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science test 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| marine mammal characteristics | pod, echolocation, blubber |
| water bird characteristics | crop, rookery, flyway, incubation |
| marine biology | study of ocean life |
| carapace | crustacean exoskeleton shell |
| marine iguana | aquatic lizard |
| nacre | mother-of-pearl shell lining |
| sea snake gets around using | uses lateral s-shape movement |
| instinct | birth knowledge |
| echinoderm arm | ray |
| bioluminescence | giving off light |
| precocial bird characteristics | down feathers, can swim/walk/run at birth |
| altricial bird characteristics | featherless and helpless at birth |
| parasite | organism that attaches to another to feed |
| phytoplankton | single celled algae |
| main cnidarians | polyps and medusas |
| univalve mollusk | single shell |
| bivalve mollusk | two hinged shells |
| carapace crustaceans | lobster, crab, horseshoe crab |
| octopus ability | regenerate |
| carnivore | meat eater |
| herbivore | plant eater |
| scavenger | dead things eater |
| omnivore | meat & plant eater |
| poriferan | porous sea sponge |
| amoeba | protozoan that can change size and shape |
| swim bladder | organ that allows fish to change depth |
| gills | organ that allows fish to breathe |
| spiracles | hole behind shark eyes to inhale water |
| phytoplankton | floating single celled algae |
| bird | warm-blooded vertebrate with wings |
| crustacean | invertebrate with exoskeleton |
| echinoderm | spiny symmetrical invertebrate |
| fish | cold-blooded vertebrate with gills |
| mammal | warm-blooded vertebrated that produce milk for babies |
| mollusk | soft-body invertebrate with muscular foot |
| reptile | cold-blooded vertebrate with lungs |
| first 3 taxonomy levels in order | 1. Kingdom 2. Phylum 3. Class |
| location of blow hole on whale | on top in front |
| dorsal fin | top fin on whale or fish |
| fluke | whale tail fin |
| flippers | whale fins underneath |
| blubber | layers of fat to keep warm |
| later line | sense organ of fish |