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Vocab chapters 30-33
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Bible Studies
9th Grade
02/28/2008

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Fin
Definition
fan shaped membranes that are used for balance, swimming and steering
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Lateral Line System
Definition
A line of fluid filled canals running along the sides of a fish that enable it to detect movement and vibrations in the water
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Cartilage
Definition
Thin, flexible material
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Scale
Definition
Thin bony plates formed from the skin
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Spawning
Definition
Method of reproduction in fishes and some other animals where a large number of eggs are fertilized outside the body
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Swim Bladder
Definition
A thin walled, internal sac found just below the backbone in most bony fishes
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Ectotherm
Definition
An animal that has a varialbe body temperature and gets its heat from external sources
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Vocal Cord
Definition
Sound producing bands at tissue in the throat
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Amniotic Egg
Definition
Provides nourishment to the embryo and contains membranes that protect it while it develops in a terresterial enviroment
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Jacobson's Organ

Definition
In snakes, a pitlike sense organ on the root of the mouth that picks up and analyzes airborn chemicals
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Endotherm
Definition
An animal that maintains a nearly constant body temperature that is not dependent on the enviromental temperature
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Feather
Definition
A lightweight, medified protein scale that provides insulation and enables flight
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Incubate
Definition

Where birds sit on their eggs to keep them warm

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Sternum
Definition
A large breastbone that provides a site for muscle attachment
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Diaghragm
Definition
The sheet of muscle located beneat the lungs that seperates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity, where other organs are located
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Gland
Definition
A group of cells that secrete fluids
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Mammary Gland
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Possibly modified sweaqt glands, which produce aand secrete milk, a liquid that is rich in fats, sugars, proteins, milerals, and vitamins

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Gestation
Definition
The time during which placental mammals develop inside the uterus
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Marsupial
Definition
A mammal in which the young have a short period of development within the mothers body followed by a period of development inside a pouch made of skin and hair on the outside of the mothers body
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Monotreme
Definition
A mammal that reproduces by laying eggs
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Placenta
Definition
Organ that provides food oxygen to and removes waste from young inside the uterus of placental mammals
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Placental Mammal
Definition
Give birth to young that have developed inside the mothers uterus until their body sytemes are fully functional and they can live independently of their mother's body
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Therapsid
Definition
Had feathers of both reptiles and mammals
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Uterus
Definition
A hollow, muscular organ in which offspring develope
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Aggressive Behavior
Definition
Used to intimidate another animal of the same species
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Behavior
Definition
Anything an animal does in response to a stimulus
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Circadian Rythum
Definition
24 hour, light-regulated,sleep/wake cycle of behavior
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Courtship Behavior
Definition
The behavior that males and females of a species carry out, before mating
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Dominance Hiearchy
Definition
A form of social ranking wihtin a group in which some individuals are more subordinate than others
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Estivation
Definition
A state of reduced metabolism that occurs in animals living in condtions of intense heat
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Fight-or-flight respons
Definition
Automatic response controlled by hormones that prepares the body to either fight or run from danger
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Hibernation

Definition
period of inactivity where animals go into a deep sleep during parts of the cold winterr months
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Innate Behavior
Definition
Inherited behavior of animals
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Instinct
Definition

A complex pattern of innate behavior

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Migration
Definition

The instinctive, seasonal movement of animals

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Reflex
Definition
A simple,automatic response to a stimulus that involves no conscious control
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Territory
Definition
A physical space an animal defends against other members of its species
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Communication
Definition

An exchange of information that results in a change of behavior

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Classical Conditioning
Definition
Learning by association
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Habituation

Definition
Occurs when an animal is repeatedly given a stimulus that is not associated with and punishment or reward
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Imprinting

Definition
A form of learning in which an animal at a specitic critical time of its life, forms a social attachment to another object
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Insight
Definition
Learning in which an animal uses previos experiance to respond to a new situation
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Language
Definition
The use of symbols to represent ideas
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Motivation
Definition

An internal need that cause an animal to act

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Trial and Error Learning
Definition
An animal recieves a reward for making a paricular response
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