Characteristics
True or False
Warm blooded animals rely on the environment to warm their internal temperatures.False
What does the word aquatic mean?
A. Living in underground
B. Living in water and out of water
C. Living in water
C. Living in water
What two ways do scales help fish?
a. they help them move through water easier
b. they make them taste bad so no one eats them
c. they help them camouflage from predators
d. they create a protective layer
a. they help them move through water easier
d. they create a protective layer
What are carnivores?
What is the habitat for an amphibian?
A snake when it sheds its skin
List the stages of a frogs life cycle in order
a. egg, young amphibian, tadpole, adult amphibian
b. young amphibian, egg, adult amphibian, tadpole
c. egg, tadpole, young amphibian, adult amphibian
c. egg, tadpole, young amphibian, adult amphibian
What are herbivores?
Animals that eat only plants
Which group of animals does not have a spine?
invertebrates
What does the word constant mean?
A. Happens sporadically
B. Changes slowly
C. Stays at the same pace
C. Stays at the same pace
A. Some birds can't fly
B. Some birds don't have feathers
C. Some birds are cold blooded
A. Some birds can't fly
What does nonfiction mean?
A story that is TRUE!
Who is a zoologist?
Someone who classifies animals.
Use the word stately in a sentence correctly.
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What is NOT true about mammals?
A. Mammals make milk for their babies
B. Most mammals give birth to live young
C. Mammals have gills to breathe underwater
C. Mammals have gills to breathe underwater
What is a biography?
A true story written about a person
What group of animals produce milk to feed their young?
mammals
What does the word spine mean in the sentence below?
Seeing the scary monster sent shivers up his spine.
a. part of a book
b. sharp point
c. backbone
c. backbone
what is the difference between vertebrates and invertebrates?
vertebrates have a backbone
invertebrates do not have a backbone
Which sentence is an example of something that is constant?
a. The sound of the water dripping is loud on some days and quiet on others.
b. The runner runs at the same steady pace during all her long races.
c. The weather keeps changing today, so we will not play outside.
b. The runner runs at the same steady pace during all her long races.
Where did Jane Goodall go to study chimpanzees?
Africa