Science Chapter A2: Animal Structure and Function

eat other animals

can move about

have more than one body part

have a backbone

sea star

jellyfish

snail

sponge

they have fins to help keep them upright in the water

their body temperature changes with their surroundings

their body temperature changes with their surroundings

they grow legs when they get older

move about on land

hunt for food

produce young

protect their territory

a carp

an alligator

a salamander

an ostrich

scales

gills

hair

feathers

they can fly

they have four pairs of legs

they have two pairs of wings

they have three body parts

hunt

learn

play

look

their skin is dry and scaly

they have a thick coat of fur

they are cold blooded

they feed milk to their young

the eel has few scales on its body

the blue whale is the largest living mammal

the female sea turtle digs a nest for her eggs

the owl's wing has three parts, like the human arm