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The vertebrate group that has fur, produces milk for their young, almost all give live birth, is endothermic and have lungs to breath is which group? |
The mammals/mammalia |
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The vertebrate group that lays leathery eggs, has lungs and scales, and is ectothermic is which group? |
The reptiles/reptilia |
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Which vertebrate group is the most diverse? |
The fish |
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What is a vertebrate? |
An animal that has a backbone |
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The vertebrate group that lays eggs, has hollow bones, wings and feathers, but not all can fly is which group? |
The birds/Aves |
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What is an Invertebrate? |
An animal that does NOT have a backbone |
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What is the basic unit of all living organisms? |
A cell |
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What are the levels of organization of many-celled organisms? |
cells-> tissues->organs->organ systems->organism |
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What are the two words a hypothesis statement must have? |
If.......then..... Example) If I never brush my teeth, then I will get cavities. |
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The vertebrate group has moist skin, most have four legs, lay jelly like eggs, and are adapted to live the early part of their life in the water and their adult life on land. Which group is this? |
The amphibians/amphibia |
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What does endothermic mean? |
Warm-blooded (animals that control or regulate their own body temperature, like humans) |
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What does ectothermic mean? |
Cold-blooded (animals that use the environment to help control their body temperature. Like a snake lying in the sun to warm up). ***Hint, the "c" in eCtothermic could remind you this means Cold-blooded |