VERTEBRATES & INVERTEBRATES
Animals with a backbone are called ________.
Vertebrates
Animals that only eat plants are called _______.
Herbivores
Mammals breathe with their ______.
Lungs
Insects have ___ legs.
Six
Frogs lay eggs. The babies that hatch are called ________.
Tadpoles
True or false: Invertebrates have no backbone.
True
Animals that eat both plants and animals are _______.
Omnivores
Birds lay eggs. This means they are ________.
Oviparous
Spiders are arachnids. They have ___ legs.
Eight
What is the name of the process when animals change form as they grow?
Metamorphosis
Name one example of an invertebrate.
Examples: jellyfish, spider, snail, lobster, worm
Fish breathe using their ______.
Gills
Fish live in water and breathe through ______.
Gills
Snails and slugs are part of which mollusc group?
Gastropods
Which legs grow first on a tadpole: front legs or back legs?
Back legs
Which group is larger on Earth: vertebrates or invertebrates?
Invertebrates
Reptiles have ______, which protect them.
Scales
Amphibians start life breathing with ______ but adults breathe with ______.
Gills → lungs/skin
Crustaceans usually have how many antennae?
Four
When tadpoles grow into frogs, what body part disappears?
Their tail
What system helps vertebrates control movement and feeling?
The nervous system / spinal cord
Birds use their ______ to fly.
Wings / feathers
Reptiles and fish both have ______ on their bodies.
Scales
Cephalopods, like octopuses, move using their ________.
List the four stages of frog metamorphosis in order.
Eggs → tadpole → tadpole with legs → adult frog