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Amphibian Test
Amphibians, Phylum Chordata
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Biology
11th Grade
05/06/2008

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Term
Amphibians are in Domain_, Kingdom_, Phylum_, Subphylum_.
Definition
Eukarya, Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata
Term
Key Characteristics of Phylum Chordata
Definition
notochord, dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal pouches, postanal tail
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3 Subphyla of Phylum Chordata
Definition
Cephalochordata, Urochordata, Vertebrata
Term
Animal found in SubPh. Cephalochordata
Definition
lancelets
Term

Animal found in Subphy. Urochordata

Definition
tunicates
Term
Which SubPh. of Phylum Chordata are vertebrates?
Definition
Subph. Vertebrata
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Classes of SubPh. Vertebrata
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Class Agnatha, Chondrichthyes, Osteichthyes, Amphibia
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Animals of Class Agnatha
Definition
hagfish, lampreys
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Which class of SubPh. Vertebrata are jawed fish?
Definition
Class Chondrichthyes
Term
Which class of SubPh. Vertebrata are bony fish?
Definition
Class Osteichthyes
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Which Class of Subph. Vertebrata are jawless fish?
Definition
Class Agnatha
Term
Animals found in Class Chondrichthyes
Definition
Sharks, skates, rays
Term
small toothlike spines that feel like sandpaper (reduces turbulence of water flow)
Definition
placoid scales
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detects changes in water pressure, coordinates movement
Definition
lateral line system
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ovoviviparous
Definition
eggs hatch inside mother's body
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viviparity
Definition
bear live offspring
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oviparity
Definition
fertilized eggs released and hatch outside parent
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Difference between rays and skates
Definition
rays-diamond shaped body, skates-triangular bodies
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hagfish and lamprey release ammonia or urea into water?
Definition
ammonia
Term
Two groups of class osteichthyes
Definition
lobe finned fish, ray finned fish
Term
Where are gases exchanged in lobe finned fish?
Definition
lungs and gills
Term
removes excess salt from blood
Definition
rectal gland
Term
hard plate that opens at rear and covers gills
Definition
operculum
Term
secretes bile that breaks down fats
Definition
liver
Term
stores bile and releases into intestines
Definition
gallbladder
Term
releases digestive enzyme into intestine
Definition
pancreas
Term
fingerlike extensions on intestine
Definition
villi
Term
how are amphibians tied to water?
Definition
eggs dry out quickly in the air
Term
amphibians have _ fertilization
Definition
external
Term
animals of order anura
Definition
toads, frogs
Term
animals of order urodela
Definition
salamanders
Term
salamanders have _ fertilization
Definition
internal
Term
animals of order apoda
Definition
caecilians
Term
part of brain for smell
Definition
olfactory loves
Term

controls heartbeat

Definition
medulla oblongata
Term
controls movement and balance
Definition
cerebellum
Term
fluid containing sperm
Definition
milt
Term

part of brain that controls eyes

Definition
optic lobes
Term
pigment cells in frogs
Definition
chromatophores
Term
eardrum behind each eye
Definition
tympanum
Term
connects middle ear to mouth cavity
Definition
eustachian tube
Term
opening at posterior end
Definition
cloaca
Term
thin covering over frogs eyes
Definition
nicitating membrane
Term
teeth on roof of mouth that help hold prey
Definition
vomerine teeth
Term
teeth that line edge of upper jaw
Definition
maxillary teeth
Term
beginning of esophagus
Definition
gullet
Term
muscle that separates stomach from small intestine
Definition
pyloric sphincter
Term
upper portion of small intestine
Definition
duodenum
Term
coiled middle portion of small intestine
Definition
ileum
Term
membrane resembling plastic wrap which holds small intestine in place
Definition
mesentery
Term
 store fat
Definition
fat bodies
Term
occurs in winter
Definition
hibernation
Term
occurs in summer
Definition
estivation
Term
respiration thru skin
Definition
cutaneous respiration
Term
respiration thru lungs
Definition

pulmonary respiration

Term
opening that leads from pharynx to larynx
Definition
glottis
Term
circulation between heart and lungs
Definition
pulmonary loop
Term

artery that carries blood from heart to lungs

Definition
pulmonary artery
Term
vein that  carries oxygen rich cells from lungs to left atrium
Definition
pulmonary vein
Term
takes blood from liver to heart
Definition
hepatic vein
Term
large vein that returns blood to heart
Definition
venae cava
Term
filter nitrogeneous wastes from blood
Definition
kidneys
Term
forelimbs attach to the _ girdle
Definition
pectoral
Term
hindlimbs attach to the _ girdle
Definition
pelvic
Term
membrane that holds small intestine in place
Definition
mesentery
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