Chapter 4 Animals

Question 1

a vertebrate that lives its whole life in water

Answer 1

fish

Question 2

a vertebrate that lives part of its life in water and part of its life on land

Answer 2

amphibian

Question 3

an egg-laying vertebrate with thick, dry skin

Answer 3

reptile

Question 4

a vertebrate that has both feathers and wings

Answer 4

bird

Question 5

a vertebrate that feeds its young milk

Answer 5

mammal

Question 6

an adaptation in which an animal is protected against predators by its resemblance to another, unpleasant animal

Answer 6

mimicry

Question 7

an adaptation in which an animal protects itself against predators by blending in with the environment

Answer 7

camouflage

Question 8

a type of camouflage in which the color of an animal blends in with its background, protecting it against predators

Answer 8

protective coloration

Question 9

the passing down of inherited traits from parents to offspring

Answer 9

heredity

Question 10

an organism produced by the crossing of parents that have different forms of the same trait

Answer 10

hybrid

Question 11

producing offspring by mating individuals from two distinct breeds or varieties of the same species

Answer 11

crossbreeding

Question 12

a wide variety of traits in individuals from the same population

Answer 12

diversity