Animal Terms
What are animals that get heat from their environment called?
cold-blooded
What are animals without backbones called?
invertebrates
This animal has thick scales on the outside of their body. They are not aquatic. Who are they?
reptiles
A grasshopper would be considered this because it has no backbone.
Invertebrate
Humans are this class of animal. What are they?
mammals
What is comparing or organizing things into groups?
classifying
Who are the animals that begin their lives in the water and live the rest of their lives on land?
amphibians
What are the cold-blooded animals?
amphibians, fish, and reptiles
Animals that make their own heat are called what?
warm-blooded
Fish are covered in what?
scales
This animal is covered in hair or fur.
mammals
I am cold-blooded, have lungs, scales, and lay eggs. Who am I?
reptile
Animals with backbones are called what?
vertebrates
Fish use what to breathe underwater?
gills
I am aquatic, lay eggs, have scales, and breathe using my gills. Who am I?
fish
Birds and some other animals do this when they move from one climate to another. What is this called?
migration
This is the process which produces energy in most animals' bodies. Birds have a very high ________ because they need that energy in order to fly.
metabolism
A reptile's skin is thick to hold moisture in and keep the animal from becoming dried out. What is the skin called?
scales
I lay eggs, I am warm-blooded, have feathers, and most of us can fly. Who am I?
birds
What person focuses on the relationships between different types of cats?
A taxonomist