Types of Animals Flashcards
Reptiles
cold blooded
scales
mostly lay eggs
don’t care for young
example: lizard, snakes,
Amphibians
need water to survive
frogs
crocodiles
Birds
warm blooded
lay eggs
beaks, wings,feathers,clawed feet
bone=light so they can fly
make nest and care for young
Mammels
warm blooded
fur or hair
look after young
feed milk
give birth
example: humans, rodents, marsupials and primate
Insects
invertebrates
3 body parts= head, abdomen and thorax, 2 antennaes, 6 jointed legs, 2 or 1 pair of wings, 2 compound
Fish
live in water
fins, tails,giills, scales, dorsel fin
cold blooded
lay eggs or give birth
example: tuna, salmo, cod, bass
Arachnids
invertebrates
4 pairs of jointed legs= 8 legs
pedipals, cepholothorax, spinarets
chew food
compound eyes
2 parts abdomen