Fish
an animal with a backbone
What is a vertebrate?
term for animals who temperature varies with it's surroundings, aka cold-blooded
What is ectotherm?
a set of eggs
What is a clutch?
a pouch in a bird's digestive system where swallowed food is store
What is a crop?
an animal with a constant temperature; aka warm-blooded
What is an ectotherm?
how saltwater fish get rid of excess water
What is osmosis?
the word amphibians come from the Greek words "amphi" and "bios" which means?
What is double life?
What do some reptile snakes and lizards do that most reptiles do not?
What is give birth to live young?
a chamber in an animals stomach that grinds up food
What is a gizzard?
a mammal that lays eggs, such as a duck-billed platypus?
What is a monotreme?
the organ a fish uses to help regulate buoyancy
What is a swim bladder?
how amphibians avoid predators
What are camouflage and poison glands?
How do reptiles control their body temperature
What is by moving from warm places to cool places?
3 things birds use their feathers for
What are to fly, keep warm and dry, and for display?
3 groups of mammals (and how they reproduce)
placental - give birth to fully formed young
marsupials - give birth to poorly formed young and develop further in a pouch
Monotremes - lay eggs
3 characteristics of fish
What are coldblooded animals that live in water, are covered with scales and breathe through gills
3 characteristics of amphibians
What are cold-blooded animals that live on land and in the water; they have soft skin?
3 characteristics of Reptiles
Reptiles are cold-blooded animals that lay eggs and are covered with scales.
3 Characteristics of Birds
Birds are warm-blooded animals that lay eggs and have feathers and wings.
Mammals are warm-blooded animals that feed their young milk and are covered in fur.
How does a fish breathe in the water?
A fish breathes by drawing water into its mouth and passing that water through the gills. In the gills, dissolved oxygen from the water is absorbed. Then water exits the fish's body through slits in the gills.
Describe the amphibian life cycle?
First, embryos develop inside eggs. They hatch as either a tadpole or larva. The tadpole larva undergoes metamorphosis to develop into an adult. The adult matures, mates and lays eggs so that they cycle can begin again.
the four main groups of reptiles
What are crocodilians, tortoises and turtles, snakes, and lizards?
What are three characteristics that enable birds to be so efficient at flight?
What are feathers, hollow bones, and strong breast muscles?
Why do mammals take longer to reproduce?
Mammals take the longest to reproduce because their young generally need months or years to fully mature.