Animals Flashcards
1
Q
What is a Vertebrate?
A
An animal that possesses a vertebral column (backbone)
2
Q
What is an Invertebrate?
A
An animal that lacks a vertebral column (backbone)
3
Q
Give examples of Vertebrates and Invertebrates?
A
Vertebrates:
Birds
Mammals
Fish
Reptiles
Amphibians
Invertebrates:
Worms
Sponges
Molluscs
Insects
Crustaceans
4
Q
Do animal cells contain chloroplasts?
A
No, so they are unable to carry out photosynthesis
5
Q
How do animals get nutrition?
A
By feeding on other animals or plants
6
Q
What is the storage molecule of animals?
A
Glycogen
7
Q
Why do animal cells lack cell walls?
A
It allows their cells to change shape, an important feature for organisms that move from place to place
8
Q
Insects make up…
A
…60% of all animal species
