Fun Facts
Fishes
Amphibians and Reptiles
Birds
Mammals
100
notochord, gill slits, nerve cord, muscular tail
What are characteristics of chordates
100
Skeleton made of cartilage, no scales but have slimy skin
What is a jawless fish
100
Any animal with 4 limbs
What is a tetrapod
100
Produce this type of shell
What is hard
100
2 characteristics unique to mammals
What are mammary glands and hair or fur (diaphragm, long term parental care)
200
Use behavior to regulate body temperature
What is an ectotherm
200
Sharks, skates and rays
What are cartilaginous fishes
200
Meaning of the word Amphibian
What is "Double Life"
200
Use these feathers for flight
What are contour feathers
200
Reason why mammals are more agile than reptiles
What is because their legs are positioned under their bodies
300
Occurs outside the body and produces a large number of offspring
What is external fertilization
300
Name of the single exit found in some fish
What is the cloaca
300
Process of changing from juvenile form to adult form
What is Metamorphosis
300
2 characteristics other than feathers that are needed for flight
What is a 4-chambered heart and hollow honey-combed bones (air sacs)
300
Adaptation most mammals have for obtaining food
What is specialized teeth
400
backbone, endoskeleton and closed circulatory system
What are the characteristics of vertebrates
400
System of tiny organs that detect movement
What is the lateral line system
400
Term for organisms that produce a shelled egg with outer layers covering and protecting embryo
What are amniotes
400
2 structures found in both birds and earhworms
What are the crop and gizzard
400
Main difference between a monotreme and other mammals
What is monotremes lay eggs
500
Heart with this many chambers is the most efficient at circulation
What is four
500
Two adaptations unique to bony fishes
What are the operculum and swim bladder (ctenoid scales, pelvic fins, moving pectoral fins)
500
These reptiles provide some parental care for their young
What are alligators, crocodiles and dinosaurs
500
Ancient organism that is believed to be the link between birds and dinosaurs
What is the "Archaeopteryx"
500
The 3 subclasses of mammals
What are monotremes, marsupials and eutherians
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