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Vocab
What do animals need to live?
What are vertebrates?
What are invertebrates?
Miscellanious
100
an animal with feather and winds
bird
100
What is a gas that plants give off into the air?
oxygen
100
an animal with backbone
vertebrates
100
animals without a backbone
invertebrates
100
Why do animals need shelter?
for protection
200
an animal with dry, scaly skin
reptile
200
What do all animals need?
oxygen, water, food, shelter
200
What are the main characteristics of birds?
feathers, lungs, two legs, wings, young that hatch from eggs
200
What are the main characteristics of insects?
six legs, three body parts, wings
200
Why do many amphibians stay near water their entire lives?
They need water to lay their eggs and to keep their skin moist.
300
an animal with moist skin and no scales
amphibian
300
After a walk, Jacob notices his dog is panting. What should Jacob do?
Jacob should give his dog a drink of water to help the dog cool down after a walk.
300
Animals need oxygen to live. Explain how the way a mammal takes in oxygen is different from the way a fish takes in oxygen?
Mammals use lungs to take in oxygen, while fish use gills to take in oxygen.
300
Which animal is not a vertebrate: clam, earthworm, goldfish, or snail?
goldfish
300
Which of the following is most unlike the others: alligator, gold fish, and worm. Explain.
The worm is most unlike the others because it is an invertebrate.
400
an animal with gills
fish
400
Which of the following do beavers build to provide shelter: burrows, dens, lodges, and nests?
lodges
400
Which is a trait for all birds: they can all fly, they are all born with gills, they all hatch from eggs, or they all feed their young with milk?
They all hatch from eggs.
400
Compare and contrast spiders and insects.
Spiders and insects both have a hard outer body covering. Spiders have eight legs and two main body parts. Insects have six legs and three main body parts.
400
In what ways are mammals and birds alike?
They both breathe with lungs.
500
an animal that has fur or hair that makes milk for its young
mammal
500
A large number of beavers lived happily in a certain area full of streams and woods. Then a nearby town was built. The trees were cut for houses and the streams were built over. Now there are no beavers in this area. What do you think happened to the beavers? Why do you think it happened?
The beavers probably moved because they had no shelter.
500
Compare and contrast reptiles and amphibians.
Reptiles and amphibians are both vertebrates. Reptiles have dry skin and scales. Amphibians have moist skin.
500
While looking for seashells at the beach, Alex finds an animal with no backbone and no shell. How can he tell it belongs in the same group of invertebrates as the clams?
By looking at the other traits of the animal, he might be able to conclude that it belongs in the same group. If it has a soft body and has a muscular foot, it may be grouped with snails, clams, and squid.
500
A bat can fly, but is not a bird. A bat is a mammal. Use what you know about mammals to identify some traits for bats.
Bats have fur, give birth to live young, and feed their young milk made by their mother's body.