GNERAL
Small vertebrates that need water, or a moist environment, to survive.
They can breathe and absorb water through their very thin skin.
Amphibians
/amˈfɪbɪəns/
Hard structure that supports the body of a living thing. It can be inside the body or outside the body. It supports the skin, muscle and tissue, and all the organs that are inside the body. It protects important internal organs like the brain, heart and lungs.
Skeleton
Give three examples of viviparous
/vɪˈvɪp(ə)rəs/ animals
1. Dogs
2. Cows
3. Humans
Viviparous - develop embryo inside the body of the parent.
Which of these is not one of the sense organs?
a) Taste
b) Laugh
c) Smell
d) Sight
b) Laugh
Your body couldn’t breathe without this system. Which one is it?
Respiratory system.
One of the three tiny bones in the ear. It moves when the ear drum vibrates.
HINT: It's also a tool for driving in nails.
Hammer.
Animals that don't have a backbone. Some have soft bodies, like worms, slugs and jellyfish. Others, like insect or spiders, have a hard outer casing called an exoskeleton.
invertebrates
/ɪnˈvəːtɪbrəts/
Name 3 creatures that have skeletons inside their bodies.
mammals, birds, reptiles (and fish)
The _______ is the organ for tasting.
a) nose
b) eye
c) tongue
d) skin
c) tongue
A fertilized cell that will grow into a new animal or plant.
Zygote
/ˈzʌɪɡəʊt/
The only mammals which can fly.
Bats.
Animals with a spinal cord. (birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals)
vertebrates
/ˈvəːtɪbrəts/
Name two animals from the group of cnidarians.
/nɪˈdɛːrɪən/
corals,
jellyfish,
Our eye is the organ for __________.
sight
Another name for a sponge.
Porifera
A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding. It is a basic unit of biological classification.
species
/ˈspiːʃiːz/
Where in the body are new blood cells made?
a) brain
b) heart
c) bones
d) liver
BONES
Blood cells are made in bone marrow inside your bones.
Name three creatures that have skeletons outside their bodies.
HINT: These creatures all have skeletons made of hard plates or shells.
insects (like ants and bees),
arachnids (spiders and scorpions),
sea creatures (like crabs and lobsters).
When you touch any hot or cold object, the skin send information to the ___________ and it tells you that what you are touching is either hot or cold.
a) hand
b) head
c) brain
d) eye
c) brain
The process by which larvae transform into the adult form.
Metamorphosis
What is the largest mammal in the world?
A whale.
How many bones do sharks have?
0.
Name three animals from the group of mollusc.
/ˈmɒləsk/
1. snails,
2. clams,
3. octopus.
also: slugs,oysters, mussels, scallops.
Molluscs - Some common features are :
The tongue's __________ gather information in four different ways.
a) light buds
b) chopping buds
c) taste buds
d) sense buds
Animals that lay their eggs.
Oviparous animals.
/əʊˈvɪp(ə)rəs/