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Animal Unit Review
Animal Unit
Question | Answer |
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The animal kingdom is divided into 35 different phlya. What are the two major groups? | Vertebrates and Invertebrates. |
Animals don't make their own food. They are known as ..... | Heterotrophs |
Animals are made of many cells. They are considered ___________. | Multi-cellular |
Vertebrates have an internal skeleton called the backbone or ________. | Endoskeleton |
The five groups of vertebrates are ........ | Fish,amphibians,birds,reptiles,and mammals. |
Another word for cold-blooded. | Ectothermic |
How does a fish obtain dissolved oxygen? | Gills |
What a fish use to move? | fins |
Vertebrates that are cold-blooded are.... | Fish,amphibians,and reptiles |
Changing from a tadpole to a frog. | metamorphosis |
The three major groups of amphibians are ..... | Frogg,toads,and salamanders |
The skin of frogs and salamanders are.... | Smooth and moist |
The skin of reptiles are ...... | Dry and covered with scales |
The two groups of vertebrates that are warm-blooded are..... | Birds and mammals |
How do bird and mammals obtain oxygen? | Lungs |
The six groups of invertebrates are...... | Worms,mollusks,echinoderms,cnidarians, arthropods,and mollusks. |
The simplest animal is a ______. | Sponge |
How does a sponge obtain food? | Filter feed |
Worms obtain oxygen through their ______. | skin |
"Spiny skin" invertebrates | Echinoderms |
A description of an echinoderm's feet. | Tubed |
A description of a mollusk's body. | Soft |
This allows most mollusks to move. | A thick muscular foot. |
The largest group of invertebrates. | Arthropods |
A description of an arthropod's legs. | Jointed |
A description of an arthropod's body. | Segmented |
Arthropods have a hard outer covering called __________. | Exoskeleton |
The changing of of skin color is called _______. | Camouflage |
Patterns on animals that make them appear dangerous is an example of _______. | Mimicry |
A defense mechanism used by an octopus. | Ink |
Porcupines use this to defend themselves. | Quills |
Legs,feet,arms,tails, fins,and wings are used for _____. | Movement |
Another word for cold-blooded. | Ectothermic |
Heavy breathing in animals that is used to cool down. | Panting |
Another word for warm-blooded. | Endothermic |
The release of salty liquid that cools the body down. | Sweating |
The loss of hair or fur that cools the body down. | Shedding |
A mammal's mechanism to increase heat production by involuntary shaking. | Shivering |
An automatic response that helps to protect the eye. | Blinking |
The process of finding food for survival. | Food gathering |
A state of greatly reduced body activity that is used to conserve food stored in the body. | Hibernation |
The movement of animals from place to place. | Migration |
Animals copying other animals behaviors. | Mimicry |
What a horned lizard and squid use for defense? | Ejection |
Animals traveling together is an example of ______. | Grouping |
A behavioral process whereby adults of a species try to attract a potential mate. | Courtship |
Cues an animals to eat. | Hunger |
Cues an animal to take in water. | Thirst |
This is required to restore the body's ability to function. | Sleep |
A newborn animal recognizing and following the first moving object it sees. *Usually the mother. | Imprinting |
A behavior in which an animal learns that a particular stimulus and its response will lead to a good or bad result. | Conditioning |
A behavior that is taught. | Learned behavior |
A behavior that is passed on from the parents. | Inherited behavior |