Important Terms - Lecture 7

Chordata

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Notochord

Chondrichthyes

Nerve cord

Osteichthyes

Brain, spinal cord

Lateral line

Pharyngeal slits

Internal vs. external fertilization

Postanal tail

Amphibia

Somites

Oviparous, Ovoviviparous, Viviparous

Cephalization

Gills vs. lungs

Cephalochordata

Reptilia

Urochordata

Aves

Incurrent and excurrent siphons

Ectotherm vs. endotherm

Vertebrata

Amniote egg

Skull, vertebrae

Scales, feathers, hair

Appendicular skeleton

Mammalia

Kidney

Mammary glands

Placoderma

Marsupium

Agnatha

Amniotic sac

Cartilaginous vs. bony

Compare the problems that plants had to solve to invade land with those that animals had to solve. How are they similar? different?

 

What evidence might cause some scientists to argue that birds are acutally just derived reptiles?

 

 

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