Animal Groups
What do we call animals that have a backbone?
Vertebrates
What does “aquatic” mean?
Living, growing, or found in water
What does “spine” mean when talking about an animal’s body?
Backbone
What do we call animals whose body temperature changes with their environment?
cold-blooded
Which word means “not scary”: nonverbal, nonthreatening, or nonfictional?
Nonthreatening
Are butterflies vertebrates or invertebrates?
Invertebrates
What kind of water habitat do tropical fish live in?
Saltwater
What does “constant” mean?
Staying the same
What do we call animals that keep their body temperature steady?
warm-blooded
Choose the word that connects these ideas: “It was storming, ___ we stayed inside.”
but, so, because
so
What do we call animals that eat only plants?
Herbivores
What is the first stage in a frog’s life cycle?
Eggs
What does “classify” mean?
Put things into groups based on similarities
What do fish use their scales to help them do?
Move through the water
What does the prefix “non-” suggest in the word “nonthreatening”?
not
What do we call animals that eat both plants and meat?
Omnivores
What happens to a snake when it molts?
It sheds its skin as it grows.
What does “stately” mean?
Grand and impressive
What is one trait of mammals that helps feed their young?
Mammals make milk for their young.
Why is “because” a good connecting word in this sentence: “We stayed inside because the storm was unsafe”?
It tells why we stayed inside.
What is the name for a scientist who observes animals and groups them by similar traits?
Zoologist
Put these frog stages in order: eggs, tadpoles, young frogs, adult frog.
Eggs, tadpoles, young frogs, adult frog
Which word means “not common”?
uncommon, recommon, or precommon?
uncommon
Name one way birds can differ from one another.
Some birds cannot fly.
Which word means something staying the same?
stately, constant, classify
constant