Animals
An animal that has a backbone
What is...
a Vertebrate
What does the word classify mean?
What is:
to group things based on shared characteristics
Which is an example of a nonvascular plant?
Ferns
Moss
Apple Tree
Pine Tree
What is...
Moss
Amphibians show all of the following characteristics EXCEPT _____.
being cold-blooded
having scales
laying eggs
living on both land and in water
What is...
having scales
Jelly fish are considered...
Vertebrates or Invertebrates
What are...
Invertebrates?
The two primary classifications of plants.
What are...
vascular and nonvascular
An animal that does not have a backbone
What is...
an Invertebrate
Invertebrates tend to be small because...
they have no cells.
they have no lungs.
they have no stomach.
they have no backbone.
What is...
they have no backbone.
Which vertebrate group lives part of their lives on water and part on land?
What is...
an amphibian
An animal that can live on both land and in water.
What is...
an Amphibian
An animal whose body is covered in feathers, has wings for flying, and lays eggs in a nest.
What is...
A Bird
Which statement about vascular plants is NOT true?
They can grow to be quite large
They have tissues that carry food and water
They absorb water and nutrients through roots
They are much shorter than nonvascular plants
What is...
They are much shorter than nonvascular plants
A snake is an example of a.....
What is...
a reptile
Why is a fern a vascular plant?
It has tubes inside its stems.
It has no tubes insides its leave and stems.
It grows from spores.
It grows from seeds.
What is...
It has tubes inside its stems.
Which statement is true?
All plants are nonvascular.
Most plants reproduce through spores.
All plants use pollen or cones to reproduce.
All plants must reproduce to survive.
What is...
All plants must reproduce to survive.
Something birds and other animals do when move from one climate to another.
What is...
to migrate or migration
One way scientists group, or classify, living things is by how they use ________
food for energy.
their backbones.
cells.
their muscles.
What is...
food for energy.
One important way scientists classify plants is by how they receive water. Which sentence below is NOT true about how vascular plants receive water?
Vascular plants receive water by absorbing it from their surroundings
Vascular plants receive water through tubes.
Vascular plants can receive water through their roots, stems, and leaves.
Vascular plants receive water and nutrients through tubes in the roots.
What is...
Vascular plants receive water by absorbing it from their surroundings
When trying to classify animals into a group what is NOT a good question to ask?
A. Does it have a backbone?
B. Does it give live birth?
C. Does it have scales?
D. Does it move quickly?
What is...
D. Does it move quickly
A shark has a skeleton, scales, fins, and gills. To which category does it belong?
What is...
Fish
Which of the following is a characteristic of mammals?
they do not have backbones
they give birth to live young
their body temperature changes depending on their surroundings
they are single celled organisms
What is...
they give birth to live young
Which group has scales, breathes with gills, and is cold blooded?
What are...
Fish
Name the 5 groups of animals that are classified as vertebrates.
What are...
amphibians, mammals, birds, fish, and reptiles
What kind of plant is a watermelon (think reproduction)?
nonvascular
angiosperm
gymnosperm
moss
What is...
angiosperm
Which group of animals make up MOST of the animal kingdom?
What are...
Invertebrates
Susan was watching an animal outside her classroom window. She took these notes:
The animal has a backbone
The animals cold blooded
The animal’s body is dry and covered with rough scales
What is the classification for this animal?
What is...
a reptile
A process plants use to turn sunlight into food: Conversion of light energy from the sun into sugar and oxygen.
What is...
Photosynthesis
How is a fish different from a jellyfish?
What is...
A fish has a backbone
How do the following plants reproduce: Ferns, Moss, and algae?
What is...
spores
Julie sees a plant in the park and knows right away that it is a gymnosperm. How can she tell?
The plant is a pine tree with cones
The plant has flowers
The plant is an apple tree
The plant is moss on a rock
What is
The plant is a pine tree with cones
A parrot can solve puzzles and problems. A parrot takes a screw from his toy. Which question could be asked to determine if it is a learned behavior or an instinct?
A. Is it old?
B. Can the parrot talk?
C. Do all parrots know how to do this?
D. How many minutes did it take the parrott to unscrew it?
C.
What animal group is warm blooded, has lungs, hair and fur, gives live birth, and makes milk?
Mammal
Which plant has leaves, seeds and flowers that turn into a fruit and gets water and food through roots and stems?
angiosperm
How would you classify a ladybug?
an insect or invertebrate
How do flowering plants and conifers reproduce?
Seeds
Which non vascular plant does not produce seeds, absorbs water while laying in water, and uses sunlight to make its own food?
Algae