Differences
All groups of animals start life in an egg except ______.
Mammals
I have scales and gills which allow me to breath underwater which is where I live my entire life.
Fish
These two groups of animals can have gills.
Fish and amphibians
True or false: a jellyfish is a fish.
False (Cnidarian)
This is the smallest unit of life.
Cell
This type of animal lays only a few hard-shelled eggs to reproduce.
I start my life in an egg. When I hatch from the egg, I have rough, dry skin with scales. I am cold-blooded.
Reptile
Crabs, octopus, coral, and insects are classified as _____.
Invertebrates
This group of invertebrates has soft-muscular bodies and can sometimes have shells.
Mollusks
This type of cell is green in color and has a boxy shape.
Plant cell
This type of vertebrate lays thousands of eggs underwater to reproduce.
Fish
I have gills and lungs so that I am able to live in water and go on land.
Amphibian
Humans, fish, snakes, monkeys, birds, and frogs can all be classified in one group.
Vertebrates
This group of invertebrates has hard, spiny skin and only lives in water. Their bodies are symmetrical.
Echinoderms
These organelles inside plant cells allow plants to capture the energy of the sun to make their own food.
This type of animal is born in an egg that is hard and rubbery on the outside.
Reptiles
I can soar above land to look for my prey below. I have feathers and wings which allow me to do this.
Bird
Invertebrates have bones on the outside of their body called an _____.
Exoskeleton or external skeleton
This group of invertebrates has many jointed legs and can sometimes have wings. They can live on land or in water.
Arthropods
The ____ _____ is made of cellulose and helps protect a plant cell and keep its shape.
Cell wall
Mammals grow inside their mother's _____ and drink _____ to grow.
Mammals grow inside their mother's WOMB and drink MILK to grow.
I am born alive and depend on my mother for survival. I have warm-blood and fur.
Mammal
_____ and _____ are warm-blooded. ____, ____, and ____ are cold-blooded.
Mammals and birds are warm-blooded. Reptiles, fish, and amphibians are cold-blooded.
The 6 groups of invertebrates are:
Annelids (Worms), Arthropods, Cnidarians, Echinoderms, Mollusks, Sponges
Both plant cells and animal cells have vacuoles. A vacuole in a plant cell is much larger than vacuoles in animal cells. Why?
Plants need to store a lot of water because plants cannot move freely like animals.