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Types of Vertebrates

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  • All warm-blooded animals lay eggs.
    True
    False
  • The duck-billed platypus and the spiny anteater are two mammal species which lay eggs.
    True
    False
  • Most mammals:
    feed milk to their young
    can fly
    lay eggs
    have feathers
  • Fish breath through slits called __________.
    gills
    scales
    lungs
  • Penguins:
    give birth to live young
    are covered with hair
    live on land but spend time in the water
    are birds which live in water
  • Birds have sharp beaks for mouths and no teeth.
    True
    False
  • Which of the following is warm-blooded?
    eagle
    turtle
    snake
    shark
  • Warm-blooded animals:
    change their body temperature to match the environment
    keep the same body temperature in all environments
    always have higher temperatures than cold-blooded animals
  • Both birds and mammals:
    are invertebrates
    breathe with gills
    give birth to live young
    are warm-blooded
  • Most mammals are covered with hair or fur, although some mammals, like whales and dolphins have very little hair.
    False
    True
  • Reptiles have __________ skin.
    dry
    moist
    smooth
  • Fish, amphibians, and reptiles give birth to live young.
    True
    False
  • How are reptiles different from amphibians?
    Reptiles are warm blooded and amphibians are cold blooded.
    Reptiles have dry skin and amphibians do not.
    Reptiles are vertebrates and amphibians are invertebrates.
    Reptiles are only found on land and amphibians are only foun
  • Adult females mammals make milk to feed their babies.
    False
    True
  • Birds are:
    invertebrates that give birth to live young
    vertebrates that give birth to live young
    invertebrates that lay eggs
    vertebrates that lay eggs
  • All warm-blooded animals give birth to live young.
    True
    False
  • Christopher found an animal by a pond. It is cold-blooded, has soft, moist skin, and lays its eggs in water. The animal is most likely:
    an invertebrate
    a reptile
    a fish
    an amphibian
  • Mammals are covered in feathers.
    False
    True
  • Which does not have scales?
    Fish
    Reptiles
    Amphibians
  • Mammals are:
    invertebrates that lay eggs
    invertebrates that give birth to live young
    vertebrates that lay eggs
    vertebrates that give birth to live young
  • Which of the following are examples of warm-blooded animals?
    fish, reptiles, and amphibians
    birds, mammals, fish
    birds and mammals
    fish and birds
  • Birds that cannot fly are called __________.
    walking birds
    wingless birds
    flightless birds
  • Whales and dolphins:
    breathe with lungs and live in the water
    can breathe underwater
    are a special type of fish
    live on land and breathe with lungs
  • Which of the following are examples of cold-blooded animals?
    fish, reptiles, and amphibians
    fish and birds
    reptiles, fish, mammals
    birds and mammals
  • Cold-blooded animals get their heat from the sun, the ground, the air, or the water.
    True
    False
  • The only flying mammal is the:
    platypus
    flying squirrel
    ostrich
    bat
  • Reese just got a new pet. It is cold-blooded, has scaly skin, and crawls on short legs. Reese's new pet is most likely:
    a fish
    an amphibian
    an invertebrate
    a reptile
  • Ostriches and penguins are examples of birds that can fly.
    True
    False
  • The temperature in an aquarium drops three degrees. The body temperature of the fish in the aquarium will:
    stay the same
    rise to be warmer than the water
    drop to match the water
  • All birds:
    give birth to live young
    can fly
    all of the above
    have feathers
  • Cold-blooded animals:
    change their body temperature to match the environment
    always have higher temperatures than cold-blooded animals
    keep the same body temperature in all environments
  • Amphibians live in __________.
    water
    water and land
    land
  • Young amphibians breathe with __________ Adult amphibians breathe with _________.
    gills, lungs
    lungs, lungs
    gills, gills
    lungs, gills
  • Warm-blooded animals can be divided into two groups:
    mammals and fish
    fish and amphibians
    birds and fish
    birds and mammals