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Animal word list
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Question | Answer |
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invertebrate | an animal that does not have a backbone |
kingdom | a large group of organisms that share certain characteristics |
larva | a stage in the development of many insects where the caterpillar hatches from an egg |
mammal | a vertebrate that gives live birth, feeds its young milk, has hair, and is warm-blooded |
marsupial | mammal in which the female gives birth to live, undeveloped young that continue to grow inside a pouch |
metamorphosis | the change in shape and appearance of an insect or other animal at each stage of its life cycle |
migration | the movement of animals from one place to another during different seasons |
organism | a living thing that carries on the five traits of life: responds, moves, has organized parts, reproduces, grows and develops |
reproduce | the process of organisms making more of their own kind |
reptile | an egg-laying vertebrate with thick, dry skin |
skeleton | the framework of bones supporting or protecting an organism |
vertebrate | an animal that has a backbone |
warm-blooded | a vertebrate whose body temperature does not change |