Vertebrates
What types of animals are vertebrates?
- Mammals
- Birds
- Reptiles
- Amphibians
True or False: A mollusk is a type of vertebrate.
False
Living means ____________.
Showing the characteristics of life or being alive ( including the ability to grow, move, reproduce, and respond to the environment, etc. ).
Animals' ________ depends on whether they have their basic needs or not.
survival
Is rain living or nonliving?
Nonliving
Birds lay eggs and mammals give birth to live young.
Which types of animals are invertebrates?
- Mollusks
- Arthropods ( Insects )
- Cnidarians
- Echinoderms
- Sponges
What are some living beings?
Animals, plants, bacteria
Animals have ________ or traits that make them living.
Properties
Nonliving means ________.
not alive
What do reptiles and birds have in common?
They both lay eggs.
Most invertebrates live in the _____.
ocean
Are trees living or nonliving?
Living
A basic need of an invertebrate ( because they don't have a backbone ) is an ________.
exoskeleton
What is a vertebrate?
A vertebrate is an animal distinguished by the possession of a backbone or a spinal column.
What is an invertebrate?
An invertebrate is an animal lacking a backbone.
Living animals are ________ into two groups, invertebrates and vertebrates.
classified
A basic need of a vertebrate is a _________.
backbone or spinal column
No, it isn't.
What are amphibians?
A cold-blooded vertebrate animal distinguished by an aquatic gill-breathing larval stage that is typically followed by a terrestrial lung-breathing adult stage.
True or False: There are more invertebrates then vertebrates in the world.
True
Nutrients are ___________________________
Substances such as protein, minerals, or vitamins that are needed by people, animals, and plants to stay strong and healthy.
All living beings need _______.
nutrients, air, and space or shelter
Are apples living or nonliving?
Living