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100
What adaptation do fish have in order to remove oxygen from the water?
What is gills
100
How are tadpoles similar to fish?
What is they breathe with gills and swim/live in water.
100
Birds are distinguished by three characteristics
What is they have feathers and a beak, they have four limbs (2 scaly legs and 2 wings), their eggs have hard shells
100
Name three characteristics of a mammal
What is all mammals have hair during some part of their lives, most mammals have teeth for consuming a particular kind of food, and all mammal species produce milk to feed their young.
100
Most bony fish are covered with overlapping bony structures called..
What is scales
200
Which group of fish is LEAST complex?
What is jawless fish
200
Why do most adult amphibians stay near the water throughout their lives?
What is They need to stay near water to keep their skin moist. They need to lay their eggs in a moist environment for their eggs to survive.
200
Birds are endotherms- meaning?
What is they can maintain a constant body temperature
200
Which features of marine mammals enable them to live in water?
What is blowhole, flippers, flukes, and blubber
200
Vertebrates are
What is animals with a backbone
300
Name the three groups of fish in order from least complex to most complex.
What is Jawless, Cartilaginous, and Bony Fish
300
What are the 4 characteristics of amphibians?
What is they have two pairs of legs or four limbs, they lay their eggs in water, they obtain oxygen through their smooth moist skin/many also have lungs, and their sensory organs are adapted for sensing on land.
300
What is so unique about a birds bones?
What is they are hollow- filled with air
300
Why is a bat classified as a mammal instead of a bird? Why is a whale classified as a mammal instead of a fish?
What is bats and whales are classified because they have body hair, body fat, and mammary glands.
300
Endoskeleton
What is an internal support system that grows along with the animal.
400
What is the difference between cartilaginous fish and bony fish?
What is cartilaginous fish have skeletons made of cartilage. Bony fish have skeletons made of bones and are covered with scales.
400
Why are a turtle and snake classified as a reptile?
What is turtles lay eggs, have four legs, and their legs and heards are covered with dry scaly skin. Snakes have more characteristics of reptiles however they are lacking limbs.
400
What are two structures in the bird body that allow air inside? How is this beneficial to the bird?
What is air sacs and hollow bones are filled with air. This makes the bird lighter and enables it to fly.
400
**Daily Double** What are three ways in which mammals bear young?
What is Monotremes lay eggs, marsupials give birth to live young that develop in pouches; the young of placental mammals develop fully inside placentas until they are born.
400
Why are marine animals such as starfish, crayfish, and sea anemones not classified as fish?
What is fish are vertebrates (animals with a backbone) and these animals do not have a backbone
500
If you wanted to choose tropical fish that could live comfortably in the same tank, what body features or behaviors might you look for?
What is similar coloration, body shapes, and similarities in behavior.
500
What characteristics make reptiles suited to life on land? (5)
What is eggs with shells, protective and thick skin, lungs and respiratory organs, legs, and sensory organs.
500
Some flightless birds live on islands or in remote places where there are few predators. Explain why, in such an environment, flying birds might have adapted to become flightless?
What is flight requires a great deal of energy. If food was plentiful and there was little threat from predators, the birds may not need to fly.
500
A porcupine and tiger have specialized hairs, what are they are what are their purposes?
What is whiskers and quills. Whiskers are used for sense of touch and quills are used for protection.
500
Why are endoskeletons an important adaptation for vertebrate animals?
What is the endoskeleton provides support and grows as the animal grows, allowing vertebrates to become larger in size than invertebrates.