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| What were the 1st vertebrates? |
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| Where does the Nerve cord end? |
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| The brain is protected by.. ? |
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| What are the 3 types of fishes? |
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-Jawless
-Cartilaginous
-bony |
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| What are two types of Agnatha? |
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| What is the difference between Hagfishes and Lampreys? |
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| Hagfishes live in burrows, while Lampreys live attached to "prey". |
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| What make Hagfish and Lampreys similar? |
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| They are both jawless and look like eels. |
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| What are types of cartilaginous fishes? |
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-Sharks
-Rays
-Skates
-Ratfishes |
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| What kind of scales do Cartilaginous fish have? |
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| What shape body do sharks have? |
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| How many gills do sharks have? |
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| How many Dorsal fin(s) do sharks have? |
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| From Deep water to the tropics |
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| Sharks have a well developed ________ fin. |
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Caudal fin
-Heterocercal: upper lobe is longer than the lower lobe. |
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| What is the name of the smallest shark? |
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| What is the largest shark? |
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Whale shark
-The largest of all fishes
-filter feeders |
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| What kind of fins do Rays and Skates have? |
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| Two very large flattened Pectoral fins: Flat and expanded |
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| How many pairs of gills so Rays and Skates have? |
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| Living close to the floor of the sea |
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| What are some types of Rays? |
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-Stingrays
-Eagle rays
-Bat rays
-Cow-nosed ray
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| What part of the ray stings? |
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| Electric rays can shock up to how many volts? |
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| How do Skates give birth? |
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| What kind of fish is a ratfish? |
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Catilaginous fish
Sharks closest relative |
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| How many pairs of gills do ratfishes have? |
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| Mostly the bottom of the ocean. |
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| What are the two different types of scales bony fish have? |
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Cycloid scales and Ctenoid scales
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What is an Operculum?
Hint: Bony fish |
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| Gill cover; flap of body plates and tissue that protects gills |
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| A gas filled sac above stomach |
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| What is the function of a swim bladder? |
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-Adjust Buoyance
-Compensates for heavy skeleton |
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| What makes a terminal mouth? |
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| Teeth attached to the jaw bone |
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| What is warning coloration used for? |
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Meant to advertise:-Dangerous
-Poisonous
-Taste bad |
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| What is Cryptic coloration? |
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| Blending with the environment to decieve |
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| What is Disruptive coloration? |
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Using color stripes, bars, or spots to breakup the outline.
(Common in coral reef fishes.) |
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Distinctive color pattern, disguise for open water
(Silver bellies and dark backs) |
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| What are the colors for concealment? |
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-Obtain food
-escape
-Find mates
-Flush gills with water
Most fish swim with a side-to-side motion of body/tail |
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| They extract oxygen from water flowing over gills. |
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Modified gill slits
For sharks, there is a pair of round openings behind each eye
It allows fish to take in water when their mouth is closed. |
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| Oxygen is carried by what? |
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| What makes up the Central Nervous System? |
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| The brain and Spinal cord |
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Sensory cells in nostrils, used for smelling
Sharks: smell blood
Salmon: smell to find the stream where they were born |
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| What are fishes taste buds sitting on? |
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| What is the Lateral Line? |
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| A system of canals that run along the body, sensitive to vibrations. |
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| What are schools of fish and how are they helpful in the underwater world? |
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A school is a well coordinated group of indiviuals.
It's good for protection, increased swimming efficiency, feeding, and mating |
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| What is the difference between anadromous fish and Catadromous fish? |
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Anadromous fish:Migrate to fresh water from sea water to spawn.
Catadromous fish: Mirate to the sea from fresh water to breed. |
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| Simultaneous Hermaphrodites |
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| Produce sperm and eggs at same time |
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| Sequential hermaphrodites |
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| An animal that change sexes thoughout their lives. |
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| Spawn eggs, Large Yolk sac |
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Eggs develop inside female.
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| Absorb nutrients from the walls of the mother's reproductive tract |
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