Animal Needs
Without _____, animals could not breathe.
What is an animal with a backbone called?
Vertebrate
What is the only group of animals that have feathers covering their bodies?
Birds
What is it called when an animal sleeps through the winter?
What is the name of the fastest land animal?
Cheetah
Space
What is it called when an animals body temperature stays the same?
Warm-blooded
What are the names of the two groups of animals with scales covering their bodies?
Fish (wet scales)
Reptiles (dry scales)
What is the seasonal movement of animals from one place to another called?
Migration
Name two types of birds that cannot fly.
Ostriches
Penguins
Kiwis
Emus
Animals need food. An animal that eats both plants and animals is called what?
Omnivore
What is it called when an animals body temperature changes with the environment?
Cold-blooded
Which groups of animals are cold-blooded?
Fish
Reptiles
Amphibians
Some animals use this to help blend into their environment.
Camouflage
What animal is the fastest animal of them all?
Peregrine falcon
Animals need to be able to have all of their needs met in their _____.
Habitat
What is an animals without a backbone called?
Invertebrate
Which groups of animals have a vertebrae?
Mammals
Birds
Fish
Reptiles
Amphibians
Fish use _____ and _____ to help them swim.
Tail
Fins
What is the name of the fastest fish?
Sailfish
What are the five things that animals need to survive?
Air (oxygen)
Water
Food
Shelter
Space
What is it called when an animal goes though a BIG change?
Metamorphosis
List two facts that are only true about mammals.
Hair or fur on their bodies.
Live babies.
Babies drink mother's milk.
What is it called when an animal looks like another animal, in order to protect itself?
Mimicry
Name two of your teacher's five favourite animals.
Giraffe
Moose
Elephant
Chipmunk
Highland Cow