Vocabulary Animal Kingdom

Front

What is an invertebrate animal made of specialized cells, attached to a structure, that takes food into its body for energy and lives in the ocean?

Back

Sponge

Front

What is a vertebrate animal with wings, lightweight bones, and a 4-chambered heart?

Back

Bird

Front

What is an animal with a backbone?

Back

Vertebrate

Front

What is an invertebrate animal with jointed appendages that sheds its exoskeleton as it grows?

Back

Arthropod

Front

What is an invertebrate animal with stinging cells that takes food into a central body cavity?

Back

Cnidarian

Front

What is the term for animals that have a backbone?

Back

Vertebrates

Front

What type of animal is characterized by having no backbone?

Back

Invertebrates

Front

What is the main characteristic of arthropods?

Back

Jointed appendages and exoskeletons that they shed as they grow.

Front

What are the two main groups of animals based on the presence of a backbone?

Back

Vertebrates and Invertebrates

Front

What is the function of stinging cells in cnidarians?

Back

To capture prey and defend against predators.