NST TERM 1

Question 1

What is an exoskeleton

Answer 1

Shell or hard covering on the outside of animals

Question 2

What is an invertebrate

Answer 2

An animal that does not have a backbone made of bone

Question 3

What does moult mean

Answer 3

To shed the outer covering to grow a new bigger one

Question 4

What is an endoskeleton

Answer 4

Skeleton found inside an animals body

Question 5

What is a vertebrate

Answer 5

An animal with a bony backbone

Question 6

What is cartilage

Answer 6

Flexible substance that cushions bones at the joints

Question 7

What is a joint

Answer 7

The place where 2 or more bones meet

Question 8

What is a frame structure

Answer 8

Framework of struts that are joined in triangular shape

Question 9

What are the vital organs

Answer 9

Organs that are absolutely necessary for life

Question 10

What are muscles

Answer 10

Tough elastic tissue that pull our bones when we move

Question 11

What are tendons

Answer 11

Tough cords that attach muscles to bones

Question 12

What are ligaments

Answer 12

Bands that connect bone to bone and strengthens the joint

Question 13

What is a shell structure

Answer 13

A Structure that has a strong layer on the outside to hold itself up

Question 14

What are nutrients

Answer 14

Substances that help living things grow

Question 15

What are herbivores

Answer 15

Animals that only eat plants

Question 16

What are carnivores

Answer 16

Animals that only eat meat or other animals

Question 17

What are omnivores

Answer 17

Animals that eat plants and meat

Question 18

What is the food chain

Answer 18

The order in which animals eat plants and other animals to get energy

Question 19

What is the life cycle

Answer 19

Stages through which living things passes during its lifetime

Question 20

What is pollination

Answer 20

When pollen from the male parts of the flower reaches the female parts of the flower

Question 21

What does germinate mean

Answer 21

When something begins to sprout or grow into a seedling