Vocabulary 1
Seeing the scary monster sent shivers up his spine.
What does the word spine mean in the sentence?
a. part of a book
b. sharp point
c. backbone
What is C-backbone?
a. carnivore
b. herbivore
c. omnivore
What is a- carnivore?
What type of habitat do tropical fish live in?
a. freshwater
b. underwater
c. saltwater
What is c- saltwater?
a. vertebrate
b. invertebrate
What is b- invertebrate?
Which statement about amphibians is not true?
a. They are cold-blooded.
b. They are vertebrates.
c. They live only on land.
What is c- they only live on land?
The scientist will classify the animals by the type of food they eat.
What does the word classify mean in the sentence?
a. put things together in one big group
b. put things into groups based on similarities
c. put things into groups based on differences
What is b- put things into groups based on similarities?
_________ keep their body temperature constant.
a. Warm-blooded animals
b. Cold-blooded animals
What is a- warm-blooded animals?
Why are scales an important physical characteristic of fish?
a. They support fish laying their eggs underwater.
b. They help fish move through the water.
c. They allow fish to control their body temperature.
What is b- They help fish move through the water?
A horse is a __________.
a. vertebrate
b. invertebrate
What is a- vertebrate?
This type of animal eats only plants.
a. carnivore
b. herbivore
c. omnivore
What is b- herbivore?
The students went on a field trip to see the aquatic animals.
What does the word aquatic mean in the sentence?
a. living, growing, or found on land
b. living, growing, or found underground
c. living, growing, or found in water
What is c- living, growing, or found in water?
The children played under the stately cedar tree.
What does the word stately mean in the sentence?
a. big and dull in size and manner
b. small and healthy in size and manner
c. grand and impressive in size and manner
What is c- grand and impressive in size and manner?
How are birds different from one another?
a. Some birds do not have a spine.
b. Some birds cannot fly.
c. Some birds do not have feathers.
What is b- some birds cannot fly?
A spider is a(n) __________.
a. vertebrate
b. invertebrate
What is b-invertebrate?
Standing outside during a storm is an unsafe thing to do. You might get hurt.
Which connecting word would combine the two sentences into one sentence that makes sense?
a. so
b. because
c. but
What is b-because?
Which sentence is an example of something that is constant?
a. The sound of water dripping os loud on some days and quiet on other days.
b. The runner runs at the same, steady pace during all the races.
c. The weather keeps changing today, so we will not play outside.
What is b-The runner runs at the same, steady pace during all the races?
_________ have body temperature that changes based on environment.
a. Warm-blooded animals
b. Cold-blooded animals
What is b- cold-blooded animals?
What is a characteristic of mammals?
a. Mammals make milk in their body to feed their young.
b. Mammals are cold-blooded animals.
c. Mammals have gills to breathe underwater.
What is a- Mammals make milk in their body to feed their young?
A snake is a(n) __________.
a. vertebrate
b. invertebrate
What is a- vertebrate?
This type of animal eats both meat and plants.
a. carnivore
b. herbivore
c. omnivore
What is c- omnivore?
In which sentence is the word molt used correctly?
a. The snake begins to molt, a sign that it is growing.
b. When the puppy needs to go outside, it molt its tail.
c. The bunnies molt across the yard on a sunny, spring day.
What is a- The snake begins to molt, a sign that it is growing?
What is the name of the scientist who observes animals and groups them based on similar characteristics?
a. zoologist
b. biologist
c. primatologist
What is a - zoologist?
How are reptiles different from amphibians?
a. Reptiles are vertebrates, and amphibians are invertebrate
b. Reptiles have lungs to breathe, and amphibians have gills to breathe
c. Reptiles live on land, and amphibians live in water.
What is b-Reptiles have lungs to breathe, and amphibians have gills to breathe?
An eagle is a(n) __________.
a. vertebrate
b. invertebrate
What is a-vertebrate?
I chose a ________costume for Derek’s costume party because younger kids will be there, and I do not want to scare them.
a. nonverbal
b. nonthreatening
c. nonfictional
What is b- nonthreatening?