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Animal kingdom Review . Question:. What is an endoskeleton? Give and example . . Answer:. An endoskeleton is an organism with an internal skeleton (bones on the inside). An example could be any vertebrate like a human, cat or dog. Question:. What two groups of vertebrates are endotherms ? .
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Question: • What is an endoskeleton? Give and example.
Answer: • An endoskeleton is an organism with an internal skeleton (bones on the inside). An example could be any vertebrate like a human, cat or dog.
Question: • What two groups of vertebrates are endotherms?
Answer: • Birds & Mammals
Question: • What is an adaptation? Give an example.
Answer: • An adaptation is a change that allows the organism to perform better in its environment. An example could be bird beaks, blubber, etc.
Question: • What does the term endotherm mean? Give an example.
Answer: • An endotherm is a warm blooded organism (can regulate it’s own body temperature). An example is humans.
Question: • What does the term ecototherm mean? Give an example.
Answer: • An ectotherm cannot regulate it’s own body temperature (cold blooded). An example is a snake.
Question: • What is a vertebrate? List the 5 groups of vertebrates.
Answer: • A vertebrate is an organism with a backbone. The 5 groups are: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
Question: • What is the function of gills?
Answer: • Gills allow a fish to take in dissolved oxygen underwater in order to breathe.
Question: • What is the function of the swim bladder in fish?
Answer: • The function of the swim bladder in fish is to control how low or high it floats in water.
Question: • What are the three groups of fish? Give an example of each.
Answer: • Jawless, Cartilaginous, and Bony are the three groups of fish. • Jawless – lamprey (eel like fish) • Cartilage – shark • Bony - Bass
Question: • What are fish covered in overlapping bony structures called what?
Answer: • Fish are covered in overlapping bony structures called scales.
Question: • Where do amphibians spend their life?
Answer: • Amphibians spend part of their life in the water and part of their life on land.
Question: • An animal has smooth, moist skin. As you approach, it moves into the water. What type of vertebrate do you think this is?
Answer: • An amphibian
Question: • Why must amphibians live in moist environments?
Answer: • Amphibians must stay in moist environments to lay eggs and to breathe through their moist skin.
Question: • How could you describe a reptile?
Answer: • Dry, scaly skin • Ectothermic
Question: • How could you tell the difference between a lizard and a salamander?
Answer: • Dry, scaly skin would be the lizard. The salamander would have smooth, moist skin.
Question: • What adaptations allow birds to fly?
Answer: • Hollow Bones • Air Sacs & Lungs • Endoskeleton is fused • Flight Feathers
question • What are five types of birds?
ANSWER • Birds of prey Flightless birds • Song birds • Water birds • Scavenger birds
Question: • What is an example of a flightless bird? A bird of prey? A song bird? A water bird? A scavenger bird?
Answer: • A flightless bird? – penguin, ostrich • A bird of prey? – hawk, eagle • A song bird? – sparrow, blue bird • A water bird? – duck, flamingo • A scavenger bird? vulture
Question: • What adaptation allows a baby mammal to survive after birth?
Answer: • Mom produces milk for baby.
Question: • What are the functions of hair in mammals?
Answer: • Temperature Control • Protection • Water resistance
Question: • In what ways does body fat help a mammal?
Answer: • Helps maintain a constant body temperature • Provides a place for food storage
Question: • What characteristics do all mammals share?
Answer: • Hair during some point in life. • Teeth for consuming different kinds of food • Produce Milk • Endotherm
QUESTION • Name the six groups of invertebrates.
ANSWER • Sponges • Worms • Mollusks • Cnidarians • Echinoderms • Arthropods
QUESTION • Name three groups of mollusks. Give an example of each.
answer • Bivalves – clams, oysters • Gastropods – snails, slugs • Cephalopods – octopus, squid
Question • Name three groups of arthropods.