Animals

Question 1

Vertebrates

Answer 1

A group of animals that have a backbone or spinal column, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish

Question 2

Invertebrates

Answer 2

A group of animals that don’t have a backbone, including arthropod, mollusks, annelids, etc.

Question 3

Cnidarians

Answer 3

An aquatic invertebrate animal that has the following main characteristics: Tentacles, stinging cells to grab food, can be polyp or medusa shapes.

Question 4

Polyp/Medusa

Answer 4

Body forms of cnidarians
Characteristics of Polyps: Tentacles upwards
Medusa- Tentacles down

Question 5

Ectotherms

Answer 5

An animal that is dependent on external sources of heat for their body temperature. Cold blooded animal.
Ex: reptiles, amphibians, and fish

Question 6

Endotherms

Answer 6

An animal that is dependent on or capable of the internal generation of heat; a warm-blooded animal.
Ex: mammals & birds

Question 7

Endoskeleton vs. Exoskeleton

Answer 7

Endoskeleton is an internal skeleton, such as a bony or cartilaginous skeleton of VERTEBRATES.

Exoskeleton is an external covering that provides support and protection of the body for some INVERTEBRATE animals.

Question 8

What are the 3 types of Fish

Answer 8

Bony Fish- a fish of a large class distinguished by a skeleton of bone, and comprising the majority of modern fishes.
Jawless Fish- without jaws
Cartilaginous Fish- a fish of a class distinguished by having a skeleton of cartilage rather than bone, including the sharks, rays.