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| A frog's tongue is attached to the _______ of its mouth. |
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| The main muscle that helps mammals breate is the... |
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| Name the part of the endoskeleton that covers and protects the brain. |
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| Name the two tissues that form the endoskeleton of vertebrates. |
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| What organ do young amphibians have that the adults usually do not have? |
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| Lampreys and hagfish differ from other fish because they... |
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| Cold weather is to hibernation as hot, dry weather is to... |
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Which of the following does not belong with the other three?
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| Sharks swim with their mouths open... |
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| to keep water passing across their gills |
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| The muscle associated with breathing is... |
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| The walls of a vertebrate heart chamber are made of... |
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| Deoxygenated blood in vertebrates is a shade of... |
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| Deoxygenated blood has given most of its oxygen to the body's cells and has taken on... |
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| The endoskeletons of all vertebrate animals have a... |
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| skull and vertebral column |
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| Vertebrate skeletons are... |
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| How are the skins of salamanders and lizards different? |
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| As amphibians, salamanders have thin, moist skin; as reptiles, lizards have dry, scaly skin. |
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| What benefit is there for an animal that estivates? |
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| The animal does not have to search for energy supplies (food) during hot, dry weather. |
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| While hiking in the springtime near a pond, Juanita and Nicole see some jelly-coated eggs in the water. Juanita says they are frog eggs, and Nicole says they are toad eggs. Without waiting for the eggs to hatch and grow to adults, how could you determine who is right. |
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| Frog eggs are laid in masses, while toad eggs are laid in strings. |
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| What unique sense organ do fish have? What does it sense? |
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| Fish have a lateral line, which is used to sense vibrations and pressure. |
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| Looking at pictures of four animals, be able to tell which animal has a heart with two chambers. |
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| Looking at pictures of four animals, be able to tell which animal's skeleton is made of cartilage. |
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| Looking at pictures of four animals, be able to tell which animal has undergone metamorphosis? |
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| Looking at pictures of four animals, be able to tell which animal has exactly two sets of teeth. |
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| Looking at pictures of four animals, be able to tell which animal could live its entire life on land. |
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| Looking at pictures of four animals, be able to tell which animal has no teeth. |
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Looking at a diagram of the frog's digestive system be able to label the following:
-anus -large intestine
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