Biology Fishes & Amphibians Chap 28

Tough, flexible material making up the skeletons of vertebrates.

• Cartilage

• Bone

• Tendons

• Muscles

Used on fishes and other aquatic animals for propulsion, balance and steering.

• Fin

• Gills

• Jaws

• Scales

Small, platelike structures near the surface of the skin of fish.

• Scales

• Jaws

• Fins

• Teeth

Filtering unit in the kidney.

• Nephron

• Neuron

• Nosey

• Needit

What did we look at in a jar and talk about in class that is used medically to help heal wounds?

• Leech

• Cricket

• Mollusk

• Band aid

EXTRA CREDIT / HONORS

What are two things that affect the health and survival of fishes and amphibians?

(a)  

What is the chamber in amphibians that receives waste and sperm or eggs before they leave the body?

• Atrium
• Cloaca
• Ventricle
• Septum

Male and female release their gametes into the water during this process.

• Spawning

• Spelling

• Swimming

• Scales

Gas filled space in bony fishes that allows them to control their depth.

• Swim bladder

• Urinary bladder

• Scuba tank

• Depth finder

All cartilaginous fishes have a skeleton made of what?

• Cartilege

• Bone

• Tissue

• Ligaments