Kingdom Animalia- Deuterostomes

Reptilia

Chordate class in which organisms are the first vertebrates to produce an amniotic egg

epidermal

Animals in Class Reptilia possess dry _____________ scales

four

Animals in Class Reptilia possess a _________ chambered heart for the complete separation of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood

Ectothermic

Reptiles are _____________: they regulate their body temperature behaviorally by moving in their environment

Aves

What class do birds belong to?

flight

Most birds are capable of ___________. One adaptation that led to this is wings with feathers

Hollow bones

Organisms in class Aves adapted to have _________ ________ which allow for a light skeleton.

Enlarged breastbone, breast muscles

Birds adapted an __________ __________ and __________ __________ to power their wings.

Uric acid

A lightweight gaseous nitrogenous waste that is one of birds' adaptations to flight

High metabolic rate

Bird adaptation to flight that allows them to produce ATP quicker to power the muscles for flight.

endothermic

Birds are _____________: they physiologically maintain a constant internal body temperature

four

Organisms in Class Aves possess a _______ chambered heart

feeding, life

Class Aves is further classified by beak variations, which indicate their __________ style, and feet variations, which indicate their __________style.

mammary glands

Female mammals have __________ __________: milk producing glands used to nourish their young

keratin

Mammals have hair made of...

adipose tissue

Mammals have __________ __________: fat tissue for storage of energy and insulation

high

Do mammals have a high or low metabolic rate?

viviparous

Most mammals are __________: they give birth to live young

four

Mammals have a ____________ chambered heart

single

Do mammals have a single or double mandible?

Mammalia

Chordate class in which organisms:

-Are endothermic

-Possess middle ear bones

-Possess a diaphragm

-Possess a four chambered heart

-Most give birth to live young

Eutheria, Marsupalia, Monotremata

What are the three subclasses of Class Mammalia?

Monotremata

Mammalian subclass in which organisms:

-Lay eggs

-Produce milk in mammary glands but lack nipples

Marsupalia

Mammalian Subclass in which organisms are "pouch bearing"

Placenta

Marsupials have a ___________ present in the uterus for nourishment

embryo, nipples

Marsupial newborns are underdeveloped and still in an ___________ stage of development, so they must be nourished further by mammary glands in the pouch that possess ____________.

Eutheria

Mammalian subclass in which organisms are true placental mammals

highly complex placenta

Eutherian mammals have a ___________ ___________ ___________ that forms in the uterus between the female and the embryo, allowing for a longer gestation period