Apologia Marine Biology – Module 6 vocab – Flashcards
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Anadromous
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A life cycle in which creatures are hatched in fresh water, migrate to salt water when adult, and return to fresh water in order to reproduce
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Demersal
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Fishes that live on the bottom of the ocean
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Chromatophores
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Surface pigment cells that expand and contract to produce various colors
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Myomeres
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Bands of muscle along the sides of fishes used for locomotion
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Catadromous
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Referring to fishes that migrate from fresh water to reproduce in the ocean
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Gill rakes
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Projections along the inner surface of fishes' gills used for filter-feeding
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Migration
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The regular movement of an organism from one location to another
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Hermaphroditism
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A situation in which an animal has the reproductive organs from both sexes
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Oviparous
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A type of development in which eggs are hatched outside a female's body
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Ovoviviparous
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A type of development in which eggs are hatched inside the female's body
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Viviparous
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A type of development in which the young obtain their nutrients directly from the mother and are birthed live
