Amphibians
Name the process that amphibians go through as they develop
Metamorphasis
How do fish reproduce?
Spawning
The process of animals such as birds and snakes, losing their feathers or skin and growing new ones.
Molting
Name two characteristics that all mammals share
Have hair and produce milk
What is the characteristic that is unique to birds
Feathers
An animal that can regulate its own body temperature
Warm-blooded or endothermic
Older amphibians breath through lungs but are born with what?
Gills
The most common fish group that includes trout, catfish, tuna
Bony fish
Double-hinged jaw
Egg laying mammals, such as the platypus or the echidna
Monotremes
Name two birds that cannot fly
Ostrich, penguin, kiwi, emu
The endoskeletons of all vertebrates include what?
A skull and a vertebral column
What do frogs use their two sets of teeth for?
The fish group that has a softer more flexible structure than bone
Cartilaginous
Name two ways you can distinguish a crocodile from an alligator
Alligators have broader, rounded snouts, crocodile's snouts are narrower and more pointed with exposed teeth.
A mammal with a pouch
Marsupial
Birds are equipped with these which allows them to have fresh oxygen when they both inhale and exhale
Air sacs
Vertebrate skeletons are made up of what?
Living Cells
What does the word amphibian mean
Double-life
The fish group that are worm-like with no scales or fins and have round mouths with circular teeth.
Jawless Fish
Name the three types of turtles and where they live
Sea turtles - ocean, Tortoises - land, terrapins -brackish or fresh water
In a placental mammal, what attaches the embryo to the placenta
Umbilical cord
Name a characteristic about a bird's bones that make flight possible
Lightweight due to air spaces and reinforced by teh crisscross pattern for strength
Animal that has an internal body temperature that changes with the temperature of the environment
Ectothermic or Cold-blooded
Name an amphibian with a tail
Salamander
Give an example of each type of fish
Bony fish - salmon, trout, clown fish
Cartilaginous - Ray, shark
Jawless - lamprey, hagfish
What reptile group has only two species and are located only in New Zealand?
Tuatara
A type of animal that graws
Rodents
What is the difference between an open and closed circulatory system?
In a closed system the blood is confined by blood vessels, in an open system is circulated by movement and bathes the inside of the body
An animal that eats other animals is called what?
Carnivore