Vertebrates
Fish
Dinosaurs
Aboriginal and Metis Peoples Knowledge
BONUS QUESTIONS!!!
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What is my name?

Michele Pinnock

100
How do fish swim?
They swim moving their special fins or 'wings' and breathe through gills through or above the water.
100
How is a fossil created?
Once an animal dies the soft tissue decomposes and the bones are left. After awhile thick mud and sand cover up the bones and creates a fossil.
100
True or False? Metis peoples believe that nature is meant for humans to pollute.
False.
100
What are four characteristics of a bird?
-Feathers and wings. -A bill or beak for a mouth and no teeth. -Lightweight or hollow bones. -Warm blooded -Breathe through lungs. -Have two legs with talons. -Eat a variety of food including insects, plants, small mammals, or other birds. -Lay hard-shelled eggs and incubate their young.
200
What is a Vertebrate?
A Vertebrate is any animal that has a skeleton which contains a backbone made up of little parts called vertebrae.
200
What are two characteristics that help a fish survive in it's habitat(water) and why does it help the fish?
-Body covered in scales -Fins -Breathing through gills -No neck
200
What is a fossil record?
The fossil record is a record made of all the fossils of species that have existed on Earth.
200
True or False? Metis people believe we need to take care of nature.
True.
200
What are two characteristics of an amphibian?
-Adults live mostly on land breathing through lungs. -Soft, moist skin. -Cold-blooded. -Four legs. -Most eat small insects or fish. -Most lay soft-shelled eggs in water, breathing through gills.
300
What precentage of the world are vertebrates?
The precentage of vertebrates of the world is 2%. The world has 98% of invertebrates.
300
True or False? Fish all live in water and can only swim.
False.
300
What are scientists that study dinosaurs and other forms of life that lived long ago called?
Paleontologists.
300
What is Place-based knowledge?
Place-based knowledge is knowledge that Aboriginal peoples use to survive. Such as using plants for medicine, Wood for heat or boats, watching the animals hibernate, and birds migrate.
300
What are two characteristics of a reptile?
-Live on land or water. -Dry skin covered with hard overlapping scales. -Cold-blooded. -Most have four legs with claws for digging. -Breathe through lungs. -Eat a variety of insects, small animals, and some fruit and vegetables. -Most lay eggs on land.
400
What is the difference between warm-blooded and cold-blooded vertebrates?
Warm-blooded vertebrates maintain their body temperature at a particular temperature no matter where they are. Cold-blooded vertebrates' body temperature is the same as their surrounding environment.
400
Name three places in Saskatchewan that fish live in?
Struther's Lake, Dixon Lake, Saskatchewan River, and/or other water areas in Saskatchewan.
400

What day is today?

Thursday

400
What are a human's responsibilities to Mother Nature?
Since humans have become disconnected we have polluted Mother Nature and her creations. Our responsibility is to treat Mother Natures creations with respect. They help us we need to help them.
400
What are six charecteristics of Mammals?
-Live on land or in water -Have hair at some time of development. -Warm blooded -Breathe through lungs. -Eat a variety of food including fruits, vegetables, fish, insects, and birds. -Give birth to live young. -Mothers nurse their young.
500
How many bones are in the spinal track of a human?
33
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What are four characteristics of Fish?
-There are three types of fish:jawless, bony, and have soft skeleton -Live only in water. -Most have bodies covered in scales. - Cold blooded -Breathe through gills. -Move using fins. -Eat plants, insects, and other fish. -Lay eggs or give birth to live young.
500
How long ago did dinosaurs rule the earth?
Between 65 and 225 million years ago.
500
Special question! Ask the hosts for the question and answer.
Fish, Birds, Mammals, Amphibians, and Reptiles.
500
Why are some characteristics easier to classify than others?
It is hard to classify living things using physical characteristics such as hair, eyes, skin colours, size, shape, or mass because not all living things can go under the same colour or size. But classifying living things using bone structure, reproductive system, or circulatory system because it is much easier to classify them using internal characteristics.
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