Vertebrate Characteristics
Give three examples of mammals.
Bats, dolphins, goats, etc.
What are oviparous animals?
They are animals that are born from eggs.
Do invertebrates have a backbone?
No they don't.
There are many invertebrate groups. What is an example of one invertebrate group?
Molluscs, Arthropods, Sponges, Echinoderms, etc.
Animals which eat plants are _________.
Herbivores
What do omnivores eat? What is an example of an omnivore?
Omnivores eat plants and animals. An example is a bear.
Give an example of an amphibian and a reptile.
Amphibian - toad
Reptile - lizard
What is an example of a carnivore invertebrate?
Spider, Sponges, Jellyfish
Describe Cnidarians
They live in the sea, have jelly-like bodies and have venomous tentacles.
Turtles lay their eggs on _____ but fish lay eggs _________.
land, underwater
When an animal reproduces it creates a new living thing. What are they called?
Offspring.
What three vertebrate groups take oxygen from the air?
Mammals, birds and reptiles
What is the hard outer part some invertebrates like snails or crabs have that protect their bodies?
Exoskeleton/shell
They live in dark, damp places, segmented bodies and two antennae. What are they?
Myriapods
Starfish are covered by ______, ________ skin!
hard, spiny
Name two vertebrate animals that are extinct.
White Rhinoceros, Black Rhino, Tortoises, Dodo, Sabre-toothed Cat, Tasmanian tiger, Wooly Mammoth
What are the five vertebrate groups?
fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals
What is an example of an herbivore invertebrate?
snails, slugs, mites, millipedes, worms etc
What are two examples of arthropods?
Insects
Arachnids
Crustaceans
Myriapods
Molluscs are divided into three groups: gastropods, _________, and cephalods
Bivalves
Animals such as sheep and cow have a special way of digesting food. Their process of digestion is called...?
Rumination. They are ruminants.
Vertebrates can reproduce three ways. What are they and explain them.
Oviparous, Viviparous, Ovoviviparous
Describe sponges
They have no muscles, nervous system or circulatory system.
What are three examples of invertebrates that live in water?
Jellyfish, Sponges, Starfish, etc.
Invertebrates can be classified into six groups. They are Arthropods, Molluscs, Echidnoderms, ________, _______, and _________.
Annelids, Sponges and Cnidarians