Kinds of Animals
What does warm-blooded mean?
Warm-blooded means animals keep their bodies warm with energy from their own bodies.
What is a web of life?
It's how all the animals and plants are connected.
Where do animals live in the wild?
They live in their habitats.
What does endangered mean?
Endangered means the number of animals is decreasing.
What are some special features of mammals?
What are three invertebrates?
Snails
starfish
octopus
worms
insects
What is a wildlife refuge?
A wildlife refuge is a special place where people protect animals’ habitats and don’t hunt them.
What is special about deciduous forests?
They lose their leaves in the fall.
How do animals become endangered?
overfishing
pollution
too much hunting
habitat loss
predators
What are some special features of reptiles?
Reptiles have scales and lay eggs.
What are three amphibians?
frog
toad
salamander
Why is it bad for animals to become extinct?
It changes the web of life in the habitat.
What animals live in the desert?
say two
Camels and scorpions live in the desert.
How can we protect the habitats?
We can make wildlife refuges.
What are some special features of birds?
Birds have feathers and lay eggs.
They are warm-blooded.
What are three birds?
peacock
turkey
penguin
ostrich
What happens when the web of life is changed?
Other plants and animals can become too crowded and can hurt the habitat.
How does a habitat get destroyed?
People cut down trees or pollution makes it dirty.
What are some endangered animals?
What are some special features of fish??
Fish breathe with gills and live in the water.
What are three fish?
Sharks
goldfish
clownfish
seahorse
What can you do to stop pollution?
Drive electric cars
pick up trash
recycling
stop smoking
not use plastic bags
What are different kinds of habitats?
There are ocean, grassland, forest, polar, mountains, freshwater, and desert habitats.
How can animals lose their habitats?
People can use the land too much.
Pollution can destroy the habitat.
People cut down many trees in the forest.
What are some special features of amphibians?
Amphibians breathe with their skin and live both in water and on land.
They go through metamorphosis.