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15 Cards in this Set
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What amphibians do in the winter.
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Hibernate
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What once had a notochord, dorsal hollow nerve chord, and gill slits
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Chordates
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What term is used for the system the skull and vertebrae are a part of?
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Endoskeleton
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What species has more varieties than all other vertebrates? (And Ms. Kohler loves to catch them in the summer!)
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Fish
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What are ectothermic vertebrates that spend part of their lives in water and part on the land?
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Amphibians
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What is an ectotherm that has dry, scaly skin? They also lay amniotic eggs.
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Reptiles
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What structure becomes the backbone?
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Notochord
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What develops into a spinal cord with a brain at the front end? (We can only hope there is a brain there!!!)
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Dorsal hollow nerve chord
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What term is used to mean an animal's body temperature changes with the climate?
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Ectotherm
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What term is used to mean an animal's temperature stays the same in all climates? (Humans would be this, unless we have a fever!)
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Endotherm
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What is the tough, flexible tissue in the tips of the nose called?
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Cartilage
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What structure does a reptile embryo develop in?
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Amniotic egg
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These structures are used by fish to steer, balance, and swim away from Ms. Kohler in the summer time when she is fishing.
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Fins
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If you are inactive in the summer like Ms. Kohler, you would be in ....
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estivation
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What is the term for a species whose overall health refects the health of their particular ecosystem?
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biological indicators
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