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An animal with hair or fur that feeds its young milk.
Mammal
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An animal with a backbone.
Vertebrate
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A dry, scaly animal that lays eggs and lives on land.
Reptile
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A vertebrate with two legs, wings, and feathers.
Bird
100
Fish get oxygen from plants and what else in the water?
Air bubbles
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A moist-skinned animal that lives near water.
Amphibian
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A vertebrate that lives its whole life in water.
Fish
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The two vertebrates that are warm blooded.
Mammals and Birds
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This vertebrate is born alive.
Mammal
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Fur and what else helps mammals stay warm in cold weather?
Fat
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Fish swim in schools for what reason?
Protection
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What are the four things animals need to survive?
Food, water, oxygen, and shelter
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Why do animals need shelter?
For protection
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How do amphibians get oxygen?
It is absorbed through their skin.
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What is one way scientists group animals?
With or without backbones
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Why do amphibians stay near the water their entire lives?
To keep their skin moist to stay alive
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What characteristic do reptiles have that are different than amphibians?
Scaly skin
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What do birds and Amphibians have in common besides having a backbone?
They lay eggs
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Bats have wings but are not birds, they are mammals. What is a characteristics do they have that makes them mammals?
Hair, live births, and/or warm blooded
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Penguins are birds, but can’t fly. Why?
Their wings can not support their large bodies.
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What does it mean when an animal is endangered?
The animal is being threatened and it's population is dying off.
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What would happen if an amphibian’s skin dried out?
It would die
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How are the scales on reptiles different from the scales on fish?
The scales on a reptil are hard and dry, the scales on fish are soft and wet.
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Do all fish have scales?
No, some fish such as sharks do not have scales.
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What are the 5 ways animals breathe oxygen?
By using lungs, gills, rising to the water's surface, holes in their body, or through their skin.