Invertebrates
invertebrates that have a long, flexible, rounded, segmented, or flattened body without appendages
worms
A vertebrate that has wings, is covered with feathers, and hatches from a hard-shelled egg
bird
An organism that makes its own food through the process of photosynthesis
producer
No longer living as species
extinct
A vertebrate, such as a lizard, that has dry scaly skin and lays eggs that have a leathery shell are called a/an:
reptile
Marine invertebrates, also known as Porifera, having a porous body and often found in irregularly shaped colonies attached to an underwater surface
sponge
A vertebrate that lives in water and has gills for breathing and fins for swimming
fish
A living thing that obtains energy by eating other living things
consumer
A behavior that a living thing does naturally without having to learn it
instinct
A vertebrate, such as a cat that has hair or fur and that feeds it young with milk is called a/an:
mammal
chiefly marine invertebrates that have a soft body and a mantle and/or a shell
mollusk
A vertebrate that usually lives in water in the early part of its life: it breathes with gills and then later develops lungs
amphibian
A consumer that eats both plants and animals
Omnivore
The way in which a living thing acts or responds to its environment
behavior
Invertebrates such as such as spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks that have four pairs of segmented legs and a body that is divided into two regions are called:
arachnids
Symmetrical marine invertebrates, such as starfishes, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers that are often covered with spines
echinoderms
A vertebrate that has hair or fur and that feeds it young with milk
mammal
A consumer that eats only other animals
carnivore
A part or behavior that makes a living thing better able to survive in its environment
adaption
Invertebrates that have a long, flexible, rounded, segmented, or flattened body without appendages are called:
worms
Invertebrate animals that have an exoskeleton and a segmented body to which jointed appendages are attached in pairs
arthropod
A vertebrate, such as a lizard, that has dry scaly skin and lays eggs that have a leathery shell
reptile
A living thing that breaks down the remains of dead organisms
decomposer
A group of the same kind of organisms that live in an area
population
A vertebrate that lives in water and has gills for breathing and fins for swimming is called a/an:
fish