Bellwork 1: 1-8-2014

Briefly write about a real scientific observation you made over the break.

I will only call on 3 of you to share

VertebratesChapter 3

Vertebrates

There are more than 50,000 species of vertebrates in this world.

A vertebrate is an animal with a backbone that supports and protects the spinal cord.

Vertebrates All Have

All vertebrates have:Backbones, brains, craniums (skulls), closed circulatory systems with veins, arteries, and capillaries, continuously beating heart to keep blood flowing

Vertebrates 2 GroupsVertebrates can be divided into two groups:

Ectotherms & EndothermsEctotherms are animals that use the environment to regulate their body temperatures.They generally bask in the sun or bury themselves for heat or coolingReptiles, fish, and amphibians are all ectotherms

Ectotherms

EndothermEndotherms are organisms that internally regulate their body temperatures.

Their internal temperature remains generally the same whether they are in hot or cold environments

Birds and mammals are examples of endotherms.

Endotherms

VertebratesVertebrates’ tissues are made mostly of salty water

This tissue freezes/dies at 31.1’ F

Most vertebrates live in areas with temperature ranges from 32’-122’F

Some have adapted to harsher environments

Adaptations

Polar bears have thick layers of fat to insulate them from the cold

Some fish have chemicals in their blood that act like antifreeze to allow them to live in cold arctic water

Review

1. What do vertebrates have in common?

Backbones, brains, craniums (skulls), closed circulatory systems with veins, arteries, and capillaries, continuously beating heart to keep blood flowing

2. What are the two general groups of vertebrates?

Ectotherms, endotherms

Review3. What distinguishes these two groups?

Their ability, or lack there of, to regulate their internal temperature

4. In general, what animals are part of each group?

Ectotherms: reptiles, fish, amphibiansEndotherms: birds, mammals

EctothermsEctotherms’ body temperature and body functions are regulated by the outside temperature

Not cold-blooded: ectotherms are not called cold-blooded anymore because some actually have a higher internal temperature than endotherms

Air vs. Water temp

Because air temperatures change more than water temperatures, land ectotherms vary more than water ectotherms

Due to this variance, land ectotherms seek sun or shade to help regulate these changes

Ectotherms RegulationMany ectotherms hide from predators at night because they are sluggish from lack of heat energy

Others prey at night (mostly in hot climates) and stay out of extreme temperatures during the day

Ectotherm Regulation

Ectotherms can also change color to help regulate their body temperatures.

Darker colors absorb heat while lighter colors reflect heat.

Review1.What is the distinguishing feature of ectohterms?

They regulate their internal temperature using the sun’s energy

2. Why is cold-blooded a confusing term to describe ectotherms?

Many ectotherms have warmer internal temperatures that endotherms.

Review

3. Which organisms have an easier time regulating their body temperatures, ectotherms that live on land or water? Why?

Those that live in waterBecause water temperature is not as volatile as air temperature.

Review

4. What are some ways that ectotherms regulate their body temperatures?

Basking, burying, changing color

ReptilesOver 7000 species of reptiles

The study of reptiles and amphibians is herpetology

Herpo in Greek is “to creep or crawl”

All reptiles have lungs and scaly skin

Reptiles

Most reptiles shed their entire skin at once rather than one cell at a time like us!

Reptiles

Scales protect the skin underneath from drying out

Retiles have bone skeletons and most have teeth

Their teeth range from blunt crushing teeth to thin needle-like fangs

Reptiles

Many reptiles have a muscular, flexible, sticky tongue for catching insects.

ReptilesReptiles generally have well developed organs. (snakes are deaf and some lizards don’t have eyes)

Crocodiles and alligators have very advanced organ systems that have allowed them to thrive for millions of years.

Reptiles

All reptiles reproduce through internal fertilization

Some lay leathery eggs and the young are hatched

Others store their eggs inside their bodies and the young are born live

Live birth

Reptiles

Young reptiles look like miniature adults

Most reptile mothers do not take care of their young

Common Reptile Groups

1. Turtles

2. Lizards

3. Snakes

4. Alligators and Crocodiles

Turtles

Turtles’ bodies are protected by a shell formed of plates of bone

Some shells can support a weight 200 X their own!

Turtles

TurtlesTurtles are toothless, but have a beaklike structure to eat plants and animals

Bellwork

Make a hypothesis about why you think crocodiles have survived for so long.

Get out a sheet of paper to take notes during the film.

Crocodileshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsHHSCafGrk

During the film, write down at least three functions of the crocodile that have helped it to survive for so long. I will call on you randomly to share what you have written;-)

Fish

Most have smooth, streamlines, scale covered bodies

Most have fins

All have gill slits for breathing underwater

Water passes through the gills, oxygen is absorbed by the blood vessels there, and carbon dioxide is released back into the water

Fish

Most fish have a well developed nervous system to sense their environment

Most can see in color, can smell and taste

Fish

Sharks can detect small amounts of blood in huge amounts of water to help find wounded animals

Most fish don’t hear well, but can sense vibrations in the water

FishMost fish are either male or female

Some, however are born as one sex and develop into the opposite sex

FishMost fish reproduce through external fertilization:

The female releases jelly coated eggs into the water and the male fertilizes them with sperm

A few species of fish reproduce through internal fertilization and have live birth

FishAs a group, fish eat almost everything in the water

They use very different hunting techniques

Swordfish slash through a group of fish and return to eat the carcasses

Angler fish dangle wormlike lures to tempt their prey

The archer fish can spit out of water to catch insects!

Many others hide and launch sneak attacks

FishFish species can be divided into the following groups:

Jawless Fish

Sharks

Skates

Rays

Bony Fish

Jawless fishAbout 60 species of jawless fish

They have round mouths like suction cups

Their skeletons are made of cartilage

They don’t have scales

Lampreys and hagfish are two examples

Jawless Fish

Hagfish live on the ocean floor and eat dead/decaying carcasses

Lampreys have about 125 teeth they use to drill holes into the scales of fish, attach themselves to the fish, and suck their blood and bodily fluids

Sharks Skates and Rays

The fish in these groups all have skeletons made of cartilage

They all have small pointed structures called dentilces, which make the skin coarse, like sandpaper

Rays and Skates

Rays and Skates have flat bodies with a wing like pectoral fin and a long, spike like tail

The largest ray is the manta ray

Sharks

There are about 350 species of sharks

Most actively hunt large prey

Whale shark is the largest shark, and fish in the world

Shark Finning

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mO7hvOtYnck

What problem is facing sharks today?

How is this affecting our oceans?

Bony fishOver 23750 known species

From 1 cm (the goby) to 11 feet (sun fish)

Most have 2 eyes without lids,

Two nostrils for smelling, not breathing

Tongues for touching, not tasting

Swim bladders (balloon-like organs they can fill or empty of gases to allow them to rise or sink in the water

Salmon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DqjsWsY8-g

Describe the life cycle of the salmon.