Vertebrate Groups
Describe a fish: outer covering, babies, breathe
scales, eggs, gills
support system on the inside
endoskeleton
the source of energy
sun
define food chain
the passing of energy from one organism to the next
a characteristic of organism that helps it fit its environment
Describe a mammal: over covering, babies, breathe
fur or hair, live, lungs
exoskeleton
makes it own food
producer
define food web
the interacting food chains in an ecosystem
the ability to blend in to the surroundings
Describe birds: over covering, babies, breathe
feathers, eggs, lungs
an animal whose body temperature stays the same
the first thing to eat something
primary consumer
eats dead animals it did not kill
scavenger
Define mimicry
the ability to look like something else, walking stick
define cold-blooded
an animal whose body heat from the outside temperature
the second thing to eat something
secondary consumer
Define predator
the animal hunting other animals
Describe the difference between hibernation and migration
Hibernation- sleeping through the winter
Migration- traveling to a warmer place
Describe amphibians: outer covering, babies, breathe
moist skin, eggs, gills and then lungs
reptiles, fish, amphibians
decomposer
define competition in a food chain or web
the organism who gets eaten the most
Choose an animal and list at least three adaptations
answers may vary