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an animal that does not have a vertebral column
What is an invertebrate?
to shed or grow a new exoskeleton
What is to molt?
animals that consume both plants and animals
What are omnivores?
animals that consume only animals
What are carnivores?
animals that consume only plants
What are herbivores?
hard outer covering of an arthropod
What is an exoskeleton?
animals that consume decaying plants and animals
What are detritivores?
the study of animals
What is Zoology?
skeleton located inside an animal's body
What is an endoskeleton?
a scientist who studies animals
What is a zoologist?
an animal that has a backbone
What is a vertebrate?
three stages in life cycle of an insect with an incomplete metamorphosis
What are egg, nymph, adult?
three insects with incomplete metamorphosis
What are grasshopper, stonefly and cockroach?
four stages in life cycle of an insect with complete metamorphosis
What are egg, larva, pupa, adult?
List three body parts of an insect
What are head, thorax, and abdomen
system in an animal's body that carries glucose and oxygen to the cells
What is the circulatory system?
class of arthropod with 2 body segments, 4 pairs of legs (8 legs), fangs and no antennae
What are arachnids?
system in an animals body that changes food into glucose
What is the digestive system?
the changing of an animal's body form during it's life cycle
What is metamorphosis?
class of arthropods that have 3 body segments, 3 pairs of legs (6 legs), and 1 pair of antennae
What are insects?
the young of an animal that goes through metamorphosis
What is a larva?
animals with segmented bodies, jointed legs and exoskeletons
What are arthropods?
an animal whose body temperature remains about the same
What is a homeotherm?
If an animal has large canine teeth it is most likely this type of animal
What is a carnivore?
an animal whose body temperature is able to change with it's surroundings
What is a poikilotherm?