These invertebrates are very simple animals that have many pores (tiny holes) through which water flows. They use special cells to obtain their food and oxygen from the water.
What are sponges?
100
These vertebrates have scales and fins, breathe with gills, and live in water
What are fish?
100
The vocabulary term for animals that maintain (keep) their body temperature from within is ___.
What is endothermic?
100
Three body structures used for movement
What are legs, arms, feet, wings, fins, tails?
100
There are three climate zones in each hemisphere. The climate zone closest to the equator is the ___.
What is the tropical zone?
200
These invertebrates have arms that extend outward from the middle of their bodies. Examples are brittle stars, sea cucumbers, and sea stars (star fish).
What are echinoderms?
200
These vertebrates are warm-blooded, breathe with lungs, have feathers, wings, and a beak.
What are birds?
200
The vocabulary term for animals that take on the temperature of their surroundings is ___.
What is ectothermic?
200
Three mouth parts that allow animals to obtain resources for food
What are teeth, tongues, beaks, flexible jaws, and tube-shaped beaks?
200
Global winds blow in a curved pattern because of this.
What is the rotation of the earth / Coriolis Effect?
300
These invertebrates have a thick muscular foot for movement or to open and close their shells. Only some have shells. They breathe with gills or lungs. Examples are snails, slugs, and octopi.
What are mollusks?
300
These vertebrates are warm-blooded, have fur or hair, breathe with lungs, and make milk to feed their young.
What are mammals?
300
Two ways an ectothermic animal cools itself if it is too warm
What are move to the shade (change location) and burrow (dig a hole in the ground)?
300
Besides mouths and paws, a specific structure that allows an animal to grab and hold food.
What are tentacles, pincers, claws, fangs?
300
The scientist who uses observations about the weather (such as precipitation and temperature) to make weather forecasts
What is a meteorologist?
400
These invertebrates have segmented bodies, jointed legs, hard outer coverings called exoskeletons, and some have wings. They breathe with lungs or air tubes. Examples are insects, arachnids, or crustaceans.
What are arthropods?
400
These vertebrates are cold-blooded, lay eggs, breathe with lungs, and have scales or plates
What are reptiles?
400
Besides sweating, two ways an endothermic animal can cool itself when too warm
What are panting, changing location (move to shade), and changing position?
400
The method of defense that allows an animal to blend in with its environment so it is not easily seen. For example, the spots on a cheetah
What is camouflage?
400
On a large scale, convection currents cause global winds. On a small scale, convection currents cause ___.
What are steady land/sea breezes?
500
These invertebrates are the simplest animals with a true nervous system and blood contained in vessels. They have a digestive tube that runs the length of their inner body. A leech is an example.
What are segmented worms?
500
These vertebrates live in water and breathe with gills when young. live on land and breathe with lungs when adult, and have smooth moist skin.
What are amphibians?
500
The reason that endothermic animals must eat much more often than ectothermic animals
What is that endothermic animals use a lot of food energy to maintain their body temperature?
500
The horn on a rhino or bull is used for defense to make a painful attack. Lions and tigers make a painful attack with ___ and ___.
What are fangs and claws?
500
The fast moving ribbon of air that moves around Earth