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288 Fishes and Amphibians


notochord

precision

propulsion

Fishes and Amphibians


Section 28.1 Fishes


Skim Section 1 of the chapter. Write two questions that come to
mind from reading the headings and the illustration captions.

1.

2.

Use your book or dictionar y to define notochord.

Write the correct term in the left column for each definition below.

receptors that enable fishes to detect movement in the water and
help keep them upright and balanced

external fertilization in which male and female fishes release their
gametes near each other in the water

chamber of the heart that pumps blood to the gills

in vertebrates, group of cells that develop from the nerve cord and
contribute to the development of other important features

chamber of the heart that receives blood from the body

small, flat, platelike structure near the skin surface of most fishes

gas-filled space in bony fishes that allows a fish to control its depth

tough, flexible material making up the skeletons or parts of
skeletons of vertebrates

movable flap that covers the gills and protects them

filtering unit within the kidney that helps maintain the salt and
water balance of the body and remove cellular waste

Define these terms to show their scientific meaning.

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