Mammals
Name two mammals you can find at Clearpool
Chinchilla, Guinea Pig, Ferret, Sheep, Pig, Rabbit, Goat, Dog, Human
Name two traits that all birds share.
Warm-blooded
Have lungs and breathe air
Lay eggs
Have feathers
Have beaks
Have wings (except Moa)
While there are exceptions to the rules: name 1 trait of a fish.
Have gills (breathe underwater)
Fins
Eggs
Cold-blooded
Name 2 traits of an amphibian.
Cold-blooded
No scales (porous skin)
Dual lives - live part of life in water and part of life on land (metamorphosize)
Jelly-like eggs
Name 2 traits of a reptile.
Breathe Air
Cold-Blooded
Scales
Hatch from eggs (some exceptions)
Name two traits that all mammals have in common.
Warm-blooded
Have hair/fur
Produce milk
Have lungs and breathe air
What is something special about bird skeletons?
They have hollow bones and some of their bones are fused.
What is special about shark, ray and chimaeras skeletons?
They are made of cartilage!
Frogs and toads belong to the Order Anura because they lack what as adults? (1 species is exception to the rule)
Tails!
What part of the body is a turtle shell fused with?
The spine and the ribs.
Are pigs even-toed hooved mammals or odd-toed hooved mammals?
Even-toed hooved mammal
What do feathers do for the bird?
Provide insulation
Used in flight
Social communication
Camouflage
Water repellant
Display
Sound production
What is a defense mechanism of the hagfish?
Producing thick slime!
Red efts are actually what juvenile species?
What is the difference between an alligator and a crocodile?
Alligators have rounded snouts and have no visible lower teeth (freshwater) while crocodiles have sharp snouts and have visible lower teeth (salt water).
What is North America's only native marsupial (pouched mammal)?
What kind of beak would a bird of prey have?
Hooked for ripping and tearing meat.
What is the largest fish?
The whale shark (12 meters)
How does the caecilian feed it's young?
With a fatty layer of tissue that the young bite off.
What do Tuatara lack but lizards have?
Ear holes!
What mammal family has only 1 species?
The aardvark family
Name two flightless birds.
Ostrich, Emu, Cassowary, Kiwi, Kakapo, Penguin, Extinct: Terror Bird, Moa, Dodo
Bony fish!
What order has the most species?
Frogs and toads
What was the smallest species of lizard?
The nano-chameleon! (Less than an inch long!)