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Animal Kingdom
October 22-25 2013
Term | Definition |
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Kingdom | the largest grouping of organisms In scientific classification. |
Invertebrate | an animal that does not have a backbone. |
Vertebrate | an animal that has a backbone. |
Exoskeleton | an outer covering that protects an animals soft parts inside. |
Endoskeleton | an inertial or inside skeleton made of bones and cartilage. |
Mammal | a vertebrate, is warm blooded, has hair or fur, breathes with lungs, gives birth to live young , feeds milk to its young. |
Bird | a vertebrate, is warm blooded, has feathers, wings, and light weight bones, breaths with lungs, lays eggs with hard outer shell. |
Reptile | a vertebrate, is cold blooded, has dry leathery skin or scales, breathes with lungs, lives on land or water, most lay eggs with shells. |
Amphibian | a vertebrate, is cold blooded, has smooth moist skin, breaths with gills and lives in water when young, breathes with lungs and lives on land as a adult. |
Fish | a vertebrate , is cold blooded, has scales or rough skin and fins, breathes with gills entire life, lives in water, most lay jelly like eggs with no shells. |
Insect | an invertebrate, with adult body that has a well-defined segments, including a head, thorax, abdomen, two antenna, three pairs of legs, and usually two sets of wings. |