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SACM
Amphibians/Reptiles 2011
40
Agriculture
9th Grade
02/22/2011

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Term
Algae
Definition
Plant-based source of food that grows spontaneously in water when left in the sunlight.
Term
Amphibian
Definition
Animal with smooth skin and spends part of its life on land and part of its life in the water.
Term
Aquatic
Definition
Animal that lives in the water.
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Arboreal
Definition
Animal that lives in trees.
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Brood
Definition
A group of reptiles or amphibians.
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Brumation
Definition
Process in reptiles similar to hibernation when their body temperature decreases.
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Chelonians
Definition
Veterinary term for turtles
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Cloaca
Definition
Rectum in reptiles; also called the vent
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Clutch
Definition
Group of eggs
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Coccidia
Definition
Fungal disease
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Concave
Definition
Inward appearance
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Crest
Definition
Top of an animal's head
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Dewlap
Definition
Flap of skin under the chin
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Dimorphism
Definition
The occurrence of having both male and female body parts and appearances
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Ecdysis
Definition
process of snakes shedding their skin
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ectothermic
Definition
the body temperature of an animal, controlled externally by the environment
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Evert
Definition
turn inside out
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Filtration System
Definition
water system that cleans the water source
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Gravid
Definition
term in reptiles meaning pregnant
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Hemipenis
Definition
the male reproductive organ in reptiles and amphibians
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Herpetology
Definition
the study of reptiles and amphibians
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Incubated
Definition
The process of keeping eggs warm for hatching
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Juvenile
Definition
Young stage of growth
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Nonvenomous
Definition
Not poisonous
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Omnivores
Definition
Animals that eat a meat- and plant-based diet source
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Probe Method
Definition
process of passing an instrument into the cloaca to determine the sex of a reptile or amphibian
Term
Quarantined
Definition
to isolate
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Reptile
Definition
animal with dry, scaly skin that uses the outside temperature and environment to adjust body temperature
Term
Salmonella infection
Definition
bacterial infection that causes severe diarrhea
Term
salmonellosis
Definition
bacterial infection that occurs from touching reptiles and amphibians
Term
semi-aquatic
Definition
living part of the time in the water and part of the time on land
Term
serpents
Definition
the veterinary term for snakes
Term
substrate
Definition
the type of material on the bottom of the cage
Term
tadpoles
Definition
young newborn frogs or toads
Term
terrapins
Definition
veterinary term for turtles
Term
terrariums
Definition
plant-sourced housing for reptiles and amphibians
Term
terrestrial
Definition
living on land
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urates
Definition
the urine waste materials of reptiles and amphibians
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venomous
Definition
poisonous
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vent
Definition
the rectum in reptiles; also called the cloaca
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