Animals 1
What is a vertebrate?
A vertebrate is an animal that has a spine or backbone.
List 2 features of a mammal.
Mammals are warm-blooded animals that feed their young with milk, have fur or hair, and breathe air with lungs.
What is an example of an amphibian?
Frogs, salamanders, newts, and caecilians.
List 2 features of a reptile.
They have scaly skin and they breathe using lungs. Most reptiles lay eggs.
An ostrich is so fast it can outrun a __________???
Horse
Which is not a mammal?
A horse
A shark
A cow
A shark
Birds are the only animal that have__________???
Feathers
List 2 features of birds.
Birds are the only animals that have feathers. They are warm-blooded and have wings, a beak, and two legs. They also lay eggs.
Name 2 features of fish.
They have gills to help them breathe and scales to help them move through the water.
Are amphibians cold blooded or warm blooded?
Amphibians are cold-blooded meaning their bodies don’t automatically regulate their temperature.
Are birds warm blooded or cold blooded?
Warm blooded
There are more than ________________ species of fish.
Scientists believe there are more than 24000 species of fish in the world.
Give an examples of an invertebrate.
Examples of invertebrates include butterflies, grasshoppers, worms, spiders, starfish, and squid.
Are reptiles cold blooded or warm blooded?
Reptiles are cold-blooded animals born on land.
What is an invertebrate?
An invertebrate is an animal that does NOT have a spine.
A fish is cold blooded or warm blooded.
Cold blooded.
What is an amphibian? List 2 features.
Amphibians are born in the water and breathe with gills like a fish. When they grow up, they develop lungs and can live on land.
Amphibians are cold-blooded meaning their bodies don’t automatically regulate their temperature. Their body temperature depends on whether it is cold or hot outside.
How many amphibians are there?
There are more than 4,000 amphibians.
What is the percentage of the worlds animals that are invertebrates?
Over 96% of the worlds animals are invertebrates.
List 2 reptiles.
Reptiles include snakes, lizards, alligators, and turtles.