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Test 9, Ch. 7-9 Flashcards

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1
Q

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

A

peregrine falcon

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2
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this bird is the largest in the world

A

ostrich

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3
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this bird is the South American relative of the ostrich

A

rhea

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4
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this bird is the only one that can fly backward

A

hummingbird

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5
Q

this bird encloses itself in its nest with a mud wall

A

hornbill

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6
Q

All fish are ____-blooded.

A

cold

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7
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The breathing organs of the fish are called

A

gills

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8
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the structure that helps the fish to stay at one level in the water without sinking is the

A

swim bladder

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9
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for protection, most fish have a coat of hard, rounded disks called

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scales

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10
Q

the lamprey is an example of a ____ fish

A

jawless

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11
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a shark has a tough, flexible skeleton made of

A

cartilage

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12
Q

most of the fist in the world are ____ fish

A

bony

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13
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the fish that has both of its eyes on one side of its head is the

A

flounder

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14
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the process in which a snake loses its outer skin

A

molting

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15
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the fastest snake

A

African black mamba

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16
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the organ called Jacobson’s organ helps the snake’s sense of

A

smell

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17
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the tiniest snake in the world

A

blind snake

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18
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the poison produced by some snakes

A

venom

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19
Q

the largest poisonous snake

A

king cobra

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20
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the lizard that can squirt a stream of blood from its eyes

A

horned lizard

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21
Q

the lizard that is more at home in water than on land

A

marine iguana

22
Q

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

A

gila monster & beaded lizard

23
Q

the lizard that can change its color to match its surroundings

A

chameleon

24
Q

many lizards escape danger by

A

shedding their tails

25
Q

the upper section of the turtle’s shell

A

carapace

26
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the round, tough layers of skin covering the turtle’s shell are called

A

scutes

27
Q

most turtles are

A

freshwater turtles

28
Q

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

A

crocodile

29
Q

the crocodilians that live only in the southeastern US and along China’s Yangtze River

A

alligators

30
Q

You will label the following clouds

A

cirrus, cumulus, stratus

31
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Amphibians protect themselves by secreting a mildly poisonous

A

slime

32
Q

baby frogs & toads are called

A

tadpoles

33
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the precess in which an animal changes form as it grows older

A

metamorphosis

34
Q

the largest salamander is the rare ____

A

Japanese giant salamander

35
Q

young amphibians breathe with ____ until they develop lungs

A

gills

36
Q

the basic cause of all weather

A

sun

37
Q

there are ____ major wind systems

A

3

38
Q

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

A

relative humidity

39
Q

different seasons are caused by

A

the tilt of the earth’s axis

40
Q

dew and frost are caused by

A

condensation

41
Q

a small piece of ice that is tossed up and down inside a cloud, becomes coated with several layers of ice, and finally falls to earth

A

hailstone

42
Q

You will label the following on a diagram of the sun:

A

corona, chromosphere, photosphere, core

43
Q

List the planets in order from the sun:

A

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

44
Q

give a fact about Mercury

A

slightly larger than our moon; closest planet to the sun

45
Q

give a fact about Venus

A

“Earth’s Twin”; brightest planet in the sky; surrounded by highly reflective clouds of sulfuric acid

46
Q

give a fact about Earth

A

only planet with a bountiful supply of water; only planet suitable for living things

47
Q

give a fact about Mars

A

the “red planet”; Viking spacecraft landed there

48
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give a fact about Jupiter

A

largest planet; huge, powerful thunderstorms occur in its atmosphere; Great Red Spot swirls in its atmosphere

49
Q

give a fact about Saturn

A

has a moon larger than Mercury; has seven bands made up of ice particles and rocks; second largest planet

50
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give a fact about Uranus

A

first planet discovered in modern times; discovered by Sir William Herschel; tipped over on its side

51
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give a fact about Neptune

A

appears royal blue; has the strongest winds measured anywhere in the solar system

52
Q

You observe a lizardlike animal sunning itself on a rock. Is this animal a lizard or a salamander? How do you know, even without touching the animal or observing it closely?

A

It is a lizard. Salamanders are amphibians, with a thin skin which has to stay moist, so it would not sun itself on a rock.

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