Chapter 9 - Chapter Checkup

Front 1

to examine by holding up to a bright light

Back 1

candle

Front 2

a tiny, threadlike part of a feather having tiny hooks which keep the barbs in place

Back 2

barbule

Front 3

to clean or straighten the feathers with the beak (said of birds)

Back 3

preen

Front 4

a layer of small, fluffy feathers underneath the outer feathers of some birds

Back 4

down

Front 5

an air-filled organ inside the body of most bony fish that allows them to stay afloat; sometimes called air bladder

Back 5

swim bladder

Front 6

the structure in a fish that removes dissolved oxygen from the water

Back 6

gill

Front 7

to shed the exoskeleton or outer layer of skin, scales, feathers, horn, or hair

Back 7

molt

Front 8

a special scent organ located on the roof of a snake's mouth

Back 8

Jacobson's organ

Front 9

to squeeze

Back 9

constrict

Front 10

poisonous

Back 10

venomous

Front 11

a long, hollow, tooth of a poisonous snake that is used to inject poison

Back 11

fang

Front 12

the tough, protective covering of certain animals, such as the upper shell of turtles, armadillos, and crabs

Back 12

carapace

Front 13

a tough layer of skin on a reptile

Back 13

scute

Front 14

a change in form

Back 14

metamorphosis

Front 15

the larva of certain amphibians, such as frogs and toads

Back 15

tadpole

Front 16

krait - amphibian, bird, fish, or reptile?

Back 16

reptile

Front 17

rhea - amphibian, bird, fish, or reptile?

Back 17

bird

Front 18

ray - amphibian, bird, fish, or reptile?

Back 18

fish

Front 19

tree frog - amphibian, bird, fish, or reptile?

Back 19

amphibian

Front 20

shoebill - amphibian, bird, fish, or reptile?

Back 20

bird

Front 21

lamprey - amphibian, bird, fish, or reptile?

Back 21

fish

Front 22

copperhead - amphibian, bird, fish, or reptile?

Back 22

reptile

Front 23

hellbender - amphibian, bird, fish, or reptile?

Back 23

amphibian

Front 24

gila monster - amphibian, bird, fish, or reptile?

Back 24

reptile

Front 25

flounder - amphibian, bird, fish, or reptile?

Back 25

fish

Front 26

condor - amphibian, bird, fish, or reptile?

Back 26

bird

Front 27

anaconda - amphibian, bird, fish, or reptile?

Back 27

reptile

Front 28

mud puppy - amphibian, bird, fish, or reptile?

Back 28

amphibian

Front 29

swift - amphibian, bird, fish, or reptile?

Back 29

bird

Front 30

gavial - amphibian, bird, fish, or reptile?

Back 30

reptile

Front 31

shark - amphibian, bird, fish, or reptile?

Back 31

fish

Front 32

Surinam toad - amphibian, bird, fish, or reptile?

Back 32

amphibian

Front 33

chuckwalla - amphibian, bird, fish, or reptile?

Back 33

reptile

Front 34

salamander - amphibian, bird, fish, or reptile?

Back 34

amphibian

Front 35

ostrich - amphibian, bird, fish, or reptile?

Back 35

bird

Front 36

In early spring you notice several strange birds visiting a tree in your yard. You run to tell your family about your discovery. When you return to the tree, you find it empty. to the north, you see a cloud of birds flying into the horizon. What do you think the birds are doing?

Back 36

Most birds migrate south for the winter months and return to the north for the summer months. the birds probably decided to rest for a few minutes in your tree.

Front 37

On a hike in the desert, you almost step on a colorful snake with red, black, and yellow stripes. You notice that the black stripes are between the red and yellow stripes. Are you in danger? How do you know?

Back 37

The nonpoisonous scarlet king snake has black stripes between its yellow and red stripes. the highly poisonous coral snake has red stripes between its black and yellow stripes. the snake you see is a scarlet king snake; therefore, you are in no real danger.

