Classification Of Animals
Chapter Name : Animal Kingdom |
Sub Topic Code : 103_11_04_02_14 |
Topic Name : Classification Of Animals |
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Sub Topic Name : Class-Amphibia |
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Introduction
Amphibians are animals that can live both in aquatic and terrestrial habitats. They have a moist skin and no scales.
Pre-Requisites:
Class osteichthyes and its various unique features and the basis of division of phylum chordate into various classes.
Activity:
Go to the biology lab and observe the specimen of a frog.Observe the moist skin and the absence of scales.
Real Life Question:
Is turtle an amphibian?
Key Words / FlashCards
| Key Words | Definitions (pref. in our own words) |
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| Tympanum Cloaca | A hearing organ present on both sides of the head instead of the ear. A single posterior opening that serves as the opening of alimentary canal, reproductive tract and the urinary tract. |
Learning aids / Gadgets
| Gadgets | How it can be used |
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| Watch some documentaries/videos of amphibians like frog, salamander. | See the animals switching between aquatic and terrestrial habitats. |
Places to visit :
Biology Laboratory
Practical examples around us
| Examples | Explainations |
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| Tadpoles are aquatic whereas the adult frogs are both aquatic and terrestrial. |
What you learn in Theory:
Various unique features of ambhphians like moist skin, cloaca.
What you learn in Practice:
Some animals can live in both terrestrial and aquatic habitats.