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5th grade science
5th grade science chapter 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Largest bird in the workd | ostrich |
| Bird that encloses itself in its nest | hornbill |
| Only bird that can fly backward | hummingbird |
| Bird that can dive through the air at great speeds - pointed wings | peregrine falcon |
| Bird that is the relative of the ostrich | rhea |
| Whale-headed storke | shoebill |
| Colorful - 40 different kind | bird of paradise |
| Rounded wings - ground bird | pheasant |
| 5 classifications of animals | fish, mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles |
| cold-blooded animal classifications | fish, amphibians, reptiles |
| warm-blooded animal classifications | mammals, birds |
| Characteristics of a fish | cold-blooded, gills, scales, lay eggs, live in water |
| Characteristics amphibians | cold-blooded, young have gills, adults have lungs, smooth skin, lay eggs, live in water and on land |
| Characteristics of reptiles | cold-blooded, lungs, scale-like coverings, most lay eggs, most live on land |
| Characteristics of mammals | warm-blooded, breath with lungs, hair, four limbs, birth to live young, produce milk |
| Characteristics of birds | warm-blooded, lungs, feathers, lay eggs, most fly |
| Fish with both eyes on one side | flounder |
| Shark's skeleton is made of | cartilage |
| Lamprey is an example of a _________ fish | jawless |
| Structure that helps fish to stay at one level in water | swim bladder |
| Helps keep water flowing in the right direction - fish | gill cover |
| Snake - shedding the outer layer of skin | molting |
| Snake - special scent organ | Jacobson's organ |
| Tiniest snake | blind snake |
| Snake - poison | venom |
| Largest poisonous snake | king cobra |
| Most feared snake | mamba |
| Lizard - squirts blood from its eyes | horned lizard |
| The only lizards in the world that us poison | beaded lizard and gila monster |
| Lizard that can live in water | marine iguana |
| Largest lizard | komodo dragon |
| Turtle - round, tough layer of skin | scutes |
| Turtle - upper section, round like a helmet | carapace |
| Most turtles live in __________ water | fresh |
| Cold-blooded animal that stays with its young until they hatch | crocodile |
| Crocodilian that live in the southern US | alligator |
| Amphibians - protect themselves with poisonous _________ | slime |
| Baby frogs | tadpoles |
| Animals change from one form to another | metamorphosis |
| Largest lalamander | Japanese giant salamander |
| Young amphibians breathe with______ | gills |