Vocabulary
A group of animals with backbones
vertebrates
What is the largest grouping of organisms within a kingdom?
phylum
Name three characteristics of a mammal.
Gives birth to live young.
Have fur/hair.
Provide milk for their young.
Which phylum of Invertebrates does the butterfly, ladybug, bee, crab, tarantula, and woodtick belong?
Arthropod
Which two animals are invertebrates:
snail-zebrafish-robin-angelfish-starfish-sea horse
snail and starfish
A group of animals without backbones
invertebrates
What is the largest phylum of invertebrates?
Arthropods
Lay eggs - Have feathers - most fly
Which group of invertebrates include a tapeworm, leech, and earthworm?
worms!
Name the largest group of amimals and tell what percent of the animal kingdom it represents.
invertebrates-95%
Blood in contained in organs and veins
Closed Circulatory System
Name the three classifications of arthropods.
insects, arachnids, crustaceans
Name three types of reptiles.
snake, turtle, alligator, crocodile, Gila monster, Komodo dragon, lizard etc.
External skeleton, is a hard body covering made of chitin.
Exoskeleton
List the classifications of animals starting with the largest-kingdom.
kingdom-phylum-class-order-family-genus-species
The system in which blood is free floating in the body
Open circulatory system
Name one way to classify the students in your class.
hair color - height - gender - eye color - age
Which phylum of vertebrates have scales and live their entire life in water?
fish
Which phyla of invertebrates include a cuttlefish, clam, squid and a snail?
mollusks
What is the main difference between members of the plant kingdom and members of the animal kingdom?
plants make their own food and animals eat living or once living organisms
This 9-letter phylum name literally means "jointed foot" and includes insects, spiders, and crabs
Arthropods
An exoskeleton and a skeleton both support the structure of a living organism. Explain the difference.
An exoskeleton is found outside the body and is found in invertebrates. A skeleton is made of bone/cartilage and is found on the inside of vertebrates.
Name three amphibians.
frog, toad, newt, salamander, poison dart frog, American Bullfrog, caecilians , Colorado River Toad
An arrangement of body parts around a central axis, like slices of a pie
Radial Symmetry
The process where organisms with traits best suited to their environment are more likely to survive, reproduce, and pass those helpful traits on to the next generation
Natural Selection