermy (regulation of body temperature) |
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true or false: mammals are the largest of five vertebrate groups
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false, smallest
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defining characteristics of mammals
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hair
mammary glands placenta endothermy differentiated teeth (unlike reptiles) |
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what are the three types of mammals
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monotremes
marsupials eutherian |
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what sets monotremes apart from marsupials and eutherians
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they lay eggs
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name two animals that are monotremes
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platypus
anteater |
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what sets marsupials apart from monotremes and eutherians
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nurse young in a marsupium (pouch thingy)
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what sets eutherians apart from monotremes and marsupials
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longer pregnancy period; no marsupium
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name two animals that are marsupials
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koala
kangaroo |
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what are the two types of bats?
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"flying foxes"
and small ugly faced bats |
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which type of bat has echolocation
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small, ugly faced
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what type of food do the bats eat?
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flying foxes eat fruit
small, ugly faced bats suck blood (common vampire bat) from cattle, attach to neck or hoove, use anticoagulant in one species like leeches |
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how do the bats that suck blood get onto the cattle?
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the small, ugly faced bats are great jumpers
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hinged jaws are modified
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skeletal rods that supported gill slits in cephalochordates
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the first two skeletal rods of the cephalochordate become
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part of the jaw or lost
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second two skeletal rods of the cephalochordate
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become the jaw
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in cephalochordates, the gill slits are used for
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suspension feeding
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in fishes the gill slits are used for
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respiration
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amphibian means
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both lives
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first vertebrates to walk on land
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amphibians
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true or false: amphibians have cutaneous respiration
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true
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in an amniotic egg, the embryo feeds on the
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yolk sac
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reptilian thoracic breathing
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Expand and contract rib cage to suck air in and force it out, Capacity limited only be volume of lungs
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dry skin of reptiles
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Layer of scales or armor cover bodies to prevent water loss, Scales develop as surface cells fill with keratin, Same protein forms human fingernails and bird feathers
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true or false: reptiles are anamniotes
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false, reptiles have amniotic eggs
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how many extraembryonic membrates do amniotic eggs have?
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4
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how does the shape of a wing enhance flight?
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alternating currents above and below the wing
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convergent evolution: flying animals
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insects, pterodactyls, birds, bats
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from reptile to mammal, the jaw goes from
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lots of bones to one bone
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from reptile to mammal, the ear bones go from
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one bone to 3 bones
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