What's for lunch?
Type of animal that eats other animals?
Carnivore
A _____ has three body segments and three pairs of legs
insect
Animals that have backbones are called
invertabrates
What type of animal has hair
mammal
Type of animal that eats plants only
Herbivore
An arthropod with 5 pairs of legs and a claw is a _______
crustacean
cold-blooded
An arthropod with two body segments and eight pairs of legs is an ____
arachnid
Even though they look different, both an octopus and an oyster are ____ because they have a soft body and a mantle.
mollusks
Type of animal that eats both plants and animals
omnivore
A _______ has many body segments and many legs
centipede or millipede
______ use echolocation to help them navigate dark caves where they can't see very well.
Bats
Animals such as earthworms are considered to be _____ because they have jointed legs, a segmented body, and an exoskeleton
arthropods
Why can vertebrates grow larger than invertebrates?
vertebrates have their backbone to support extra weight
Type of animals that eats mainly insects
insectivore
Shrimp and spiders are both considered to be ___ because they have jointed legs, a segmented body, and an exoskeleton.
arthropods
This type of vertebrates has scales and lays eggs on land.
reptiles
Animals that eat organisms that float through the water are called ____
filter-feeders
Why can some ticks cause serious human health problems?
ticks are parasites and can carry diseases to the host they feed on
A(n) _____ gets its food from water that flows through its body.
Sponge
Name the steps (in order) of complete metamorphosis
egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa (chrysalis), adult
A sea star is a _____ because it has radial symmetry and tube feet.
(mollusk, sponge, echinoderm, or flatworm)
echinoderm
______ are tiny stinging organelles found on some animals like jellyfish
nematocytes
Why would cold-blooded animals have difficulty surviving in polar regions?
cold-blooded animals regulate their body heat from their environment, so the cold environment would make their blood too cold and they wouldn't have enough body warmth under continuously cold conditions.