Covering & Moving
Animal covering of small plates are called what?
Scales
What structure does a bird of prey have that is different than other birds?
Talons
How does a porcupine fish defend against predators?
Spines or quills
What is the main structure in an animal's muscular system?
Muscles
What organ do vertebrates use to respond to their environment?
Brain
The only mammal with wings that can not fly is what?
Penguin
Birds with a hooked beak eat what kind of food?
Meat
An eagle defends against predators by using what?
Claws or talons
What is the main organ in an animals circulatory system?
Heart
An eagle hunting a rabbit is responding to what kind of stimulus?
Internal
Where do animals with slime covered scales live?
Land and water
The ability to see using sound waves is called?
Echolocation
Teeth
What is the difference between the digestive system of a pig versus a cow?
A pig's stomach has 1 compartment a cow's stomach has 4 compartments.
What is one function of the nervous system?
1. To gather and understand information
2. To control the heartbeat and breathing
What 2 functions does a vertebrate's covering help to do?
protects against predators
insulate their body
1. Some animals see more colors than people do
2. Objects at a distance appear much larger than they do for people
Name an animal that uses sensory organs with liquid for defense.
Skunk
What organ is used to crush the food in birds?
Gizzard
A dolphin that learns to search for underwater items is responding to what kind of stimulus?
External
Vertebrates use what 2 sensory organs to smell?
Nose and tongue
Name 1 of the 3 ways a vertebrate responds to touch.
1. They feel hardness, sharpness and pain
2. Some vertebrates communicate by vibrations
3. Some vertebrates groom each others fur.
What is one of 2 ways God's design helps vertebrates adapt to a world of predators?
1. God created vertebrates with the ability to adapt
2. God gave animals the structures the need for defense.
What is a difference between the respiratory of mammals and most fish?
Mammals breath with lungs and most fish breathe with gills
A dog who reacts when they sense their owner having a panic attack is showing what?