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How are animals different
Back bones
Behavior
Reptile& birds
Grab bag
100
This main bone is made up of many small bones joined together and runs along the middle of the back in some animals.
What is a Backbone
100
This animal has a backbone that allows it to hold part of its body straight up.
What is a snake.
100
This is something that causes a behavior, like petting a dog.
What is a stimulous.
100
The Lizard belongs to this group of animals with dry, scaly skin.
What is a reptile.
200
This 8-legged insect is one of the animals that does not have a backbone.
What is a spider.
200
This is a hard outer covering that supports and protects some animals without backbones.
What is an exoskeleton.
200
The way a living thing acts.
What is behavior.
200
These animals are warm blooded, have backbones and hair (usually) and feed milk to their young.
What are mammals
200
This animal has a backbone, has hair, and feeds milk to its young.
What is a mammal.
300
This animal stays fixed in one place. It depends on water flowing into holes to bring it food.
What is a sponge?
300
This is made up of many small bones joined together and runs along the middle of the back of some animals.
What is a backbone.
300
This is a simple, atuomatic behavior.
What is a reflex.
300
This type of animal lives part of its life in water and part on land.
What is an amphibian.
300
These can be born alive, but animals in this group can also come from eggs. As long as babies are fed milk, they can belong to this group.
What are mammals.
400
These animals are the only ones without backbones that can fly.
What are insects?
400
An animal without a backbone does this to shed its outer covering.
What is molting.
400
This is a behavior that an animal is born with and does not need to learn.
What is an instinct.
400
These animals hatch from eggs, and their parents stay with the egg until they are hatched.
What are birds.
400
This animal behavior is controlled by nerves.
What is a reflex.
500
This means to shed an animal's outer covering.
What is molting.
500
These animals with backbones have wings and legs, and hollow bones.
What are birds.
500
This is how an animal acts when presented with a stimulus.
What is a response.
500
These help fish and amphibians breathe.
What are gills.
500
An inborn behavior, such as spinning a cocoon.
What is an instinct.