Vertebrates/ Invertebrates
What are the five types of vertebrates?
Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
Mammals: What is the only mammal that can fly?
Bat
Reptiles: What are their eggs like? Where do they lay eggs?
Their eggs have shells and lay them on dry land.
Birds: Name two flightless birds:
Ostrich, Penguin, Steamer duck, Weka, Kiwi, Kakapo, Takahe, Cassowary
What is porifera?
aquatic sponges
What are the six groups of invertebrates?
Porifera, cnidaria, annelids, echinoderms, molluscs, arthropods
Reptiles: Snakes don't have ____. How do they move around?
Snakes don't have legs. They have a muscular body that moves from side to side.
Birds: How do birds breathe and what other body part is connected to help with the process?
They obtain oxygen with their lungs and have air sacs connected to the lungs that help them to use oxygen more efficiently.
Amphibians: What are the two types?
Anura and Urodela.
How do annelids (ex:worms) breathe?
They take in oxygen through their skin.
Which group of animals have a backbone and an internal bone skeleton, vertebrates or invertebrates?
vertebrates
Fish: What is their body covered in and what body part helps them change direction while they swim?
Scales & Fins
Amphibians: What are their eggs like? And where do they lay their eggs?
Their eggs have no shell. They lay eggs in water or in damp soil.
Fish: What are the two types of fish?
Bony and Cartilaginous
How do cnidaria (ex: jellyfish) use their body to catch food?
Some cnidaria use their poisonous tentacles to trap other animals as food.
How do invertebrates protect their body organs?
Some have a hard shell or an "exoskeleton"
Amphibians: Adult amphibians can obtain oxygen through their ____ but also through their ______?
Adult amphibians can obtain oxygen through their lungs but also through their skin.
Fish: What body part do fish use to breathe? Explain the process
Fish breathe mainly through their gills.Water enters their mouths and exits through their gills.
Reptiles: What are the three types?
Squamata, Testudines, and crocodilia
There are land molluscs and aquatic molluscs. How does each one breathe?
What are the three body parts in a vertebrate?
A head, trunk, and limbs.
Birds: What are their bodies covered with? And how does this help them?
A bird's body is covered with feathers. These help to control its body temperature and helps them fly.
Mammals: these animals have different types of teeth depending on their diet. Name the three different categories and describe their teeth:
-Carnivores have sharp teeth to tear apart meat and bones.
-Herbivores have flat teeth and molars to grind leaves and grass.
-Omnivores have both types of teeth for a varied diet.
Mammals: What are the three types?
Placental mammals, Marsupial mammals, and monotremes
Arachnids (ex: spiders), Crustaceans (ex: spiders), Myriapods (ex: millipides), and Insects