what is an animal?
What do animals need to survive?
Food, water, air, and shelter.
What is an adaptation?
A trait that helps an animal survive.
What is a vertebrate?
An animal with a backbone.
What is reproduction?
The process of producing offspring.
What is Metamorphosis?
Major changes in body form during development.
What is an organism that cannot make its own food called?
A consumer.
Why do birds have different shaped beaks?
To help them eat different kinds of food.
Name one vertebrate group.
Mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, or fish.
What is fertilization?
When egg and sperm join together.
What stage comes after the larva stage in complete metamorphosis?
What body system breaks down food in animals?
The digestive system.
What adaptation helps a fish move through water?
Fins and a streamlined body.
Which group does a spider belong to?
Invertebrates.
Which type of reproduction needs only one parent?
Asexual reproduction.
Name the four stages of a butterfly’s life cycle.
Egg, larva, pupa, adult.
Animals with no backbone are called what?
Invertebrates.
What body covering helps birds fly and stay warm?
Feathers.
What is an exoskeleton?
A hard outer covering that protects an animal’s body.
What protects a developing chick inside an egg?
The shell.
Why is metamorphosis helpful for an animal’s survival?
It allows the young and adults to live differently and use different food sources, reducing competition.
What are two characteristics all animals share?
They are multicellular and cannot make their own food.
(Also acceptable: they move, respond to surroundings, use energy.)
What adaptation helps a frog blend into its environment?
Camouflage.
Which has an endoskeleton: crab or rabbit?
Rabbit.
What is regeneration?
The regrowth of lost body parts.
What happens to many body structures during metamorphosis?
They change form and function as the animal develops into an adult.