Mammals
Birds
Fish
Reptiles
Amphibians
100
What is the function of mammary glands?
produce milk for young
100
What color are most female birds?
brown
100
How are fish able to breathe in water?
gills diffuse oxygen from water to reach equilibrium with its deoxygenated blood
100
What is the world's largest lizard?
komodo dragon
100
Where are all amphibians born?
water
200
What is the largest mammal on earth?
blue whale
200
What aerodynamic force allows birds to fly?
lift
200
How can fish swim in large schools without running into each other?
they have pressure sensors
200
Where is the venom located in a snake?
fangs
200
When you hear frogs croaking in the evening, it is likely it is what time of year for them?
mating season
300
Most marsupials can be observed on what continent?
Australia
300
Carnivorous birds or birds of prey can also be known as what?
raptors
300
What is the process in which certain species, commonly salmon, swim upstream in rivers in order to lay their eggs outside of the ocean?
spawning
300
How are tortoises different from turtles?
spend all their life on land, away from water
300
How are amphibians' eggs similar to those of a fish?
the eggs don't have a hard outer shell
400
What do you call mammals that lay eggs?
monotremes
400
What physical feature of a bird proves that they are distant relatives of reptiles?
scaly feet
400
What is unique about a fish's circulatory system compared to the other vertebrate classes?
has only one loop for their blood to travel rather than two
400
What are the 5 families of reptiles?
1. turtles and tortoises 2. snakes 3. lizards 4. alligators and crocodiles 5. tuataras
400
Though frogs, toads, and salamanders are the most well known, what is the name of other broad group of amphibians?
caecilians
500
What mammal species is thought to be able to fly, yet it technically only glides?
flying squirrel
500
What is the process of birds shedding of feathers and producing new ones?
molting
500
What are the two main groups of jawless fish?
lampreys and hagfish
500
Where is the only place in the world where alligators and crocodiles coexist?
the Everglades in extreme SE Florida
500
What are amphibians (mainly frogs) known as because of their semi-permeable skin being very sensitive to its surrounding environment?
indicator species
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