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Cold-blooded animals such as frogs, salamanders, and toads.
Amphibians
Cold-blooded animals such as snakes, lizards, and alligators.
Reptiles
Animals that eat only other animals/meat.
Cornivores
Animals that eat only plants.
Herbivores
Animals that eat both plants and animals.
Omnivores
Animals that have a backbone and internal skeleton.
Vertebrates
Animals that have an internal body temperature that changes with the temperature of their surroundings, also called cold-blooded.
Poikilothermic
The first stage of life for an amphibian.
What animals lay eggs in water? Amphibians or reptiles?
Amphibians
The last stage of life of an amphibian.
Adult
The eggs of frogs.
Frogspawn
The larva of frogs.
Tadpoles
The change of body form from larva to an adult in amphibians.
Metamorphosis
The middle stage of life of an amphibian, after the egg.
Larva
What animals lay eggs on land? Amphibians or reptiles?
Reptiles
Name one similarity between amphibians and reptiles.
Both are:
- Poikilothermic
- Vertebrates
- Most are carnivores as adults
- Grow larger throughout their lives
Name one difference between amphibians and reptiles.
- Moise vs dry skin
- Lay eggs in water vs land
- Prefer cool vs warm temperature
- Young look different vs young look like adults
Tell me one fact you learned about amphibians and one fact about reptiles.
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