| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Vertebrates | These are divided into 5 classes: fish,amphibians,reptiles,birds,and mammals. |
| Invertebrates | These animals do not have a backbone. |
| Adaption | A trait that helps a living thing survive in its environment. |
| Every animal needs these to survive.... | Food Water Oxygen Shelter |
| Life Cycle | The various stages through which an animal passes from birth as it grows, matures and dies. |
| Vertebrates | 5 Classifications: Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals |
| Fish | cold blooded, live in water, breathe with gills, mainly lay eggs. |
| Amphibians | Live on land and water, cold blooded, lungs or gills to breathe, egg layers, smooth skin |
| Reptiles | Mostly live on water, cold blooded, lungs to breathe egg layers, scaly skin. |
| Birds | Live on land, spend time in water, warm blooded, lungs to breate, egg layers, covered with feathers. |
| Mammals | Live on land,and spend time in water, warm blooded, lungs to breathe, live births, can control their body temperature. |
| Invertebrates | Most of the animals in the world are these. There are over 1 million species. |
| Arthropods | Soft bodied invertebrates that have protection and jointed legs, ex: clams snails spiders. |
| exoskeleton | lightweight outer skin which protects the arthropod. |
| Sponges | Sea animals with pores to breathe and eat. |
| Mollusk | Some live on land while some live in water. example: Snail - moves by large muscular 'foot' protected by a single coiled shell. |
| Instincts | Behaviors that are inherited to help animals meet their needs. |
| Animal Instincts | Migration, Hibernation and Inactivity |
| Migration | When animals travel in search of food or a place to reproduce. |
| Hibernation | A state of inactivity that occurs for some animals when it gets cold. |
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