Across |
2. | At some point in their lives, Chordates have __________ pouches |
6. | Most embryos of mammals develop inside the _____, giving the female free movement |
7. | Amphibians, reptiles and fishes are ectothermic. Mammals and birds are __________ |
9. | Some _______ are able to lose their tails to distract predators and grow it back! |
11. | A Greenland shark is a member of the class ____________, has cartilage instead of bone and is estimated to live up to 400 years! |
13. | Mammals have ____ to provide insulation |
14. | Both _____ and mammals have a four chambered heart. O2 rich and O2 poor blood do not mix. |
15. | In reptiles, fertilization of an eggs happens __________ |
18. | The African Lungfish is able to 'cocoon' itself, surviving for months in dry periods! It has a lung and finger like appendages for movement on land. Thus, it is considered to be a ____-finned fish |
19. | The class Agnatha lacks ____ that have enabled other fish to assume a predatory way of life |
20. | This organ allows the fish to control their buoyancy by secreting or absorbing gasses, it is called the swim _______ |
23. | Inveretebrate Chordates include the Tunicates and the _________ |
25. | The three classes of mammals are placental mammals, marsupials and ________ |
26. | Some extinct reptiles like the tyrannosaurus rex, also know as the _________ have a bipedal stance, an evolutionary step in the development of wings in birds |
28. | An evolutionary advantage that Amphibians have is the presence of _______ which help to keep eyes moist on dry land |
31. | The ________ lays hard-shelled amniote eggs, has a "duck bill" and "sweats" milk |
34. | The _____ of birds are light and hollow as an adaptation for flight |
35. | Compared to other animals, mammals have a larger _____ for information processing |
37. | Like other birds, the Peregrine Falcon has excellent ______ and a well-developed brain. It is able to see prey from far away and dive at speed of up to 380km/h to catch it! |
38. | Eagles have notched beaks and sharp talons for catching quarry, they classified as a bird of ____ |
39. | Alligators are able to hold their breath for up to two hours! Their _____ are protected by a rib cage which can expand causing air to rush in |
41. | _______ glands produce milk to feed young so that parents do not have to find food for them |
42. | Birds have a ____ for eating and preening |