Vertebrate or Invertebrate?
An animal with a backbone belongs to which major group?
Vertebrate
Which group of animals has gills and lives in water?
Fish
What is the first organism in a food chain called?
A Prodcer
What type of organism breaks down dead plants and animals?
Decomposer
A frog lays eggs and has moist skin. Which group does it belong to?
Amphibians.
What do we call the variable you change on purpose in an experiment?
the independent variable
An animal without a backbone belongs to which major group?
Invertebrate.
Which group starts life in water and often moves to land as an adult?
Amphibians.
An animal that eats plants or other animals is called what?
A consumer
What type of organism eats dead matter, like worms eating rotting leaves?
A detritivore
A bat has fur and feeds its young milk. Which group does it belong to?
Mammals.
What do we call the variable you measure in an experiment?
The dependent variable
A bee, snail, and jellyfish all belong to which group?
Invertebrates.
Which group has dry, scaly skin and lays leathery eggs?
Reptiles
The animal that gets eaten in a food chain is called what?
Prey
What do we call a group of connected food chains?
A food web
A penguin has feathers but cannot fly. Which group does it belong to?
Birds
What do we call the things that must stay the same to make a test fair?
Control variables
A dog, lizard, and fish all belong to which group?
Vertebrates
Which group has feathers and lays hard-shelled eggs?
Birds
The animal that hunts and eats another animal is called what?
Predator
In a food web, how does energy flow?
From prey to predators (towards the thing doing the eating)
An animal has dry scales and lays eggs. Which group does it belong to?
Reptiles.
Which type of graph should be used when showing data that changes over time?
Line graph
Why is a crab an invertebrate even though it has a hard shell?
Because the shell is not a backbone
Which group has hair or fur and makes milk for their young?
Mammals
Why do all food chains begin with a producer?
Producers make their own energy (usually from sunlight).
Why are decomposers important for ecosystems?
They recycle nutrients back into the environment.
A shark has gills and lays leathery eggs. Which group does it belong to?
Fish
Which type of graph should be used when comparing categories (like different animals or foods)?
Column graph (also known as a bar graph)