Food
Eats mainly insects
insectivore
This is an arthropod with 2 body segments and 8 legs
arachnid
this animal gets its food by allowing water to flow through its body
sponge
These animals have no backbone
invertebrates
Are most animals invertebrate or vertebrates?
invertebrates.
eats other animals
carnivore
An arthropod with 5 pairs of legs and a claw is
both an octopus and an oyster are what?
a mollusk because they have a soft body and mantle
Vertebrates can grow larger because...
because they have support for their body size.
why is a spider not an insect?
because it has 2 body segments and 8 legs. Insects only have 3 segments and 6 legs.
eats plants only
herbivore
this organism has MANY body segments and MANY legs
centipede
These animals, like earthworms, have segments and move by using setae
annelids
shrimp and spiders are both what?
arthropods because they have jointed legs, and exoskeleton, and a segmented body.
These are the stinging parts on some animals
nematocysts.
eats both plants and animals
omnivore
Amphibians, fish, and reptiles are all what?
cold-blooded
This animal has radial symmetry and tube feet
Name the stages of incomplete metamorphosis
1. egg 2. nymph 3. adult
why can ticks cause health problems?
This organism has 3 body segments and 3 pairs of legs.
insect
birds and mammals are
warm blooded
Name the 4 stages of complete metamorphosis for a butterfly
1. egg
2. larva or caterpillar
3. pupa or chrysalis
4. adult
what are filter feeders?
animals that eat organisms that float through the water.
Why do coldblooded animals have a hard time living in cold places?
because they depend on their environment for warmth and since cold environments can't warm them, they wouldn't survive.