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Terms in this set (18)

Order Psittaciformes
Parrots & relatives
Order Piciformes
Woodpeckers, honeyguides, toucans
Order Passiforms
Songbirds with SYRINX
syrinx: where sounds come from
Order Galliformes
Turkey, pheasants, chickens, grouse, & guails
Order Struthioniformes
Ostriches, emus, rheas, cassowaries
Kidney function
Filters cellular waste & secretes uric acid
Crop function
Moistens & temporarily stores food
Archaeopteryx
150mya, first bird-like dinosaur fossil
Autotomy
Ability to detach tail & regenerate
Reptiles
Order Crocodilia
Reptiles most closely related to dinosaurs
Carapace
Dorsal part of shell
Plastron
Ventral part of shell
Oviparity
Egg is enclosed in tough protective shell & deposited in favorable environment
Endotherm (+ex)
-rapid metabolism generates heat
-mammals, birds
Ectotherm (+ex)
-Warm body by absorbing heat from surroundings
-reptiles, fish, amphibians
Crocodiles have...
2 totally separate ventricles
Reptiles
Order Squamata
Lizards & snakes
Reptiles
Order Chelonia
Turtles & tortoises
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