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Chapter 17
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
05/03/2015
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Quasiterrestrial
 Definition
Move between aquatic and land environments
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Ectotherms
 Definition
Body temperature dependent on environment
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Order Urodela
 Definition
Amphibians
Term
Spermatophore
 Definition
Packet of sperm
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Direct development
 Definition
Hatch as miniature adults
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Paedomorphosis
 Definition
Descendants retain adulthood features
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Order Anura
 Definition
Frogs and toads
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Ranidae
 Definition
Common frogs
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Hylidae
 Definition
Tree frogs
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Bufonidae
 Definition
True toads
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Anapsids
 Definition
Skull with no temporal openings
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Diapsids
 Definition
Skull with two temporal openings
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Synapsids
 Definition
Single pair of temporal openings
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Osteoderms
 Definition
Bony plates located in dermis beneath scales
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Uric acid
 Definition
Nitrogenous waste excretion
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Testudines
 Definition
Turtles and tortoises
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Squamata
 Definition
Lizards and snakes
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Suborder Sauria
 Definition
Lizards
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Suborder serpentes
 Definition
Snakes
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Jacobson's organ
 Definition
Used to detect scent, in the mouth
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Pit organs
 Definition
Organs sensitive to heat
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Crocodilia
 Definition
Crocodiles, Alligators, Caimens, Gharials
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Secondary palate
 Definition
In Crocodiles, used to eat in water
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Alligator mississipiensis
 Definition
Only species of alligator in US
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Crocodylus acutus
 Definition
Crocodile in southern florida
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