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61 Cards in this Set
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What is also known as Urodela? |
Caudata |
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What is the larva of all amphibians? |
Tadpole |
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What does the name amphibian mean? |
Double life |
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What is the biggest threat to all amphibian population? |
Fungus |
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What is it called when the male frog holds the female during breeding? |
Amplexus |
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What is a group of amphibians that do not have legs? |
Caecilians |
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Which creature is a master of regeneration? |
Axolotl |
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What type of loop is the blood circulation of frogs? |
Double |
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Where was the smallest species of vertebrate in the world discovered in 2009? |
New Guinea |
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What are the organisms that let us know if an environment is healthy or not? |
Bioindicators |
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What are the teeth on the roof of a frog’s mouth? |
Vomerine |
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What means ‘four legs’? |
Tetrapoda |
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What is the special eyelid that amphibians use when they go under water? |
Nictitating |
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What is the survival method of amphibians during the summer or in the desert? |
Estivation |
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What is the period known as the ‘Age of Amphibians’? |
Permian |
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What is a skin pigment cell called? |
Chromatophore |
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What is a type of warning coloration? |
Aposematic |
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What is the largest Anuran in the world? |
Goliath |
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What is one of the few salamanders known to make noise and remain aquatic as adults? |
Water dogs |
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One of the reasons why amphibians should be saved is because they eat vast amounts of what? |
Insects |
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What is the largest aquatic salamander in the US? |
Hellbender |
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What is the growing back of body parts? |
Regeneration |
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What is respiration through the skin called? |
Cutaneous |
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What is the special family of frogs known for the toxin they produce by eating ants, beetles, and millipedes? |
Poison dart |
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What is the lethal fungal disease of amphibians? |
Chytridiomycosis |
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What has warty, dry skin designed for drier climates? |
Toads |
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What is the substance that helps reduce moisture loss in the skin of amphibians? |
Keratin |
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What is the amphibian order containing Caecilians? |
Apoda |
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What term means ‘no tail’? |
Anura |
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What is the study of amphibians and reptiles called? |
Herpetology |
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What do all amphibians have to secrete a white, water poison or a foul tasting substance for defense? |
Granular serous glands |
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What contains pigments that appear black or brown melanin? |
Melanophores |
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What contain yellow colored pigments? |
Xanthophores |
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What contains reflective or iridescent pigments? |
Iridophores |
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What makes up the three chambered heart? |
Two atria and one ventricle |
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What is the order of blood flow? |
Heart- lungs- heart- body |
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What is a spermatophore? |
Packet of sperm |
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What type of heart and circulation do larvae have? |
Two chambered Single loop |
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What does it mean to have a true tongue? |
It is attached at the anterior margin of the jaw and folds back over the floor of the mouth. |
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What adaptation do toads’ tongues have? |
A sticky tip used as a flip-and-grab feeding mechanism |
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Where does food travel during digestion? |
Mouth- esophagus- stomach- small intestine- large intestines (colon)- cloaca |
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What is the flow of excretion? |
Kidneys- ureters- small urinary bladder- cloaca |
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What protects and washes the eyes? |
Eyelids and lachrymal glands |
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What does the tympanic membrane do? |
Senses vibrations (hearing) |
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What are three examples of thermoregulation? |
Show dormancy or torpor Hibernate in winter Estivate in summer/ desert |
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What term means ‘leaping’? |
Salienta |
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How does a frog produce sound? |
By passing air back and forth over the vocal cords between the lungs and a large pair of sacs in the floor of the mouth |
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What is killing amphibians? |
Pollution, pesticides, infections, diseases, habitat loss, invasive species, climate change, over harvesting |
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How do tadpoles keep waterways clean? |
By feeding in algae |
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What is the purpose of aposematic coloration? |
To warn other animals that it is toxic or dangerous |
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What do evolutionists claim to be the first animals adapted to life entirely on land? |
Reptiles |
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What structure allows animals to reproduce without water? |
Amniotic egg |
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Why is the amniotic egg different from fish and amphibian eggs? |
They have four extra membranes |
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What is the amnion? |
Thin membrane enclosing the fluid in which the embryo floats |
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What is the purpose of the allantois? |
Store metabolic wastes produced by the embryo |
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What is the purpose of the yolk sac? |
Enclosed yolk (fat-rich food supply for the developing embryo) |
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What is the chorion? |
The outermost membrane of the egg, surrounds all other membranes. It helps protect the embryo and allows water to enter egg while removing carbon dioxide |
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What is the albumen? |
Additional protein and water in the egg |
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What did reptiles evolve from and when? |
From amphibians during the Carboniferous period and displaced amphibians in many environments |
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What were the first reptiles called? |
Stem reptiles |
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What is known as the age of the reptiles? |
The Mesozoic Era |
