Question |
Answer |
The animal kingdom is divided into 35 different phlya. What are the two major groups? |
Vertebrates and Invertebrates. |
Animals don't make their own food. They are known as ….. |
Heterotrophs |
Animals are made of many cells. They are considered ___________. |
Multi-cellular |
Vertebrates have an internal skeleton called the backbone or ________. |
Endoskeleton |
The five groups of vertebrates are …….. |
Fish,amphibians,birds,reptiles,and mammals. |
Another word for cold-blooded. |
Ectothermic |
How does a fish obtain dissolved oxygen? |
Gills |
What a fish use to move? |
fins |
Vertebrates that are cold-blooded are…. |
Fish,amphibians,and reptiles |
Changing from a tadpole to a frog. |
metamorphosis |
The three major groups of amphibians are ….. |
Frogg,toads,and salamanders |
The skin of frogs and salamanders are…. |
Smooth and moist |
The skin of reptiles are …… |
Dry and covered with scales |
The two groups of vertebrates that are warm-blooded are….. |
Birds and mammals |
How do bird and mammals obtain oxygen? |
Lungs |
The six groups of invertebrates are…… |
Worms,mollusks,echinoderms,cnidarians, arthropods,and mollusks. |
The simplest animal is a ______. |
Sponge |
How does a sponge obtain food? |
Filter feed |
Worms obtain oxygen through their ______. |
skin |
"Spiny skin" invertebrates |
Echinoderms |
A description of an echinoderm's feet. |
Tubed |
A description of a mollusk's body. |
Soft |
This allows most mollusks to move. |
A thick muscular foot. |
The largest group of invertebrates. |
Arthropods |
A description of an arthropod's legs. |
Jointed |
A description of an arthropod's body. |
Segmented |
Arthropods have a hard outer covering called __________. |
Exoskeleton |
The changing of of skin color is called _______. |
Camouflage |
Patterns on animals that make them appear dangerous is an example of _______. |
Mimicry |
A defense mechanism used by an octopus. |
Ink |
Porcupines use this to defend themselves. |
Quills |
Legs,feet,arms,tails, fins,and wings are used for _____. |
Movement |
Another word for cold-blooded. |
Ectothermic |
Heavy breathing in animals that is used to cool down. |
Panting |
Another word for warm-blooded. |
Endothermic |
The release of salty liquid that cools the body down. |
Sweating |
The loss of hair or fur that cools the body down. |
Shedding |
A mammal's mechanism to increase heat production by involuntary shaking. |
Shivering |
An automatic response that helps to protect the eye. |
Blinking |
The process of finding food for survival. |
Food gathering |
A state of greatly reduced body activity that is used to conserve food stored in the body. |
Hibernation |
The movement of animals from place to place. |
Migration |
Animals copying other animals behaviors. |
Mimicry |
What a horned lizard and squid use for defense? |
Ejection |
Animals traveling together is an example of ______. |
Grouping |
A behavioral process whereby adults of a species try to attract a potential mate. |
Courtship |
Cues an animals to eat. |
Hunger |
Cues an animal to take in water. |
Thirst |
This is required to restore the body's ability to function. |
Sleep |
A newborn animal recognizing and following the first moving object it sees. *Usually the mother. |
Imprinting |
A behavior in which an animal learns that a particular stimulus and its response will lead to a good or bad result. |
Conditioning |
A behavior that is taught. |
Learned behavior |
A behavior that is passed on from the parents. |
Inherited behavior |