arthropods, gastropods and worms
how many legs do spiders have?
8
what is the male leader of a pack wolves called?
Alpha male
what defines a turtle?
it's shell or carapace
name 1 venomous mammal?
shrews, selenedons, bat, lorises and platypus
what are spinnerets?
organs that spin a spider's thread
do slugs have shells?
yes! inside their body
what are 3 things that define a mammal?
Backbone, 1 lower jawbone, nurses with milk, has hair or breathe oxygen through air.
what is the difference between a lizard and a tautara?
No ear holes
what is a rhino's horn made of?
keratin
what animals are in the order Sqaumata
lizards and snakes
what is a scorpion telson?
it's stinger
what do otters, skunks and kinkajou have in common?
they're all part of mustelidae or they all have musk glands.
why do snakes "stick out their tongue"?
because they're using their jacobson's organ to sense dust particles
what is a "hot blooded horse"?
a small horse built for speed
how many marsupials live in North America and what is it?
1, the opussum
what is the radula on a slug or snail?
a rasping tongue to scrape food into it's mouth
what disease do armadillos sometimes carry?
leprosy
what are some special features of theropods?
they were bipedal, most had 5 or 3 fingers and toes and serrated feet
what's so special about the bark scorpion and where does it live?
it has the only venom dangerous to people in the US, and it lives in southern USA
what is a filly?
a young female horse
name 7 parasites you learned about
flatworms, roundworms, ascaris, whipworms, hookworms, guinea worms, filarial worm, strichnella, pinworm or toxocara
what is the scientific name for the gorilla?
Gorilla gorilla
what is family Ornithischia?
bird-hipped dinos
name 5 scientific names
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what are 10 of your favorite facts?
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