BODY SYSTEMS & PHYSIOLOGY
A bony structure that vertebrates have and invertebrates do not.
What is a backbone?
These animals have six legs and three body parts.
What are insects?
This group of vertebrates has feathers and lays eggs.
A: What are birds?
I have a backbone, scales, and live in water.
What is a fish?
This structure helps insects protect their bodies.
What is an exoskeleton?
This group includes animals with soft bodies, sometimes protected by shells (like snails).
What are mollusks?
These animals can produce milk.
A: What are mammals?
I have no backbone, a soft body, and move by contracting my muscles.
What is a worm?
Fish use it to breathe underwater
What are gills?
These animals have jointed legs and an exoskeleton.
What are arthropods?
This vertebrate group has dry, scaly skin and lays eggs on land.
A: What are reptiles?
I have eight legs and no antennae.
What is a spider?
Jellyfish use it to sting.
What are nematocyst?
These animals do not move and their body is usually cylindrical.
What are porifera?
This vertebrate group has gills.
What are fish?
I have gills in my head and walk in 4 legs.
What is an axolotl?
These animals can become parasites.
What are nematodes?
What are cnidarians?
These animals live both in water and on land during their life cycle.
A: What are amphibians?
I have a flat body and alluring colours, when cut in half my body can regenerate.
What are flatworms?