Front 38

The zoo keeper made a mistake, and he is asking you to help him correct it. he somehow confused the alligators and the crocodiles. How will you tell the difference between them?

Back 38

The crocodile has a long, thin snout that reveals a few bottom teeth when it is closed. The alligator has a broad, rounded snout which reveals no bottom teeth when it is closed.

Front 39

The same zookeeper accidentally put all the turtles together. he was told to put one kind of turtle into an aquarium, but he does not remember which kind. How can you help him put the right turtles into the aquarium where they belong?

Back 39

Sea turtles stay in the water almost all the time. Therefore, they belong in the aquarium. You can recognize them by their flippers. All other turtles have legs, not flippers.

Front 40

The poor zookeeper will lose his job unless you can help him tell the difference between frog eggs and toad eggs. How can you help?

Back 40

Toad eggs are strung together side by side within long transparent cases. Frog eggs look like small black beads that are clumped together in groups of hundreds and encased in jelly.

Front 41

You will be hired as the next zookeeper if you can tell what ostriches, Komodo dragons, anacondas and pythons, and Japanese giant salamanders have in common. How will you answer?

Back 41

All are vertebrates. The ostrich is the largest bird; the Komodo dragon is the largest lizard; anacondas and pythons are the largest snakes; and the Japanese giant salamander is the largest amphibian.

Front 42

a deadly Australian snake

Back 42

taipan

Front 43

a poisonous lizard known by its black, pink, and yellow markings

Back 43

gila monster

Front 44

one of the world's largest salamanders that never leaves the water

Back 44

hellbender

Front 45

a spitting fish

Back 45

archerfish

Front 46

a lizard that changes color to match its surroundings

Back 46

chameleon

Front 47

a poisonous snake that attacks at night

Back 47

krait

Front 48

a bird that walls herself into her nest

Back 48

hornbill

Front 49

a cartilaginous fish that looks like a stone

Back 49

ray

Front 50

a fish with two eyes on one side of is head

Back 50

flounder

Front 51

a sea-loving lizard

Back 51

marine iguana

Front 52

a bird often considered the most unusual-looking bird in the world

Back 52

shoebill or whale-headed stork

Front 53

the largest bird in all the world

Back 53

ostrich

Front 54

a ground bird with short, rounded wings

Back 54

pheasant

Front 55

the most feared reptile

Back 55

crocodile

Front 56

the bird with an air diving speed of 220 miles per hour

Back 56

peregrine falcon

Front 57

the bird from New Guinea with brilliant plumage

Back 57

bird of paradise

Front 58

the bird that can fl backwards

Back 58

hummingbird

Front 59

the largest poisonous snake

Back 59

king cobra

Front 60

the largest lizard

Back 60

Komodo dragon

Front 61

the legless lizard

Back 61

glass snake

Front 62

What is the difference between cold-blooded and ward-blooded animals?

Back 62

Warm-blooded animals maintain a constant body temperature; col-blooded animals change body temperatures according to their surroundings.

Front 63

In what way do mother crocodiles act more like mother birds than like mother turtles?

Back 63

Mother crocodiles guard their nests; mother turtles la their eggs and leave them.

Front 64

Why did God give amphibians slimy skin?

Back 64

The slime makes amphibians very slippery when touched. This also helps them o escape from danger because the slime is slightly poisonous.

Front 65

What is so unique about most birds' bones?

Back 65

God designed most birds to have air-filled bones which are strengthened by tiny cross-ribs. These lighter bones help the birds to get into the air.

Front 66

What are some characteristics of a snake's skin?

Back 66

A snake's skin is very dry.

The scales are made of keratin.

It sheds its skin about 3 times a year.

Front 67

Why does a snake flick its tongue?

Back 67

A snake flicks its tongue so that it can smell.

Front 68

How are crocodiles able to go underwater without swallowing water?

Back 68

Flaps of skin cover and protect the nose, ears, and throat.