Animal Characteristics--4th grade assessment
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| Invertebrate animals | Animals that have no backbone.
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| What are characteristics of arthropods? | Arthropods have hard exoskeletons, body segments and jointed legs.
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| What is the function of the exoskeleton? | It is to prevent water loss and protection.
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| Traits of arachnids (3) | They have: up to 8 eyes, 2 body segments, and no antennae.
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| Traits of insects (4) | They have: compound eyes, 3 pairs of legs (6 legs total), 3 body sections (head, thorax and abdomen), and 1 or 2 pairs of wings.
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| Characteristics of fish | -Cold-blooded vertebrates
-Streamlined bodies
-Gills
-NO bony skeletons
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| What are cartilaginous fish? | These are fish with jaws.
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| Where do amphibians spend part of their life? | In the water and on land.
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| What will happen to amphibians without water? | They will dry out.
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| Why can reptiles live on land? | Because they have lungs and skin that preserves water.
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| Do some mammals really have pouches? | Yes, some do!
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| Exoskeleton | --prevents water loss and protection
--made of chitin
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| What do jawless fish not have? | They do not have jaws.
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| What fraction of animals are invertebrates? | 19/20
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| The life span of a fourth generation monarch butterfly is 8-10 months. What does this mean? | The fourth generation monarch butterfly larva that hatches in September will probably life until the following April. It will live for about 8-10 months.
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| What is the biggest different between complete and incomplete metamorphosis? | The amount of time and change that happens.
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| The 4 stages to complete metamorphosis are ______________________________________. | egg, larva, pupa, and adult
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| The 3 stages to incomplete metamorphosis are ______________________________________. | egg, nymph, and adult
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| How long does complete metamorphosis take? | It takes several weeks.
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| How long does incomplete metamorphosis take? | It takes up to 2 years to happen.
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| Cold-blooded animals | An animal that gets its body heat from its surroundings
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| What type of metamorphosis does a butterfly go through that has wings just a few weeks after hatching? | Complete metamorphosis
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