Vocabulary
Animals with a backbone are called _____________
Vertebrate
Animals without a backbone are called _____________
Invertebrate
to group or sort objects is called ____________________
classify
zebra (covered in hair, warm blooded, makes milk for its young)
Mammal
pelican (covered in feathers, cold blooded, lays eggs)
Bird
A feature that helps a plant or animal survive is a/an _________________
adaptation
An characteristic that helps an organism compete is a ____________
advantage
to receive a trait from your parent is called _______________
inherit
tuna (covered in scales, cold blooded, lays eggs)
Fish
tree frog (smooth skin, cold blooded, lays eggs)
Amphibian
___________ are used to classify plants and animals.
Characteristics
something that causes a plant or animal to react is called a/an _____________
stimulus
A bird migrating is a/an __________________
instinct
elephant (covered in hair, warm blooded, makes milk for its young)
mammal
eagle (covered in feathers, cold blooded, lays eggs)
Bird