Classifications I
Biomes
Vocabulary
Classification II
Miscellaneous
Final Jeopardy
200

These all have an internal spinal column

What are vertebrates?

200

A major life zone or vast ecological community that has a particular climate and animal type

What is a biome?

200

Means stinging nettle

What is cnidarian?

200

An external structure that extends from the main body

What is an appendage?

200

This helps fish survive their environment

What is their shape?

400

95% of all animals

What are invertebrates?

400

The two key elements of a biome

What are temperature and rainfall?

400

Tough fibrous protein makes up feathers

What is keratin?

400

These have three body segments and six legs

What are insects?

400

Feather function is determined by these two factors

What are structure and shape?

600

Their body temperature depends on surrounding environment

What are ectotherms?

600

Biome defined by strong dry winds and permanently frozen subsoil

What is arctic?

600

Invertebrates with two matching, hinged shells

What are bivalves?

600

These have two body segments and eight legs

What are arachnids?

600

Vertebrates defined by metamorphosis, they use gills early in life until lungs grow


What are amphibians?

600

Three characteristics of fish anatomy

What are generally covered in scales, breathe with gills, obtain oxygen from water, fins, most lay eggs in water

800

Bony, cartilaginous, jawless

What are the three classes of fish?

800

The largest land biome with almost exclusively conifers, harsh cold, and low precipitation

What is Taiga?

800

A mollusk with a single shell, most are carnivores

What is a gastropod?

800

The three characteristics all mammals have

What are body hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands?

800

Known for scaly, waterproof skin

What are reptiles?

1000

The five major classes of vertebrates

What are fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals?

1000

Biome with four distinct seasons and plants grow 4-6 months

What is temperate forest?

1000

The largest invertebrate

What are cephalopods?

1000

This group has rough, spiny skin, they are bottom feeders, and have radial symmetry.

What are echinoderms?

1000

Warmth, flight, steering, attract a mate, and confuse predators

What are the five functions of a feather?

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