Term | Definition |
kingdom | the largest grouping of organisms in scientific classification |
invertabrate | an animal that DOES NOT have a backbone |
vertabrate | an animal that HAS a backbone |
exoskeleton | an outer covering that protects an animal's 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, lays eggs with hard outer shell |
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 shell |
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 when adult, most lay jelly like eggs with no shell |
fish | a vertebrate, is cold blooded, has scales 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 |