Mystery Science Animal Adventures

What characteristics do Reptiles have?

• Bones, hair or fur, gives birth to live young

• Bones, feathers, lays eggs

• Bones, moist skin, lays eggs

• Bones, scales, lays eggs

What characteristics do Mammals have?

• No bones

• Bones, hair or fur, gives birth to live young

• Bones, feathers, lays eggs

• Bones, moist skin, lays eggs

Check the characteristics that scientists use to group animals: (3 answers)

• bones or no bones

• where it lives

• lays eggs or gives birth

• what it eats

• scales, feathers, or hair

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Bats have wings and can fly, but scientists do not group them with birds. Why?

• Bats don't live with birds.

• Bats are nocturnal.

• Bats are mammals. They give birth to their young.

• Bats are reptiles. They have scales on their wings

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Tarantulas are covered in hair, but scientists do not group them with mammals. Why?

• Tarantulas are arachnids and have no bones. They also lay eggs.

• Tarantulas are insects with 6 legs.

• Tarantulas do not communicate like mammals do.

• Tarantulas belong with reptiles because they are the same color.

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Which is true about frogs and toads? (2 answers)

• Each type of frog and toad makes different sounds.

• Frogs and toads never live in the same places.

• Toads have drier, rougher skin.

• Only toads will give you warts.

• All frogs and toads say "ribbit."

Why do frogs make noises and call out?

• That's the sound of their breathing.

• Male frogs are calling to the female frogs to lay eggs.

• Frogs call because they are hungry.

• Frogs call to tell people where they are.

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If you visited two ponds, how could you tell which pond had more kinds of frogs?

• Film a video.

• Search for the frogs with a flashlight.

• Record how many sounds you heard and compare your results.

• Ask someone else visiting the pond.

What kind of habitat do frogs look for during egg-laying season?

• places with calm water like swamps, ponds, and lakes

• the ocean

• places with a lot of trees

• places that are dark and have other frogs

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Finches will most likely visit a __________

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