Amphibians & Cnidarians
This is the form of most cnidarians.
What is radial symmetry?
This makes fish harder to see from above and from below.
What is countershading?
These include clams, oysters, and mussels.
What are bivalves?
The latitude at which a bird lives can determine this trait.
What is egg color?
These will result in a male reptile being born.
What are extreme temperatures? (High or low)
Though it is out of our human control, these are two of the biggest threats to amphibian life.
What are sun and wind?
This allows fish to feel vibrations and sense pressure changes.
What is the lateral line?
This is the part of a mollusk that wills secrete a shell.
What is the mantle?
These include emus, ostriches, and penguins.
What are flightless birds?
Reptile skin is made up of one or both of these.
What are scales and bony plates?
This is both a type of cnidarian as well as a development stage in jellyfish.
What is a polyp?
This practice helps protect marine species and their environments through wise purchasing decisions.
What is responsible consumerism?
Crabs and shrimp are included in this group.
This allows for birds to be light enough to fly.
What are hollow bones?
These reptiles give "live birth."
What are boas and pythons?
Unlike most of its kind, this animal has eyes and is able to swim.
What is a box jellyfish?
This allows for fish to extract oxygen from the water.
What is counter-current oxygen exchange?
This jig is used by bees to communicate the direction, distance, and quality of a food scource.
What is a waggle dance?
This is the bird with the world's longest wingspan, measuring 12 feet.
What is the wandering albatross?
Because of this, reptiles must use the outside world to control their body temperature. (scientific term)
What is ectothermic?
Cnidarians often eat these bioluminescent creatures.
What are dinoflagellates?
These are the sacks that sharks lay their young in.
What are mermaid's purses?
These are three of the four colors that bees can differentiate.
What are (pick three) yellow, blue, blue-green, and ultraviolet?
This is the state in which a hummingbird slows its heart rate and metabolism to a crawl.
What is torpor?
This is how one can tell the difference between an alligator and a crocodile.
What is "see you later" and "after awhile?"