Science Unit 4 (Animals)

You can classify all animals into which two groups?

• with or without structure

• vertebrates and invertebrates

• birds and mollusks

How are vertebrates different from invertebrates?

• There are more vertebrates.

• Invertebrates live mostly inside.

• Vertebrates have a backbone.

• Invertebrates don't have a skeleton.

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What is an exoskeleton?

• A hard outer skeleton

• A shell animals carry

• A soft, flexible skeleton

Which group do mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and fish belong to?

• Exoskeletons

• Arthropods

• Vertebrates

• Invertebrates

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

• vertebrates

• amphibians

• marine animals

• invertebrates

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

• inherited traits

• acquired traits

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What are examples of acquired traits? Choose 3.

• pierced ears

• scar

• nose shape

• walking

• tattoo

What is an inherited behavior (instinct) ?

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

• A behavior that parents teach their offspring.

TRUE or FALSE

Animals of the same kind share a common set of physical traits.

• True

• False

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TRUE or FALSE?

Parents pass their physical characteristics, or traits, to their offspring. Sometimes traits can skip a generation.

• True

• False

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