Amphibians
It has a backbone or spine.
All birds fly using what body part?
Wings
Mammary glands produce what substance?
Milk
Reptiles have what type of covering?
Scaly skin
How do fish move through the water?
They use their fins and tails
Metamorphosis
Feathers help maintain heat for a bird because they are...?
Warm-blooded
What covers a mammals body?
Fur or hair
Some reptiles are awake at night and sleep in the day. What is the term for this?
Nocturnal
Fish are aquatic. What does this mean?
They live in water.
How does an amphibian breathe?
Through gills at first, and then through lungs.
Birds eat both meat and plants, so they are called what?
Omnivores
Mammals are born alive.
Some reptiles have the ability to look like their surroundings. What term is this?
Camouflage
How do fish breathe?
Using their gills
What does the word amphibian mean?
Living in two worlds
A group of birds is called a____________?
Flock
What and how do mammals breathe?
They breathe oxygen using their lungs.
What is a reptile egg like?
The eggs are hard with calcified shells.
Freshwater and saltwater
After amphibians grow and change they live on land, why do they go back to water?
To lay eggs.
Name one flightless bird.
Ostrich, Penguin
Why do mammals have a high metabolism?
Because they are warm-blooded they burn a lot of calories to maintain their temperature.
Reptiles like to bathe in the sun due to this characteristic.
Being cold-blooded
What is the term for how animals, including fish, are classified?
Taxonomy