PPT-Amphibians 1st tetrapods

Test 2 Amphibians and Reptiles Objective 1 Describe the characteristics of Modern Amphibians Objective 2 Describe characteristics of the following orders Apoda Urodela Anura Give examples of each. Ron Chakrabarty. Mark . Juhn. Daniel Montgomery. Andrew Tung. Amphibians. Family . Amphibia. Amphibians – General/Unique Characteristics. Moist, glandular skin with no scales. Feet lack claws and are often webbed. Taxonomy of Amphibians. Kingdom . Animalia. Phylum . Chordata. Subphylum Vertebrata. Class . Amphibia. Order . Urodela. . (salamanders & newts). Order . Anura. . (frogs & toads). Amphibian diversity. Anura. (. frogs, ~4000 sp.); . Caudata. (salamanders, ~450 sp.); . Gymnophiona. (caecilians, ~175 sp.). Skin. permeable. respiration. mucous glands. poison glands. biphasic . lifestyle. Biology 342. Phylogeny . of . Basal . Tetrapoda. The group of bony fishes that gave rise to land-dwelling vertebrates and their descendants (. Tetrapoda. , or colloquially, “. tetrapods. ”) was the lobe-finned fishes, or . Chapter 9. Introduction. Transitions from water to land and from land to air have allowed for a great diversity of forms within the appendicular skeleton.. As with many other designs, form closely follows function.. Classification. Kingdom: Animalia. Phylum: Chordata. Subphylum: Vertebrates. Class: Amphibians. Examples- frogs, toads, salamanders newts. The Link. Amphibians-link between aquatic fish & terrestrial reptile animals.. Encloses spinal cord, (dorsal aorta). Site of muscle attachment. Suspends body - . tetrapods. . . Somites. Somites. . – metameric blocks . of . mesoderm that . form early in development. Somites in green. Chapter 34. “Never grow . a wishbone . where your backbone ought to be” . -Clementine . Paddleford. Origin of . Tetrapods. First . tetrapods. diverged 365 million years ago . (________). ________________________and shallow inland lakes with muddy bottoms likely selected for early . Adaptations to Meet Challenges of Life on Land. Challenges of Life on Land vs. Water. Adaptation to Meet Challenge . Air much less buoyant than water so must move against gravity. Limbs develop;. skeletal and muscle systems become stronger. Amphibians are eukaryotic, heterotrophic vertebrates. They have thin, smooth, moist skin. Some of them have fish-like scales and none of them have claws.. They are ectothermic (coldblooded).. They have external gills and lungs.. Adaptations to Meet Challenges of Life on Land. Challenges of Life on Land vs. Water. Adaptation to Meet Challenge . Air much less buoyant than water so must move against gravity. Limbs develop;. skeletal and muscle systems become stronger. Amphibians “Double Life” Adaptations to Meet Challenges of Life on Land Challenges of Life on Land vs. Water Adaptation to Meet Challenge Air much less buoyant than water so must move against gravity Amphibians “Double Life” Adaptations to Meet Challenges of Life on Land Challenges of Life on Land vs. Water Adaptation to Meet Challenge Air much less buoyant than water so must move against gravity Chapter 34. “Never grow . a wishbone . where your backbone ought to be” . -Clementine . Paddleford. Origin of . Tetrapods. First . tetrapods. diverged 365 million years ago . (________). ________________________and shallow inland lakes with muddy bottoms likely selected for early .