Vocabulary
The science of grouping organisms and naming animals.
What is taxonomy?
The largest group of vertebrates are classified as this.
What are fish?
The thick layer of fat that keeps whales warm in cold oceans.
What is blubber?
Rattenborough’s friend who uses a sticky tongue to catch prey.
Who is Tabitha Toad?
In the Antarctica read-aloud, this tiny shrimp-like animal was called the base of the food chain.
What is krill?
Cold-blooded animals do this when it becomes too hot outside.
The two groups of vertebrates that are warm-blooded.
What are birds and mammals?
Birds often travel long distances in winter. This is called ____.
What is migration?
Paolo Piranha is a fish. How does he breathe?
What are gills?
Penguins are birds, but they cannot ____.
What is fly?
This classification include insects, crabs, and other invertebrates.
What are arthropods?
The unique characteristic that makes mammals unique from all other animals.
What is feeding their young with milk they produce from their own bodies?
Reptile eggs have this adaptation that protects them on land.
What is a hard/leathery shell.
Anna Anaconda is a reptile. How does she capture her food?
What is by constricting (squeezing) her prey?
In the read-aloud, which adaptation helps penguins survive the freezing cold while swimming?
What are layers of feathers and blubber?
Warm-blooded animals typically have a high ____________ because they need lots of energy to heat and cool their bodies.
What is metabolism?
Amphibians are said to be "living two lives." Explain what this means.
What is having gills (and living in the water) as young and developing lungs (and living on land) as adults?
When an animal changes from one form to another. This could be the change of a tadpole to a frog.
What is metamorphosis?
Ebenezer Egret is a bird. Which adaptation helps him catch fish?
What is his long, pointed beak?
Humans can live in ______ habitats. Explain your reasoning.
What is humans can live in all habitats because we are warm-blooded and will be able to keep a consistent body temperature?
The study of reptiles and amphibians.
What is herpetology?
Name the five vertebrate groups and an example of each.
What are bird, fish, amphibians, mammals, reptiles? (one example of each!)
Compare hibernation and estivation.
What is hibernation happens in winter cold; estivation happens in summer heat; both are long rests to survive harsh conditions.
Hilda Hippo is a mammal. Name two adaptations that help her survive.
What is eyes/ears/nostrils on top of her head, staying in water to stay cool?
Compare how a hippo and an egret depend on water for survival, but in different ways.
Hippos use water to stay cool and protect their skin; egrets use water habitats for food (fish) and nesting areas.