Animal Kingdom Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
kingdom | The largest grouping of organisms in scientific classification |
invertebrate | Animals without spines |
vertebrate | Animals with spines |
exoskeleton | an outer covering that protects an animals 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 usually hollow bones, breathes with lungs, lays eggs with hard outer shell |
reptile | a vertebrate, is cold-blooded, has dry leather 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 as an adult, most lay jelly-like eggs with no shells |
fish | a vertebrate, is cold-blooded, has scales or rough skin and fins, breathes with gills and lives in water entire life, 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, 2 antennae, 3 pairs of legs, and usually 2 sets of wings |
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