Owls
Animal Classification
Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Definitions
100
The undigested remains such as fur, hair, and bones.
What is an owl pellet.
100
Insects
These animals have 6 legs, 3 body parts and lay eggs.
100
These animals do not have a backbone.
What is an invertebrate?
100
The soft, fluffy feathers under the top layer of feathers.
What is down.
100
These are called producers in a food chain.
What are plants.
200
Nocturnal
What is an animal called that sleeps during the day and is awake at night?
200
Fish
These animals are cold-blooded, lay eggs, and breath with gills.
200
A baby owl is called this.
What is an owlet.
200
What an animal is called that hunts another animal for food.
What is a predator.
200
These are called consumers in a food chain.
What are animals.
300
What are talons.
What is another name for sharp claws?
300
Mammals
These animals are warm-blooded and give birth to live young and have hair or fur.
300
This is another word for throwing up.
What is regurgitate.
300
Birds of prey such as owls, hawks, and eagles are also known by this name.
What are raptors.
300
Animals that only eat meat are called this.
What are carnivores.
400
This is what the stomach is called that digests the soft parts of the animal such as skin and muscles.
What is a gizzard?
400
Amphibians
What are animals that live both on land and in the water.
400
An animal that is being hunted is called this.
What is prey.
400
Plants get their energy from this.
What is the sun.
400
Animals that only eat plants are called this.
What are herbivores.
500
What are mice, rats, shrews, moles
Rodents
500
Reptiles
These animals are cold-blooded, have scales and hatch from eggs.
500
These organisms feed off dead plants and animals.
What are fungi, worms and bacteria.
500
A series of organisms dependent on each other for food is called this.
What is a food chain.
500
Animals that eat both plants and meat are called this.
What are omnivores.
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