A | B |
carnivore | meat eater |
herbivore | plant eater |
basic needs | 4 requirements all animals meet to live. |
adaptation | A body part or behavior an animals has to meet its needs. |
life cycle | The continual birth, growth, and reproduction of an animal. |
bird | Vertebrate with hollow bones and feathers |
amphibian | Vertebrate that goes through a complete metamorphosis |
Mammal | Vertebrate with warm blood and reproduces by live birth (not egg). |
fish | Vertebrates with cold blood and wet scales |
Instinctive Behavior | A way of acting an animal is born knowing. |
Learned Behavior | A way of acting an animal needs to learn after birth. |
reptiles | Vertebrate with cold blood and hard dry scales |
vertebrate | animal with a backbone |
invertebrate | animal without a backbone |
Giraffe | Long necked mammal that eats leaves on high trees. |
Great White Shark | Instinctive ocean hunter |
Killer Whale | Learned ocean hunter |
Down feathers | Feathers that supply warmth. |
Flight feathers | Feathers used for flying |
Insects | Invertebrate animal with 3 body parts, 6 legs, flies, and goes though a complete metamorphosis. |
Arthropods | Invertebrate animals with jointed legs and an exoskeleton |
Exoskeleton | A rigid outer covering that supports the body of some animals. |
Mollusks | Group that includes octopus, squid, and clams |
Frog problem | leaky skin |
poison | Bright colors on animals means this. |
dinosaurs | Vertebrates with warm blood, dry scaly skin, and extinct. |
ostrich | Fastest running bird |
jump | Difference between frogs and toads. |
Starfish and Sea Urchins | Invertebrates with tiny tube feet. |
spider | Invertebrate arthropod with 8 legs, 2 body parts, and does NOT go through a metamorphosis |
penguin | Flightless bird that swims. |
Stegasaurus | Plant eating dinosaur with blades on its back. |
Fennec Fox | An animal that has large ears to keep cool. |
worm | Invertebrate with no legs |
tongue | Sticky adaptation for amphibians to catch food. |
anaphales mosquito | Dangerous insect in the rainforest |