Life Cycles
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What are the 4 basic needs of animals?
Food, water, air, and shelter.
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An animal with a backbone is called a _________.
Vertebrate
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Something that helps a living thing survive is called a(n) _____________.
adaptation
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What does it mean to say dinosaurs are extinct?
It no longer lives on Earth.
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How many stages does a frog life cycle have?
4
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Some animals need much less food to survive when they ___________.
hibernate
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An animal without a backbone is an __________.
invertebrate
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What adaptation helps a pelican swim in the water?
a pouch on its bill to act like a net and catch fish
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Signs of past life are called ________.
fossils
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In an early stage of life, when a butterfly eats and grows, it is called a(n) ________.
larva
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Some animals move to another place, or __________ to find better food or shelter.
migrate
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What is an octopus? Invertebrate or vertebrate?
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How do porcupines protect themselves?
It uses muscles to make its quills stand up. Then it turns around and swings its tail. The quills will pierce an attackers skin.
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A space in the shape of an animal in rock is called a _________.
fossil mold
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Where do frogs lay their eggs?
in the water
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What two things does shelter protect animals from?
weather and other animals
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What is a fish? Invertebrate or vertebrate?
vertebrate
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If something is passed on from a parent to its offspring, it is ___________.
inherited
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Some animals, or parts or animals, have been found in hardened tree sap called _________.
amber
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Name the 5 stages of animal life cycles.
birth, growth, development, reproduction, and death
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Name 3 ways animals can be grouped by.
how they look, where they live, and how they act
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What is a crab? Invertebrate or vertebrate?
invertebrate
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What are the 4 ways animals protect themselves?
camouflage, armor, mimicry, and poison
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Another type of fossil where you find actual bones can be found in ___________.
tar pits
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