What are Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles?

Match the following

• external organ that runs the length of a fish's body

• Metamorphosis

• four limbs

• Lateral Line

• microscopic organisms that can be harmful but mostly beneficial.

• Archaea

• microscopic organism that lives in extreme environments.

• Tetrapod

• a process where the body changes in shape or characteristics as it grows.

• Bacteria

Click all that applies: Bacteria comes in shapes like:

• sticks, ball, or spiral

• ball, rod, cube

• sticks, ball, round

• diamond, ball, cube

Draw the metamorphosis of a frog. Be creative!

Reorder the stages of metamorphosis for a frog

• fore limbs will grow; tail is almost completely absorbed by the body

• tadpole emerges

• hind legs of the frog grow

• egg

• adult frog

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The habitat of fish are: ​ (a)   , ​ (b)   , ​ ​ (c)   , ​ (d)  

• coral reef
• open ocean
• deep sea
• hydrothermal vents
• swamp
• acidic lakes
• underwater caves

List the characteristics of fish below:

Answer explanation

has a lateral line

most species have scales

use gills to breathe

Three (3) characteristics of Amphibians are:​ (a)   , ​ (b)   , ​ (c)  

• most are tetrapods
• lay eggs in water
• use gills to breathe as babies and lungs as adults
• shed their skins as they grow.

Answer explanation

Most are tetrapods

lay eggs in water

use gills to breathe as babies and lungs as adults

3 characteristics of reptiles are:

• they are microscopic, are vegetarians, have big bulging eyes.

• they are omnivores, have slimy skin, do not develop legs.

• they are ectothermic, most are carnivores and they shed their skin as they grow.

• they use gills to breathe, are carnivores, avoid the sun.

Match the following

• an organism with one or more cells that have a nucleus surrounded by a membrane.

• Prokaryote

• unicellular organism with a nucleus

• Eukarya

• have eukaryotic cells, cells that have a nucleus.

• Eukaryote

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