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What are Vertebrates and Invertebrates? Flashcards

1
Q

How many kingdoms is the animal kingdom divided into?

A

Two

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2
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What is an animal with a backbone called?

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Vertebrate

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3
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What does Vertebrate mean?

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Bones that make up the backbone

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What are the 5 Phyla that vertebrates are divided into?

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Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, and Fish

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What makes mammals unique?

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They have hair and produce milk for their young

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What makes birds unique?

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They have feathers, which keep them warm and help most of them fly

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What makes reptiles unique?

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They have scaly skin, and most lay their eggs on land

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What makes amphibians unique?

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They begin life in water, but when they are adults they live on land

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What makes fish unique?

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They have scales and live their entire lives in water

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10
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Are vertebrate or invertebrates the largest part of the animal kingdom?

A

Invertebrates

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11
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What is an animal without a backbone called?

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Invertebrates

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12
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What are sponges?

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They live mostly in oceans, are simple invertebrates, and can include jellyfish, anemones, and coral

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13
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Some phyla like worms live on ________.

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land

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What makes earthworms unique?

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They have a head end and tail end. Their bodies are divided into segments that look like rings.

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What are Mollusks?

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Complex Invertebrate, soft-bodied animals like octopus and squid

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16
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What phylum do sea stars, sand dollars, and sea urchins belong to?

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Echinoderms

17
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What makes echinoderms unique?

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They have different shapes, and most have body parts in multiples of five, many have hard spins

18
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What is the largest phylum of invertebrates called?

A

Arthropods

19
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What makes arthropods unique?

A

They have jointed legs and two or more body segments. They have skeletons, but on the outside of their body

20
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Arthropods are classified into several classes. What class is seafood?

A

Crustaceans

21
Q

What makes crustaceans unique?

A

Have claws, and some have antennae on their heads

22
Q

What is the largest class of arthropods called?

A

Insects

23
Q

What makes an insect unique?

A

Many have six legs, they have three body segments

24
Q

What class are spiders?

A

arachnids

25
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What makes arachnids unique?

A

Most have eight legs

26
Q

What is the form of a body part called?

A

structure

27
Q

_________ is what a structure does.

A

Function

28
Q

Do scientists rely mostly on function or structure when classifying?

A

Structure

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