Mammals
True or False: A shark is a mammal.
False! A shark is a fish! You can tell by noticing its gills.
Most birds are covered with this.
What are feathers?
True or false: An orca is a fish.
False! An orca is a type of dolphin, a mammal.
True or false: A frog is a reptile.
False!!!! A frog is a type of amphibian.
Name one type of amphibian.
Possible answers: Frog, Toad, Salamander, Newt
Possible answers: Warm blooded, live young, give milk to babies, fur or hair
Name one flightless bird.
Ostrich, Emu, Kiwi, Penguin
What are fish bodies usually covered in?
Scales
This reptile, has a venomous bite that can kill if not treated. It warns you before it strikes, though.
Rattlesnake.
Are amphibians cold or warm blooded?
Cold blooded
What is the largest mammal on Earth (and the largest animal every to have lived?)
The blue whale!!!
True or false: Birds are only carnivores.
False. Some birds are carnivores and some are herbivores.
Name a characteristic of a fish.
Fins, Scales, Gills
Are reptiles warm blooded or cold blooded - what does each mean?
Cold blooded - their temperature changes with the outside temperature. (warm blooded is when the animal keeps a constant temperature)
In a food chain, name something that a frog may eat.
Usually insects or worms
This mammal is "naked" and blind, and can actually stop breathing oxygen but still stay alive because it lives in deep dark tunnels.
Naked Mole Rat
How do you know an animal is a bird?
Feathers, warm blooded, and eggs
True or false: A fish has bones.
True! Fish are vertebrates so they have bones!
What is the difference between poisonous and venomous?
Venom muse be injected, poison must be ingested - eaten.
True or false: Most amphibians have very sensitive skin that some "breathe" through.
True.
Name an egg-laying mammal.
Echidna or Platypus.
What do penguins use their wings for?
Flippers!
Do fish need oxygen to live?
Yes!!! They take oxygen out of the water, but they don't get it out of the AIR.
Are their reptiles that live in the water?
Yes! Crocs and alligators, also some snakes.
What is the difference between a frog and a toad?
Frogs: live near water, can jump further and have longer legs.
Toads: can live further away from water and hop in short jumps. Short stubby legs.