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Animal Kingdom
Vertebrates/Invertebrates
25
Science
Not Applicable
09/27/2005

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Term
Vertebrate
Definition
An animal with a backbone
Term
Invertebrate
Definition
an animal with no backbone
Term
mammal
Definition
hair or fur
warm-blooded
drinks milk from its' mother
Term
reptile
Definition
rough dry skin or scales
lays eggs
cold-blooded
Term
bird
Definition
feathers
warm-blooded
lays eggs
Term
fish
Definition
scales
fins and gills
cold-blooded
lives in water
lays eggs
Term
amphibian
Definition
double life
wet moist skin
begins its' life in the water and has gills. Later it moves to land and develops lungs
cold-blooded
lays eggs
Term
Arthropod
Definition
segmented body
jointed legs
hard covering--exoskeleton
Term
arachnid
Definition
spider
Term
Examples of Arthropods with 2 body segments
Definition
lobster, shrimp, crab, and spiders,
Term
Example of Arthropods with 3 body segments
Definition
Insects such as: ants, fly, beetle, and roach
Term
Example of Arthropods with many body segments
Definition
cenipede and milipede
Term
Definition of a Mollusk
Definition
head, body mass, foot, sometimes has a shell, mucus
Term
Examples of a mollusk
Definition
clam, slug, snail, oyster, octopus, squid, conch
Term
Examples of round, flat, and segmented worms
Definition
round: hook worm
flat: tape
segmented: earth
Term
Definition of stinging-cell animals
Definition
They catch their prey with stinging tentacles, and live in the ocean.
Term
Examples of stinging-cell animals
Definition
jellyfish, man-o-war, hydra
Term
Definition of Echinoderms
Definition
They have spiny skin, tube feet, and live in the ocean
Term
Examples of Echinoderms
Definition
sea star (starfish) and sea urchin
Term
Example of a bird
Definition
Penguin, duck, swan, eagle, hawk, or sparrow
Term
Example of a reptile
Definition
alligator, crockodile, lizard, snake, or turtle
Term
Example of a fish
Definition
Salmon, trout, bass, or goldfish
Term
Examples of amphibians
Definition
frogs, salamanders, caecellians
Term
Examples of mammals
Definition
cat, dog, bear, wolf, lion, bat, or zebra
Term
Definition of a marsupial
Definition
a mammal with a pouch to carry its young.
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