Animal Structures
What does an animal that lives on land use to breathe?
Lungs
What do some animals have on their paws to defend themselves?
Claws
what is an animal with a backbone called?
vertebrate
What is an invertebrate?
Animal without a backbone
Name two ways animals stay safe.
They use shelters, they may build structures, they may use their defense structures like claws or shells.
What does a flying animal use to fly?
Wings
Where do animals go to sleep or keep safe?
Shelter
A larva is also called a ______.
caterpillar
the animal is born to do.
An animal uses these to detect sounds in its environment.
Ears
What does a turtle use to protect itself?
A shell
looks like a rock, is hard and yellow with a dead insect inside of it
A bird is covered with what?
Feathers
Name two animals that spend half their life in water and half on land
frog and toad
What does a mammal have on the outside to keep warm?
fur or hair
What are 4 things all animals need to survive?
Food, water, air, shelter
mimicry is what?
when an animal protects itself by looking like a dangerous or poisonous animal.
what animal develops inside its mother
Name two ways that you know a cat is an animal.
moves around, responds to its environment, eats food, reproduces
Sea jellies, earthworms and spider do not have what?
Backbones
Name one defense animals use to protect themselves
Camouflage, mimicry, poison, armor
What is camouflage?
when animals protect themselves by blending into their surroundings
When something is passed on from parents to offspring _________
Inherited
Name three body structures that allow animals to move.
legs, feet, arms, fins, tails, wings