Vocabulary 1.0
Vocabulary 2.0
Checking for Understanding
Inquiry Skills and Critical Thiking
Critical Thinking
100
An animal with hair or fur that feeds its young milk is a ___________.
What is mammal?
100
A gas, found in the air or water, that animals need is ___________.
What is oxygen?
100
Are mammals warm-blooded or cold-blooded?
What is warm-blooded?
100
What is one important way scientists group animals? A. By their ages. B. By their lengths. C. By their colors D. By whether they have a backbone.
What is D. By whether they have a backbone?
100
A scientist finds an animal's nest. The nest has pieces of eggshell and feathers. Infer what the animal is and how it will get from one place to place. Explain.
The animal must be a bird because it hatched from and egg and has feathers. Since most birds can fly, it must fly from place to place.
200
An animal without a backbone is called an____________.
What is an invertebrate?
200
A moist-skinned animal that lives near water is an _________________.
What is an amphibian?
200
How do mammals that live in the water get oxygen? A. They take it in through their gills. B. Their skin absorbs it. C. They come to the top of the water to breathe air. D. They don't need oxygen.
What is c. They come to the top of the water to breathe air?
200
Compare and contrast amphibians with reptiles a. (You are explaining how they are the same AND how they are different)
They both hatch from eggs. They are different because amphibians have moist skin and legs as adults and reptiles have dry, scaly skin.
200
Which animal group has mostly live births?
What is a mammal?
300
A dry, scaly animal that lays eggs and lives on land is called a ______________
What is a reptile?
300
A vertebrate that lives its whole life in water is a ____________.
What is a fish?
300
Which is not a trait of mammals? A. Fur B. Giving birth to live young. C. Feathers D. Feeding milk to their young.
What are feathers?
300
A bat can fly, but it not a bird. A bat is mammal. Use what you know about mammals to identify some traits of bats.
- Bats have fur - Give birth to live young - Feed milk to their young made by the mother's body
300
A friend tells you that a frog and a fish belong to the same group because they both live in a pond. Do you agree or disagree? Explain why.
I disagree. Frogs are amphibians, not fish. Fish spend their entire lives in water, but frogs spend only part of their time in water. Adult frogs breathe with lungs, fish breathe with gills. Also, fish have scales, and frogs do not.
400
An animal with a backbone is called a _____________.
What is a vertebrate?
400
Which detail below is not a basic need of animals? A. color B. food C. Shelter D. water
What is a color?
400
In what way are birds and mammals alike? A. They both have feathers. B. Thye both have fur. C. The both breathe with lungs. D. They both give birth to live young.
What is (c) They both breathe with lungs.
400
Which animal is matched with its correct trait? A. Amphibians- has gills as an adult B. Birds- live on land and under water C. Fish- has feathers D. Reptile- has skin with scales
What is a reptile?
400
What do all animals need in order to survive?
What is water, shelter, oxygen, and food?
500
A vertebrate with two legs, wings, and feathers is a ______________.
What is a bird?
500
Why do animals need shelter? A. for food B. for protection C. for quiet D. for water
What is b protection?
500
An animal that has feathers, does not give birth to live young, and does not feed its young milk belongs to which vertebrate group? A. amphibians B. Birds C. mammals D. reptiles.
What is B. Birds?
500
Which animal has no backbone? A. Dolphin B. Clam C. Lizard D. Snake
What is b. clam?
500
What two traits do mammals and birds have in common? A. They both have 2 feet. B. They both have feathers. C. They both hatch from eggs. D. They both breathe air through lungs.
What is a and d.
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