It's got a Backbone
Humans, whales, bears, chipmunks, lizards, insects, etc. all belong to this Kingdom.
What is the animal kingdom?
The part of the eye that gives the eye its beautiful color
What is the Iris?
Never use a q-tip to clean this stuff out of your ear canal?
What is Ear Wax?
All fish have this attribute that allows them to breath oxygen in the water
What are gills?
This teacher was born in the country of Paraguay
Who is Seniora Hempel?
In the saying, King Phillip Came Over For Good Spaghetti, the C in Came stands for this.
What is Class
Inside your retina are these special cells that allow you to see colors
What are Cones?
If you get lots of ear infections, you might have to put these through your eardrum to drain the fluid.
What are Tubes?
These little overlapping clear plate-like structures on the skin of fish help to protect it.
What are scales?
This teacher worked at Costco before becoming a teacher
Who is Mrs. Casey?
The phylum of animals that all have a backbone is called this
Vertebrates
This is what we call any material that absorbs or reflects all light
What is Opaque?
These little tiny hairs turn vibrations in the cochlea into electrical impulses.
What are Cilia?
Sharks belong to this order of fish - fish that have soft bone
What are Cartilaginous Fish?
This teacher once ate Sheep Brains
Who is Mrs. Kim?
Scientists classify animals based on these features that we call __________.
What are attributes?
Lots of older people have to wear glasses because this part of their eyes loses its flexibility
What is the Lens?
Dr. Hurst is this kind of doctor - the kind you would visit if you were having ear problems.
What is an ENT Doctor?
Along the sides of many bony fish are small dots that run from near the head to the tail of the fish. They help the fish detect predators by detecting movement in the water.
What are lateral lines?
This teacher grew up in a house that used to be a Stage Coach stop and a blacksmith's shop.
Who is Mrs. Nyakairu?
The bones of your backbone protect this thing that connects your brain to the muscles throughout your body
What is the Spinal Chord?
Dr. Sobrin visited our class to tell us all about how our eyes work. Dr. Sobrin is this kind of doctor.
What is an Ophthalmologist?
The scientific name for the eardrum.
What is the Tympanic Membrane?
Inside some fish, there is a body part that they can inflate and deflate like a balloon to let them stay at different depths of water.
What is a swim bladder?
This teacher was once pushed out the door of a flying airplane.
Who is Mr. L?