Fish Amphibians, Reptiles Review
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Two examples of invertebrate chordates
Characteristics (trademarks) shared by all chordates
The significance of each of the four trademarks of chordates
Characteristics of the Superclass Agnatha (Jawless fishes), & two
examples
5. Description of feeding in lampreys and hagfish
6. Attributes and examples of the Class Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous
fishes)
7. Great White shark facts
- ecological role and feeding preferences and habits
- endo- or ectothermic?
- How to avoid shark attacks
- Senses and organs used
- Type of skeleton, operculum? Swim bladder?
- Type of tail
8. Class Osteichthyes (Bony fish) facts (trout)
- type of skelton, jaws? operculum? Swim bladder?
- Two reasons they are slippery
- Two functions of the operculum
- How to tell a cut-throat from a rainbow trout
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Two main groups of bony fish
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Description and significance of the coelacanth and lung fish
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Classification and examples of jawless vs. cartilaginous vs.
bony fish
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General descriptions, classification, and examples of orders of
amphibians
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Four ways frogs protect themselves from predators
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Two functions of chromatophores in amphibians
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Types of fertilization in salamanders, caecilians, frogs, and
toads
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Five unique frog brooding strategies
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How frogs differ from toads
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Stages of the frog life cycle
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Status of amphibian species on Earth
Possible reasons for the deformities and population declines of
frog species
Definition of a sentinel species
Number of heart chambers in amphibians
Respiration in Amphibians (larvae vs. adults)
Comparison of reptile and amphibian bodies (body covering,
glands, ribs? # of toes, gills?
Type of fertilization in reptiles
Three main orders of reptiles and examples of each
Carapace vs. plastron
How sex is determined in turtles and (some) lizards
How crocodiles care for young
Body features and sense organs of lizards vs. snakes
Significance of the kinetic skull in reptiles (lizards and snakes)
Most direct ancestor of snakes
Two types of snake venom and how they work
Jacobsen’s organ vs. pit organ
Number of heart chambers in lizards vs. crocodiles
Ten most venomous animals on Earth