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Animals that must regulate their body temperature by external means
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The process in which fish reproduce by laying a large quantity of eggs
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Animals that must regulate their body temperature by external means
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The process in which fish reproduce by laying a large quantity of eggs
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Fish that give birth to live young
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The swamp-dwelling gobies that can survive on land for up to three days
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The hard, movable plate that covers the gills
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The W-shaped band of muscle
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The nerve endings that allow fish to sense vibrations and pressure changes
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Any of the bony, overlapping plates that protrude from a fish's skin
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Another name for fish eggs
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The gas-filled organ that keeps a fish from sinking
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Chondricthyes and Cylostomata are two classes of this group of fish
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A protective egg case used by some sharks and skates
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The general name for the group of cartilaginous fish with flattened bodies
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The cartalaginous fish that has slime glands to help create a slippery coating around it
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The rough feel of shark skin comes from placoid scales
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The nostril found behind the eyes of some cartilaginous fish
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What fish has an unusual nose called a rostrum?
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What is a shark named for its unusual head anatomy?
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What is an egg-laying ray with two dorsal fins near the tip of its tail?
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What is the largest known fish?
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What is the largest carnivorous fish?
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The group of cartilaginous fish that have gill covers
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The protective layer that surrounds the nutrient-filled eggs of a reptile
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The most numerous reptiles
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The largest of all lizards
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The group that consists of small, flat bodied lizards characterized by adhesive toe pads and an immovable, transparent eye covering
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Special color-containing cells that give lizards the ability to change colors
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An iguanid's throat fan
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The type of snake movement resembling resembles an accordion
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Best-known elapids
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Largest group of snakes
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In one type of locomotion, a snake moves across sandy ground by supporting part of its body at several points while moving the rest of his body to the side... What kind of movement is this called?
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Because their bites affect the circulatory system and cause red blood cells to burst, rattlesnakes have _________ venom?
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The type of medicine that would be given to counteract the venom if a person gets bit by a venomous snake
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The organ that some vipers use to detect temperature
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Venomous snakes with fangs that fold against the roof of the mouth when not in use
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Slow-moving snakes that coil around and squeeze their prey
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North American elapids that are known for their distinctive color pattern that has a red bands bordering yellow bands
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World's smallest snakes
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A turtles upper shell, which covers its back
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What is the lower part of a turtle's shell?
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Turtle that lives only on land; longest living animals
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Largest living turtle?
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Which reptile has a third eye located on top of its skull?
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What are the largest living reptiles; Known for providing parental care for their young
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Large herbivorous dinosaur with long necks; includes Brachiosaurus
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Flying dinosaurs
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Dinosaurs that walked on two legs; includes T. Rex
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Dinosaurs of the sea with paddle-shaped feet and legs and long necks
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Dinosaurs that looked like giant horned lizards with bony eyelid plates and club-like tails
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Dinosaur with bony, dome shaped head
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In extinct reptile-like aquatic animal that looks very much like a dolphin
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Which characteristics do scientists use to categorize salamanders?
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Frogs and toads belong to this group
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What is the process that some salamanders use to prevent themselves from drying out during a time of drought?
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Amphibians with long body and no limbs
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A process that involves a Caecilian growing a new layer of fat in order to feed it's young
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larvae of frogs and toads
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Lizards break off their tails in order to defend themselves. They are able to do this because their tails ______________?
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A friend describes to you an animal that has four legs. Because he has four legs you can conclude that the animal must be a _____________?
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The largest snake in the world
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The type of movement in which a snake slithers along an S-shaped curve
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What sense would be reduced if a snake did not have a Jacobson's organ
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The name amphibian comes from two Greek words meaning "both life". What best explains why amphibians were given this name
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The difference between fish scales and reptile scales
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Crocodilian with a narrow, angular snout and a tooth that is visible when it's jaw is closed
