Science Unit 4 (Animals)

Front

Classify all animals into two groups.

Back

vertebrates and invertebrates

Front

How are vertebrates different from invertebrates?

Back

Vertebrates have a backbone.

Front

Exoskeleton

Back

A hard outer skeleton

Front

Mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and fish belong to which group?

Back

Vertebrates

Front

Which group do mollusks, sea jellies, arthropods, and worms belong to?

Back

invertebrates

Front

What are traits that are your physical characteristics, like your hair or eye color?

Back

inherited traits

Front

What is an inherited behavior (instinct)?

Back

A behavior that is passed down from parents to the offspring.

Front

Do animals of the same kind share a common set of physical traits?

Back

True

Front

Do parents pass their physical characteristics, or traits, to their offspring, and can traits sometimes skip a generation?

Back

True

Front

What is a characteristic of a living thing that helps it survive in its environment?

Back

adaptation