Animals
Which of these animals is a vertebrate?
Cat, spider, worm, snail
Cat
Which plant makes spores?
non flowering plants like ferns, mosses, and fungus
Which animal is an invertebrate?
shark, squid, dolphin, whale
squid
A tree losing its leaves in the fall and winter is a response to what change?
change in temperature/weather
Bird are similar to mammals in many ways, one difference is how they reproduce. How did birds reproduce?
They lay eggs
Which group do frogs belong to?
amphibians
How does a pine tree (conifer) reproduce?
Cones with seeds inside
A shark is a vertebrate because it
has a backbone
What is it called when an animal moves to a new location in response to a change in seasons (temperature/weather) or their environment?
Reptiles are cold-blooded and their body covering is ______and _________.
dry and scaly
A student sees a mother animal and its baby. The animals have fur. The baby is drinking milk from its mother. How should the student classify the animals?
mammal
flowering, they produce seeds
Describe at least one characteristic of arthropods.
jointed legs, invertebrates, exoskeleton, segmented body, 6 or more legs
A bear can not quickly migrate in response to seasonal changes so they will ____________________ instead to save energy until Spring arrives and food is easy to find.
hibernate
What body covering do amphibians have?
wet, slimy skin
what is a vertebrate?
an animal with a backbone
A fern is classified as a _________________________ plant.
non flowering
A crab, lobster, and shrimp are classified as ___________.
arthropods
In what season do the leaves on trees return and animals come of out hibernation?
Spring
How do reptiles breathe and reproduce?
with lungs and most lay eggs
Which statement is NOT true?
A snake is an amphibian, an alligator is a reptile, an ostrich is a bird, a deer is a mammal
a snake is an amphibian is incorrect
snakes are reptiles
Do spore-producing plants need birds and bees to help them reproduce?
No, because they have no pollen to spread.
Which an animal has a hard outer skeleton, called an exoskeleton?
arthropods
Plants can not migrate in response to a seasonal change, but they do go into a rest period and lose their leaves. What is this rest period called?
Dormancy or going dormant
Amphibians don't breathe like any other animal group, explain how they breathe.
They start with gills and then develop lungs