Vertebrate Groups
Which group of animals has hair or fur and feeds its young with milk?
Mammals
What are birds covered with to keep them warm?
Feathers
What are animals without a backbone called?
invertebrates
What do fish use to breathe with?
gills
Which animals have feathers, lay eggs, and have beaks.
Birds
Mammals are warm-blooded, have hair or fur, and feed their young with ....
Milk
The five main groups of vertebrates are mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and ...
Fish
Animals that eat plants and other animals are called...
consumers
Name 2 characteristics of amphibians
Moist skin, cold-blooded, lay eggs, begin life in water; undergo metamorphosis (any two)
Which vertebrates have moist skin, live part of their life in water, and part on land?
Amphibians
Which group's eggs are soft and jelly-like often found in water?
Amphibian eggs
What is the largest group of vertebrates?
Mammals
An organism that breaks down dead things is called...
decomposer
Name two characteristics of mammals.
Warm-blooded; lungs, live babies, have hair or fur; feed young with milk (any two)
Which animals have dry, scaly skin and lay leathery eggs?
Reptiles
Which animals are cold-blooded and have moist skin for breathing?
Amphibians
The process where an animal changes form during its life cycle is called...
metamorphosis
What is a rabbit classified as on a food chain?
consumer
Name 2 characteristics of reptiles.
Dry, scaly skin; lay leathery eggs; cold-blooded (any two)
Fish
Reptile eggs are different from bird eggs because their shells are...
leathery
What does oviparous mean?
Animal that lays eggs
What is the main source of energy for almost all producers?
The sun
Give one example each of a producer, consumer, and decomposer.
Producer: grass; Consumer: rabbit; Decomposer: mushroom