Birds
This bird is the largest in the world
= Ostrich
All fish are _______- blooded
= cold
The process in which a snake loses its outer skin is called _________
= molting
Most lizards escape from danger by____________
shedding their tails
Most turtles are what kind of turtles
= freshwater turtles
This bird is only one that can fly backward
= Hummingbird
The breathing organs of the fish are called ________
= gills
The fastest snake is the _________
= African Black Mamba
The lizard that can change its color to match its surroundings is the ___________
The upper section of the turtle's shell is the ________
= carapace
This bird can dive through the air at speeds of 220 mph or more
= Peregrine Falcon
For protection, most fish have a coat of hard, rounded disks called _________
= scales
The largest poisonous snake in the world is the _____
= King Cobra
The lizard that is more at home in water than on land is the _________
= marine iguana
The round, tough layers of skin covering the turtle's shell are called the _________
= scutes
This bird encloses itself in its next with a mud wall
= Hornbill
The structure that helps the fish to stay at one level in the water without sinking is the ________
= swim bladder
The tiniest snake in the world is the __________
= Blind snake
The lizard that can squirt a stream of blood from its eyes is the ______________
= horned lizard
One of the only reptiles that guards its eggs until they hatch is the _________
= crocodile
This bird is the South American relative of the ostrich
= Rhea
A shark has a tough, flexible skeleton made of _____
= cartilage
The organ called Jacobson's organ helps the snake's sense of ______
= smell
The only lizards in the world that use poison to stun their prey are the _______ and _________
= gila monster and beaded lizard
The crocodilians that live only in the southeastern United States and along China's Yangtze River are the _______________
= alligators