Biology Ch 10-13

Something Fishy

100

This special organ extracts oxygen dissolved in water and allows fish to breathe underwater

Gills

200

In 1870, this French writer wrote Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Jules Verne

300

The name of the phylum for fish with bones

Chordata

400

This special sense organ runs along the side of the fish and detects the slightest change in water pressure or movement. This allows fish to swim in large schools together.

Lateral Line

500

This French scientist opened the undersea world to exploration for both scientists and ordinary people. He even invented SCUBA gear to explore marine life more deeply. 

BONUS: What does the acronym SCUBA stand for?

Jacques Cousteau

A is for Amphibian

100

True or False:

Rather than feathers or hair, amphibian bodies are protected by scales

False! Amphibians only have skin, no scales

200

We listened to and studied these tiny frogs native to Maryland

Spring Peepers

300

Fill in the blank with "Frogs" and "Toads."

_________ have long legs for leaping while ________ have shorter legs for walking, hopping, and climbing

  Frogs   have long legs for leaping while Toads  have shorter legs for walking, hopping, and climbing

400

Amphibians can use these three different organs for respiration

(yes, you need to list all three to earn the points)

Lungs, Gills, and Skin!

500

These bodies of water are ideal habitats for amphibians. Part of the year, they are home to frogs and toads, and at other times of the year, they dry up

Vernal Pools

Represent Reptiles

100

True or False: Reptiles are cold-blooded

True!

200

These are the two venomous snakes native to Maryland

Eastern Copperhead and Timber Rattlesnake

300

This is the largest lizard of all. It can be more than 10 feet long and weigh more than 300 pounds!

Komodo Dragon

400

While most reptiles abandon their eggs once they are laid, this reptile stays and cares for her youngs

Crocodiles or King Cobras

500

This is one of the few snakes to make its home in water

Water moccasin 

Bird Bird Bird, Bird's the Word

100

What makes an animal a bird is if it has ____________

Feathers

200

This scientist and artist traveled across America and drew every species of bird. His "Birds of America" book was 2.5ft x3 feet because he drew birds at their actual size. 

John J. Audubon

300

This is the bird that makes a call that sounds like "Cheeeeeseburger" 

Black-capped Chickadee

400

The study of birds is also known as _______________

Ornithology 

500

Birds belong to this class of animals

Aves

M-A-M-M-A-L-S

100

What makes an animal a mammal is _____________

Mothers feed their young with milk. 

200

True or False: Mammals are the most diverse class of animal

False! There are 5,000 species of mammals and nearly 17,000 species of grasshoppers

300

Nearly half of all mammals belong to which order?

Rodent

400

Mammals are classified by how they reproduce. These are the three ways which different mammals can reproduce

Give birth to live young

Lay eggs

Marsupials give birth to underdeveloped young which fully develop inside the mother's pouch 

500

Ungulates are mammals with what characteristic?

They have hooves