1. Read the chapter! Review your chapter reading guides, focus on vocabulary!
3. List the 4 main characteristics of chordates.
4. What are the two non-vertebrate chordates we studied and what are their characteristics?
5. What period was the "Age of Fishes?" ____________________________________
What period was the "Age of Amphibians?" _________________________________
6. What are evolutionary adaptations of fish?
What are evolutionary adaptations of amphibians?
7. Know the classification system of fish and amphibians:
Kingdom________________Phylum __________________Subphylum ______________
Fish Class Amphibia
Class Examples Order Examples
Chondrichthes
Osteichthyes
2 Jawless Fish ______________
______________
______________ Anura
Urodela
Apoda ______________
______________
______________
8. Know the difference between lobe-finned fish and ray-finned fish (give examples of each)
9. Be able to trace the flow of blood through the fish's heart and through
the amphibian's heart. How many chambers are in the fish heart? ________ In
the amphibian heart? ____
Which one has single loop circulation? ______________ Which has double loop?
_______________
10. Know the organs found within the fish Be able to identify them on a picture (see fig 30-11)
Swim Bladder | Lateral Line System | Kidneys | Operculum
11. Name each of the fish's fins. (See fig 30-6) and know where they are located.
12. Describe the process of fish reproduction.
Oviparous | Ovoviviparous | Viviparous
13. Understand the process of metamorphosis and compare an adult frog to a tadpole
.
14. Know the functions of frog structures:
Tympanic Membrane | Nictitating Membrane | Cloaca
15. Review your lab on fish and their reaction to temperature changes. Understand
the difference between an ectothermic and endothermic