Amphibians Vocabulary

What is amphibian?

• An animal that is born with gills in water and changes to an animal that has lungs on land.

• An animal with feathers and wings.

• An animal with scales and dry skin.

Check the three characteristics of amphibians.

• Oviparous animals born in the water

• Goes through metamorphosis

• Has live babies

• cold-blooded animals with moist skin

Define cold-blooded.

• Animals that become hotter or colder depending on the temperature outside.

• Animals that need heaters.

• Animals with fur

Animals that lay eggs to have babies are _____

• oviparous

• live babies

Animals camouflage to _______.

• get protection from predators and hunt

• join the army

• wear cool clothes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Lungs are organs that_________.

• Help pull the oxygen out of the air so an animal can breathe

• helps and animal run faster

What is metamorphosis?

• a change of an amphibian or insect into a completely different one

• Eat meat

When a person or animal matures it means it gets older.

• True

• False

This body part helps animals breathe underwater.

• gills

• lungs

• trunk

What animal group hatches from eggs underwater and lives on land when it matures.

• amphibians

• mammals

• reptiles

• birds