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Chapter 3 - Exploring The World Of Vertebrate Flashcards

1
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What are two ways to tell an animal from a plant?

A

animals mover around; plants are held to the ground by roots

animals find their food; plants make their own food

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2
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What are animals with backbones called?

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vertebrates

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3
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What are animals without backbones called?

A

invertebrates

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4
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What are vertebrates

A

animals with backbones

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5
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What are invertebrates

A

animals without backbones

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6
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What are the bones which form the framework of the body called?

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skeleton

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7
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Into what two groups are animals divided or classified?

A

vertebrates and invertebrates

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8
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Name the five groups of invertebrates

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mammals, fish, amphibians, reptiles, and birds

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9
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List the five ways all mammals are alike

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  1. The make milk for their babies and take good care of their young.
  2. They have at least some hair.
  3. No mammal has more than four limbs.
  4. All mammals are warm-blooded.
  5. All mammals have lungs and breathe air.
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10
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What are limbs?

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legs, arms, and wings

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11
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What does warm-blooded mean?

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The body temperature stays just about the same no matter what the outside temperature is.

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12
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In what three ways are fish alike?

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  1. All fish have gills.
  2. All fish have fins.
  3. Fish are cold-blooded.
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13
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What do gills do?

A

Help fish breath

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14
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What do fins do?

A

Help fish swim

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15
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What does cold-blooded mean?

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the body temperature changes when the temperature of the water changes.

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16
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What do fish do when the water becomes cold?

A

slow down

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17
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What do fish do when the water becomes warm?

A

they move faster

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18
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What does it mean to divide into groups?

A

classify

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19
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Most living things are one of what two things?

A

plants or animals

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20
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What do mammals use to breath air?

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lungs

21
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Explain the life cycle of a salmon.

A

After they hatch, they swim up to hundreds of miles downstream. They spend years eating and growing. After they have grown, they swim upstream to the stream or river where they hatched. They make their nest and lay eggs. They float downstream where soon they will die.

22
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Name the four ways amphibians are alike?

A
  1. All amphibians breathe with gills in water when they are born, and some breathe with lungs on land water.
  2. All amphibians have smooth, moist skin.
  3. All amphibians lay eggs.
  4. All amphibians are cold-blooded.
23
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What three ways are all reptiles alike?

A
  1. All reptiles breathe with lungs.
  2. All reptiles are covered with dry scales.
  3. All reptiles are cold-blooded.
24
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What does the word amphibian mean?

A

Living a double life

25
Q

Name some amphibians

A

Frogs, toads, salamanders

26
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Name some reptiles

A

Snakes, alligators, crocodiles, turtles

27
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In what five ways are all birds alike?

A
  1. All birds have feathers.
  2. All birds have wings.
  3. All birds have two legs.
  4. All birds breathe with lungs.
  5. All birds have bills or beaks.
28
Q

List the five groups or classes of vertebrates.

A

Mammals, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds

29
Q

Which class of animals spend part of their life in water and part on land?

A

Amphibians

30
Q

How does a snake hear?

A

By feeling the vibrations of sound through the ground.

31
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What does a snake use its tongue for?

A

A special organ of smell

32
Q

Which class does an alligator belong to?

A

Reptile

33
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Which class does a toad belong to?

A

Amphibian

34
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Which class does a bear belong to?

A

Mammal

35
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Which class does a sparrow belong to?

A

Bird

36
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Which class does a shark belong to?

A

Fish

37
Q

Which class does a rattlesnake belong to?

A

Reptile

38
Q

Which class does an elephant belong to?

A

Mammal

39
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Which class does a robin to?

A

Bird

40
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Which class does a chipmunk belong to?

A

Mammal

41
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Which class does a toad belong to?

A

Aphibian

42
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Which class does tuna belong to?

A

Fish

43
Q

Which class does frog belong to?

A

Amphibian

44
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Which class does a turtle belong to?

A

Reptile

45
Q

Which class does an owl belong to?

A

Bird

46
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Which class does a mouse belong to?

A

Mammal

47
Q

Which class does a salmon belong to?

A

Fish

48
Q

Which class does a whale belong to?

A

Mammal

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