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Grade 3 Science Ch 6
pages 133-136
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A cold-blooded vertebrate with tough, dry, scaly skin. Live on land but can move back and forth between land and wtaer. Breathe oxygen with lungs. Most reproduce by laying eggs. | REPTILE |
| How much a reptile moves depends on the ________________. | Temperature. When it is cold, they do no move a lot. When it is warmer, some reptiles are very fast. |
| Snakes and lizards have a movable upper _____________. | JAW This allows them to swallow large prey. |
| Snakes use their slender, forked ______________ to pick up scents. | TONGUE |
| A ____________ is an animal that hatches from an egg. | HATCHLING A reptile hatchling breathes with lungs as soon as it is born. |
| How do most reptiles reproduce? | Some reptiles dig a hole in sand or soil to bury their eggs. Others make a nest in grasses or hide their eggs in rotting logs. |
| What are the life cycle stages of a reptiles? | EGG - HATCHLING - YOUNG - ADULT |
| What pattern do all animal life cycles have? | All animals have a life cycle. Some reproduce from eggs that the mother lays. Some grow from an egg inside the mother's body. All grow to be like their parents. |
| What is the patter of ALL life cycles? | BIRTH - GROWTH - REPRODUCTION - DEATH One day there will be NO MORE DEATH! |