Basic of Life
The smallest structural unit of an organism...
All living things are made of these.
What is a cell?
An animal with a backbone
What is a vertebrate?
This feature is unique to birds only
What are eggs?
cold-blooded, moist skin, breaths with lungs or skin, lays eggs, has life cycle....
what are amphibians?
97% of all the animals in the world are ____________
What are invertebrates?
Kingdom, Phylum, class, order, family, genus, species is a way system of describing living things called...
What is taxonomy?
Warm-blooded, babies born live & drink milk, breath with lungs, covered with fur...
What are mammals?
Down, contour & flight _____________
What are feathers?
4 groups are snakes, lizards, turtles & crocodiles
What are reptiles?
Soft-bodied invertebrates with a muscular foot & a mantle (which secretes a substance that turns into a shell)
What is a mollusk?
The study of animals
What is zoology?
The sequence of events in an eco system in which one
organism eats another and gets energy.
What is a food web/chain?
this bird organ is rough inside & grinds up food...
What is the gizzard?
a sensitive organ in a snakes mouth that allows it to smell the sent of its prey with a flick of the tounge
What is the Jacobson's organ?
Jellyfish, coral and sea anemones are examples of...
What are Cnidarians?
The man credited with developing the method of classification we use today...
Who is Carl Linnaeus?
What is a platypus?
This organ helps fish rise or sink in water.
What is a swim bladder?
vomerine & maxillary
What are frog teeth?
The ability to grow back a missing body part- Starfish are known for this characteristic
What is regeneration?
The process by which living things "breathe"
or exchange oxygen & carbon dioxide...
What is respiration?
A distinctive characteristic common to most of these species is that the young are carried in a pouch.
What is a marsupial?
Jawless, Cartilaginous & bony ________
What are 3 types of fish?
The cut something open & study it carefully
(like we did with frogs)
What is dissection?
most common type of worm?