Vocab
An animal with a backbone
What is vertebrate
A sea animal that is a vertebrate
What is:
dolphin, turtle, fish
The reason a jellyfish is classified as an invertebrate
What is it does not have a backbone
I am an invertebrate with jointed legs.
I am an Arthropod
An insect has ___________ legs
what is 6 legs
An animal without a backbone
What is an invertebrate
Which of these animals are the same type of vertebrate:
penguin, newt, alligator, dog, seal, trout
What is
Dog and Seal because they are both mammals
Which two invertebrates belong in the same group:
A.jellyfish and spider
B. ant and snail
C. beetle and walking stick
What is
C. beetle and walking stick
I have 3 main body segments.
I have 2 antennae.
I have 6 legs.
I am an insect.
My backyard has a conifer tree and an apple tree. They are in two different plant groups, why?
The conifer tree belongs with non-flowering plants that make seeds in cones
The apple tree is a flowering plant that makes seeds from flowers
An arthropod who has jointed legs
What is an insect
An adult toad uses lungs to breathe. Which animal breathes differently:
A. bear
B. crocodile
C. parrotfish
What is
C. parrotfish -uses gills
Which of the following is an arthropod:
A. cracker horse
B. mockingbird
C. largemouth bass
D. zebra longwing butterfly
What is
D. zebra longwing butterfly
I start my life in the water then move to land as I grow.
I am an amphibian.
How many legs does a scorpion have?
What is 8
An animal with fur
What is a mammal
A mountain lion is a mammal. What other vertebrates are mammals:
A. lizard
B. Kangaroo rat
C. owl
D. butterfly
What is
B. Kangaroo rat
Which of these is an arthropod?
A. lobster
B. snail
C. slug
D. squid
What is
A. lobster
I have scales and lungs to breathe.
I am a reptile.
Invertebrates
give live birth or lay eggs
what is lay eggs
Animals that are invertebrates, have segmented bodies, jointed legs and lay eggs
What are arthropods
I saw a bluebird, squirrel, fly, inchworm and a spider on my walk to the pool. Which of these are vertebrates? Invertebrates? Why?
V-Squirrel and bluebird because they have a backbone
I-fly, spider and inchworm because they do not have a backbone
Why is an ant considered an arthropod?
What is: It has segmented body parts, two antennae, 6 legs
I have gills.
I am a vertebrate.
I spend my whole life in water.
I am a fish.
what is the main difference between a reptile and an amphibian?
What is: A reptile has scales and lives on land. An amphibian has moist skin and starts life in the the water
Both lay eggs, both are vertebrates