Reptiles
Do reptiles have a backbone?
Yes, they are vertebrates
What are three characteristics of a mammal?
grows hair, vertebrates, warm-blooded
What is an amphibian?
Animal that lives on water and land
What do all birds lay?
Eggs
What lines the outside if a fish to protect them?
Scales
What is the difference between a turtle and a tortoise?
A turtle lives in water and a tortoise lives in land
What is the fastest land mammal?
Cheetah
What dos cold-blooded mean?
The temperature of an animals body will match that of its surroundings
What is it called when birds fly somewhere else during a certain time of the year?
Migration
What is a group of fish called?
School
Reptiles inhabit every continent except...?
Antarctica
What is the only mammal that can fly?
Bat
How do amphibians breathe under water?
through their skin
What do birds have that no other animal has?
What helps fish breathe under water?
Gills
What animal sleeps with one eye open?
Crocodile
What is the heaviest mammal in the world?
Blue whale
What kind of frog sounds like a cow mooing?
Bullfrog
What is the only bird that can fly backwards?
Hummingbird
What is he slowest fish?
(dwarf) Seahorse
How old is the oldest turtle that is still alive today? (Jonathan)
192 years old
How many species of mammals are there? (5,000-6,000)
5,488
what is the most poisonous frog in the world?
HINT: (color) poison frog
Golden poison frog
What bird cannot fly and is taller than most humans?
Ostrich/Emu
What type of fish is flat and swims along the ocean floor?
Flounder