Birth & Basics
The two main ways an animal can be born
egg and by birth
A baby frog that hatches from an egg in the water has a long tail and no legs. What is it called?
tadpole
A four-stage life cycle starts as an egg, changes into a wormlike creature, goes into a resting stage, and becomes a colorful flying insect. What animal is this?
butterfly
This group of animals has fur or hair, gives birth to live young, and feeds them milk.
mammals
A hawk has a sharp, hooked beak. What does this physical adaptation help the hawk do?
Tear meat
What are 3 main characteristics of a mammal?
warm-blooded, have hair or fur, give birth to live young
What is the word for a big change in body shape during an animal's life cycle, like a tadpole turning into a frog?
metamorphosis
True or False: "Larva" is another name for the wormlike stage of an insect
True
What are 3 main characteristics of a mammal?
warm-blooded, have hair or fur, give birth to live young
A duck has webbed feet. How do these specialized body parts help the duck survive?
Help them paddle smoothly in water
How do most mammals, such as dogs, cats, and humans, enter the world?
by birth
During this stage, the tadpole grows all four legs, its tail gets smaller, and it develops lungs
froglet
Butterflies go through a "complete" version of this big physical change, meaning the baby looks totally different from the adult. What is the scientific word for this?
metamorphosis
Name two animals that give birth to live young instead of laying eggs
cat, dog , whale,
The Arctic is an extremely cold, snowy environment. How do polar bears adapt to stay warm?
Thick layer of fat and dense fur
The stage in an animal's life cycle when it is old enough to reproduce
Adult stage
What is the very first stage of a frog's life cycle
egg
What is the name of the resting stage where the insect makes a covering or chrysalis for itself?
pupa
Which animal group is the only group that cannot rely completely on natural instincts right away and needs parents to teach them how to survive?
mammals
A chameleon can change the color of its skin to match a green leaf or brown branch. What is this adaptation called
camouflage
The definition of an organism
living thing
At the final adult stage, where does the frog live and what happens to its tail?
It lives on land/water and its tail is completely
This is the very first stage of a butterfly's life cycle, usually laid by the mother on the underside of a green leaf.
egg
What happens at the very end of all animal life cycles?
They die
What kind of defense does a skunk use when it is scared by a predator?