Mammals
The organ mammals use to breathe
What are lungs?
What are gills?
What do most birds have to help them fly?
Wings
How do reptiles give birth to their young?
They lay eggs
How do amphibians give birth to their young?
They lay eggs.
Do mammals lay eggs?
No, with the exception of the platypus.
Name two examples of food that fish eat.
Plankton, worms, shrimp, algae, plants, other fish
What do birds have over their skin?
Feathers
What are MOST reptiles' main diet?
Insects or small rodents
Why do amphibians tend to live near water?
They need to keep their bodies from drying out
The name for the hair on mammals
What is fur?
What do fish have to help them swim?
Fins
What do birds have instead of teeth?
They have beaks.
What do reptiles have over their skin?
Either scales or a hard protective shell
How do amphibians breathe?
Through their skin
The way that mammals feed their babies
Babies drink milk from their mothers.
What do fish have over their skin?
Scales
What is it called when birds travel great distances each year?
Migration
What is it called when some reptiles change the color of their skin for survival?
Camouflage
Do amphibians have lungs or gills?
Both, gills when they are young and lungs when they are adults and live partly on land
What does it mean for mammals to be vertebrates?
They all have backbones
What does it mean for fish to be cold-blooded?
They cannot regulate their body temperatures by themselves
What is special about bird bones that helps them fly?
Bird bones are hollow
Why do many reptiles like to bask in the sun?
What is the name for the process when a tadpole turns into a frog?
Metamorphosis