Vertebrates/ Invertebrates
True or false: Invertebrates have a skeleton.
True: some have internal skeletons and some have external ones- they just do not have a backbone.
Are animals consumers or producers?
Consumers: they have to eat other living things.
Define incubate
To sit on eggs to keep them warm and make them hatch.
How do whales breathe?
Through their lungs.
What are the body sections of an insect?
Head, thorax, and abdomen
Through their lungs, gills, or skin.
Some are carnivores others are omnivores and others are herbivores.
Where does the embryo develop in a viviparous animal?
The embryo develops inside of the female body.
What is a characteristic all molluscs share?
They all have soft bodies.
What are the six main groups of invertebrates?
Arthropods, Molluscs, Annelids, Cnidarians, Poriferans, and Echinoderms.
Name a mammal that is a carnivore, name a herbivore, and name an omnivore.
Carnivores- tigers, seal, otter, etc.
Herbivores- cows, pandas, llamas, etc.
Omnivores- foxes, chimpanzees, sloths, etc.
Which animals incubate their eggs?
Birds!
How do sea turtles breathe and how long can they hold their breath if resting?
They breathe through their lungs and can hold their breath underwater for up to 7 hours if they are resting.
Describe the body of an annelid.
It is long and soft and made up of rings.
Which type of mollusc does not have a external shell?
Almost all adults are carnivores while tadpoles are herbivores. Adult amphibians have a long sticky tongue that helps them catch their prey.
Fish, Amphibians, and Reptiles
Describe the movement of water through a fishes respiratory system.
How do poriferans get their food?
They have pores on their body and water passes through them carrying food.
What percent of all animal species on Earth are invertebrates?
97%
Birds use their beaks to help them eat. Give two examples of birds beaks and how it helps them.
Hawks: hooked for tearing meat
Sparrows: cone-shaped for eating seeds
Woodpeckers: long & strong for peaking wood
Herons: long & pointed for fishing/hunting
Toucans: long & thick for eating fruit
Hummingbirds: long & thin for eating nectar
What are oviparous mammals called?
They are called monotremes. (Platypus and echidna are examples)
How are birds respiratory systems different from mammals?
Birds do not have a diaphragm. Instead they use muscles in their chest and in their air sacs to inhale and exhale.
An internal skeleton.