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Animal Kingdom
October 21-25
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| kingdom | the largest grouping of organisms in sientific 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 internal or inside skeleton made of bones and cartilage |
| mammal | a vertebrate, is warm-blooded, has hair or fur, breathes with lungs , lives on land or water, gives birth to live young, feeds milk to its young |
| bird | a vertebrate, is warm-blooded, has feathers, wings, and lightweight hollow bones, breathes with lungs, lay eggs with hard outer shells |
| reptile | a vertebrate, is cold-blooded, has dry leathery skin or scales, breathes with lungs, lives on land or water, most lay eggs with leathery shells |
| amphibian | a vertebrate, is cold-blooded, has smooth moist skin, breathes with gills and lives in water when young, breathes with lungs and lives on land as an adult, most lay jelly-like eggs with no shells |
| fish | a vertebrate, is cold-blooded, has sc ales 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 an adult body that has well-defined segments, including a head, thorax, abdomen, two antennae, three pairs of legs, and usually two sets of wings |
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