Vertebrates
Across
- 3. type of fish that all vertebrates are theorized to have evolved from (2 words)
- 4. organisms that are capable of producing their own body heat
- 7. organisms who possess a single temporal hole in their skull
- 10. shape that a bird's wings form to produce lift
- 11. skeletal structure that protects the brain
- 15. first vertebrates that developed to live on both land and water
- 16. temporary organ formed during pregnancy to help deliver nutrients and remove wastes.
- 17. extinct reptiles that achieved flight
- 18. protein found in hair that binds the dead cells together
- 19. the underdeveloped young that mammals with pouches give birth to.
Down
- 1. _____________ flow. The term that describes how a fish's blood flows in the opposite direction that water flows through their gills
- 2. organisms that lack temporal holes in their skull
- 4. an interior skeletal structure composed of bone or cartilage
- 5. type of cartilaginous fish that includes sharks, skates, and rays.
- 6. jawless, eel-like aquatic creatures
- 8. fused collarbone found in aves
- 9. last remaining synapsids in the modern day
- 12. reptiles that lay their eggs in an external nest.
- 13. vertebrates with four limbs
- 14. egg laying mammals