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Fish
Amphibians
Reptiles
Birds
Vertebrates
100
Fish breathe using ________________________________.
Gills
100
What is the difference between a salamander and a frog?
Salamanders have tails as adults, frogs do not.
100
What two characteristics, organs, or body parts allow reptiles to live in the dessert while frogs cannot?
a. Kidney b. Scaly skin
100
Draw a climbing foot.
Looks like an x (two toes in front, 2 in the back)
100
What are the three main groups of mammals?
a. Monotremes b. Marsupials c. Placental
200
What special part of a fish allows it to float or sink in the water?
Swim bladder
200
If a frog did not lose its tail would it be able to survive on land?
Yes. Salamanders don’t lose their tails and they survive just fine
200
What reptile characteristic was first developed in reptiles.
Amniotic egg
200
What type of beak would you want to have if you get insects out of tree trunks?
Chisel
200
Which group of mammals (out of the main three) do beluga whales belong to?
Placental
300
What are the three groups of fish?
a. Cartilaginous b. Bony c. Jawless
300
What two characteristics (not vertebrate characteristics) do fish and amphibians share?
a. Ectotherm b. Lay eggs in water
300
What characteristic to fish, amphibians, and reptiles all share (not a vertebrate characteristic)?
Ectothermic
300
Which bird is the fastest in the world?
Peregrine falcon
300
Why would a seal need to have more fat in its milk than a mouse?
Because it lives in the water and must trap heat to stay warm
400
Would a salmon be able to survive in a fish tank without water currents? EXPLAIN
Yes – sharks need water currents to breathe, salmon do not.
400
What are three reasons the amphibian population is decreasing?
a. Pollution b. Chitrid fungus c. Habitat loss
400
What is an example of an extinct reptile that walks on 2 legs and is a carnivore.
T-rex
400
What type of beak, feet, and feathers would you have if you fly long distances at a time, swoop down to stab fish with your beak, and you hang out on cliffs that you must walk/climb up to get to your nest?
Beak = Spear Feet = Climbing Feathers = Contour
400
Which would you expect to have more babies, an animal that cares for its young for 2 weeks, or an animal that cares for its young for 2 months? WHY?
2 weeks – because animals that care for their young longer have offspring that live longer but fewer offspring at a time.
500
What are 4 characteristics of fish that are not characteristics of all vertebrates?
a. Ectothermic b. Scaly skin c. Fins d. Gills
500
What are 4 characteristics of amphibians that are not characteristics of all vertebrates?
a. Ectothermic b. No scales, hair, feathers (moist skin) c. Metamorphosis (start life in water, end on land) d. 3 chambered hearts e. No claws on their toes
500
What are 4 characteristics of reptiles that are not characteristics of all vertebrates?
a. Ectothermic b. Scaly skin c. Claws on toes d. Most have 3 chambered hearts e. Amniotic egg
500
What are 5 characteristics of birds that are not characteristics of all vertebrates?
a. Endothermic b. Feathers c. Wings d. 4 chambered hearts e. hollow/lightweight bones f. Lay eggs
500
What are 5 characteristics of mammals that are not characteristics of all vertebrates?
a. Endotheremic b. Hair/fur c. Sweat glands d. Make milk/mammary glands e. Different types of teeth f. Fat glands