Science Test Animal Vocab Words 17-26 (iykyk)

March 13th 2023 (test) 7 cards animal vocabulary If your from vcs & are in mrs nares science class your welcome

Endotherm

An animal, whose body regulates its own temperature by controlling the internal heat it produces

Ectotherm

Animal whose body does not produce much internal heat

Cartilage

A tissue that is more flexible than bone

Swim bladder

An internal gas filled organ that helps a bony fish, stabilize its body at different water depths

Scales

Thin, overlapping plates that cover the skin

Placenta

An organ in pregnant placental mammals that passes materials between the mother and developing embryo

instinct

An inborn behavior pattern that an animal performs correctly the first time