Zoology 3Rd 9Wks Test

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time period known as the age of fishes

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denovian

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also known as urodela/ order of amphibians consisting of salamanders and newts

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caudata

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this term refers to fish that spend their adult lived at sea but return to freshwater to spawn

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anadromous

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teeth on the roof of a frog’s mouth

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vomerine

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term for organisms in which the babies are born alive from their mother

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viviparous

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thin membrane enclosing the fluid in which the embryo floats (fluid serves to cushion the embryo and prevent dehydration)

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amnion

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growing body parts back

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regeneration

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iguana that sneezes out salt to keep from dehydrating

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Galapagos

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bony fish use this gas-filled organ for buoyancy

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swim bladder

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outermost membrane of the egg; surrounds all other membranes. helps protect embryo and allows oxygen to enter egg while removing carbon dioxide

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chorion

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stores metabolic wastes produced by the embryo

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allantois

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term for organisms in which the babies develop from an egg inside the mother and are later born

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ovoviviparous

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special eyelid that amphibians use when they go under water

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nictitating

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the largest anuran in the world

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goliath frog

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respiration through the skin

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cutaneous

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organisms that let us know if an environment is healthy or not

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bioindicators

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modified pelvic fins on male cartilaginous fish

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claspers

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a group of amphibians that do not have legs

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caecilians

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colorful, venomous fish species that has invaded the atlantic

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lionfish

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mammals that lay eggs like reptiles but nurse their young with milk

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monotremes

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name for the group of jawed vertebrates

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gnathostomata

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this creature is a master of regeneration

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axolotl

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body shape of a shark; designed to reduce water resistance

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fusiform

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the larva of all amphibians

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tadpole

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fish are members of this subphylum

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vertebrata

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means “no tail”

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anura

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lethal fungal disease of amphibians

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chytridiomycosis

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refers to bottom-dwelling animals that spend their time at the bottom surface of the ocean

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benthic

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additional protein and water in the egg; this is like the egg white of a chicken egg

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albumen

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like leeches, lampreys secrete this into their hosts to promote blood flow and help prevent blood clotting

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anticoagulant

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a group of extinct armored fish

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placoderms

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the largest aquatic salamander in the usa

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hellbender

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one of the few salamanders known to make noise and remain aquatic as adults

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mudpuppy

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the study of amphibians and reptiles

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herpetology

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fat rich food supply for the developing embryo

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yolk

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substance produced by hagfish from special glands that line the body

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slime

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a special family of frogs known for the toxin they produce by eating ants, beetles and millipedes

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dartfrogs

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when the male frog hold the female during breeding

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amplexus

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the biggest threat to all amphibian populations

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humans

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the amphibian order containing caecilians

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apoda

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period known as the “age of reptiles”

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mesozoic

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name of the superclass containing jawless fish

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agnatha

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period known as the “age of amphibians”

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permian