Ch 7-9 Test 9 Flashcards

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Largest bird in the world

A

Ostrich

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This bird can dive through the air at speeds of 220 mph or more

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Peregrine falcon

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South American related to the ostrich

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Rhea

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3
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The only bird that can fly backwards

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Hummingbird

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This bird encloses itself and its nest with a mud wall

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Hornbill

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All fish are in this category

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Cold-blooded

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Breathing organs of the fish

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Gills

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The part of a fish that helps it to stay at one level in the water without sinking

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Swim bladder

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A coat of hard rounded disks that protects most fish

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Scales

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9
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The lamprey is an example of this kind of fish

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Jawless

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A sharks tough, flexible skeleton is made of this

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Cartilage

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Most of the fish in the world are this kind of fish

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Bony fish

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12
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The fish that has both of its eyes on one side of its head

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Flounder

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The process by which a snake loses its outer skin

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Molting

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14
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The fastest snake

A

The African black mamba

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15
Q

The Jacobson’s organ helps the snakes sense of…

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Smell

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The tiniest snake in the world

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The blind snake

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17
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Poison produced by some snakes

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Venom

18
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The largest poisonous snake in the world

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King cobra

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Lizard that can squirt a stream of blood from its eyes

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Horned lizard

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Lizard that is more at home in the water then on land

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Marine iguana

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Only lizards in the world that use poison to stun their prey

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Gila monster and beaded lizard

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The lizard that can change its color to match its surroundings

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Chameleon

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Many lizards escape danger by this method

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Shedding their tails

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The upper section of a turtle’s shell

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Carapace

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Round, tough layers of skin covering a turtle’s shell

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Scutes

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Most turtles live in this habitat

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Freshwater

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One of the only reptiles that guards its eggs until they hatch

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Crocodile

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The crocodilians that live only in the southeastern United States and along China’s Yangtze river

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Alligators

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Find pictures of clouds in your book

A

Label them

30
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Amphibians protect themselves by secreting this

A

A mildly poisonous slime

31
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Baby frogs and toads are called this

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Tadpoles

32
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The process in which an animal changes form as it grows older

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Metamorphosis

33
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The largest salamander

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The Japanese giant salamander

34
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Young amphibians breathe with these until they develop lungs

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Gills

35
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The basic cause of all weather

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The sun

36
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How many major wind systems are there?

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Three

Easterlies, westerlies and tradewinds

37
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The amount of water vapor that the air can hold at a given temperature

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Relative humidity

38
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Different seasons are caused by this

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The tilt of the earth’s axis

39
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Dew and frost are caused by this

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Condensation

40
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Small piece of ice that is tossed up and down inside a cloud that becomes coated with several layers of ice finally falling to earth

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A hailstone

41
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Label the parts of the sun

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Corona, chromosphere, photosphere core

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List the eight planets in order from the sun out and write a descriptive fact about each planet

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Find facts about each planet.