Science Terms 4

Question 1

Swim Bladder

Answer 1

A gas-filled bag that helps a fish to float in water.

Question 2

Vertebrate

Answer 2

An animal without a backbone.

Question 3

Amphibian

Answer 3

A cold-blooded vertebrate that lives partly in water and partly on land.

Question 4

Tadpole

Answer 4

The immature form of a frog or toad.

Question 5

Ectotherm

Answer 5

An animal whose temperature varies with its surroundings; ectothermic animals are also called cold blooded.

Question 6

Reptile

Answer 6

A cold blooded vertebrate with scaly skin.

Question 7

Scales

Answer 7

Small, overlapping plates that protect the skin.

Question 8

Clutch

Answer 8

A set of eggs.

Question 9

Crop

Answer 9

A pouch in a bird’s digestive system where swallowed up food is stored.

Question 10

Gizzard

Answer 10

A chamber in a animal’s stomach that grinds up food.

Question 11

Fledgling

Answer 11

A young bird at the time it leaves the nest.

Question 12

Endotherm

Answer 12

An animal with a constant temperature; endothermic animals are also called warm blooded.

Question 13

Gills

Answer 13

An organ used to breathe underwater.

Question 14

Mammals

Answer 14

A warm blooded animal with hair that feeds its young on milk.

Question 15

Mammary Gland

Answer 15

The milk-producing organ of a female mammal.

Question 16

Monotreme

Answer 16

A mammal that lays eggs, such as agent P, or a duck billed platypus.