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what are the two types of fish?
cartilaginous and bony
what group has the largest number of species and individuals of all vertebrates?
bony fishes
what are the two major evolutionary breakthroughs of fish?
hinged jaws and paired fins
what is a setback of fishes?
nutritional deficiencies (cannot synthesize certain amino acids)
snake color mimicry
takes on color of toxic animal
the feathers of birds are modified..
reptilian scales that provide lift and conserve heat
what type of bones make bird skeletons?
thin, hollow, & fused bones
what are the adaptations that birds have to help with the energy demands of flight
efficient respiration
circulatory system (4 chambers, 2 loops)
rapid heartbeat (600 beats/ minute)
endothermy (regulation of body temperature)
true or false: mammals are the largest of five vertebrate groups
false, smallest
defining characteristics of mammals
hair
mammary glands
placenta
endothermy
differentiated teeth (unlike reptiles)
what are the three types of mammals
monotremes
marsupials
eutherian
what sets monotremes apart from marsupials and eutherians
they lay eggs
name two animals that are monotremes
platypus

anteater
what sets marsupials apart from monotremes and eutherians
nurse young in a marsupium (pouch thingy)
what sets eutherians apart from monotremes and marsupials
longer pregnancy period; no marsupium
name two animals that are marsupials
koala

kangaroo
what are the two types of bats?
"flying foxes"
and
small ugly faced bats
which type of bat has echolocation
small, ugly faced
what type of food do the bats eat?
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
how do the bats that suck blood get onto the cattle?
the small, ugly faced bats are great jumpers
hinged jaws are modified
skeletal rods that supported gill slits in cephalochordates
the first two skeletal rods of the cephalochordate become
part of the jaw or lost
second two skeletal rods of the cephalochordate
become the jaw
in cephalochordates, the gill slits are used for
suspension feeding
in fishes the gill slits are used for
respiration
amphibian means
both lives
first vertebrates to walk on land
amphibians
true or false: amphibians have cutaneous respiration
true
in an amniotic egg, the embryo feeds on the
yolk sac
reptilian thoracic breathing
Expand and contract rib cage to suck air in and force it out, Capacity limited only be volume of lungs
dry skin of reptiles
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
true or false: reptiles are anamniotes
false, reptiles have amniotic eggs
how many extraembryonic membrates do amniotic eggs have?
4
how does the shape of a wing enhance flight?
alternating currents above and below the wing
convergent evolution: flying animals
insects, pterodactyls, birds, bats
from reptile to mammal, the jaw goes from
lots of bones to one bone
from reptile to mammal, the ear bones go from
one bone to 3 bones