Vocabulary 1
Eats mainly insects
What is an insectivore?
Eats plants only
What is a herbivore?
Has feathers
What is a bird?
It gets its food from water that flows through its body.
What is a sponge?
Tiny stinging organelles found on some animals.
What are nematocysts?
Eats both plants and animals
What is an omnivore?
Eats other animals
What is a carnivore?
Has scaly skin
What is a reptile?
Animals are classified as this because they have a soft body and a mantle.
What are mollusks?
The stages of incomplete metamorphosis.
Has 3 body segments and 3 pairs of legs.
What is an insect?
Birds and mammals are considered this type of animal.
What is warm-blooded?
Has smooth skin
What is an amphibian?
What are arthropods?
Ticks cause serious human health problems because....
Amphibians, fish, and reptiles are considered this type of animal
What is cold-blooded?
An arthropod with 5 pairs of legs and a claw is a
What is a crustacean?
Has hair
What is a mammal?
Animals are classified as this because they have segments and move by using setae.
What are annelids?
Animals that eat organisms that float through the water.
What are filter-feeders?
An arthropod with 2 body segments and 8 legs is
What is an arachnid?
Has many body segments and many legs
What is a centipede?
Spiders are classified as an arachnid and not an insect because.....
A spider has 2 body segments and 8 legs. Insects have 3 body parts and 6 legs.
You find a sea urchin at the beach. It's a ________ because it has radial symmetry and tube feet.
What is an echinoderm?
Most animal phyla have this characteristic in common.
What are invertebrates?